South West College Erne Campus was recently shortlisted for the BREEAM 2021 awards for the ‘Public Sector Project: Design Stage Award’.

The public sector project awards are for projects supporting community and societal services, such as government, health, education and justice, including closely related commercially driven projects.

The BREEAM Awards, delivered by BRE, is an annual celebration that recognises the people, projects and organisations that are leading the way with significant achievements in sustainable building design, development and management.

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24 October 2016

Award Success for Tracey Brothers

Tracey Brothers were pleased to have been short-listed as a finalist in three Awards Categories in the CEF Construction Excellence Awards 2016; GB & ROI Construction Award; Education Infrastructure Award and Quality Performance Environmental Sustainability Award. We were delighted to have taken two of the three Awards on the night in the Culloden Hotel namely:

15 October 2018

Official ‘Cutting of the Sod’ at Holy Family School, Cootehill

The first sod has been cut on the site of the new Holy Family School, Cootehill, Co. Cavan, by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The Development will consist of a new 1-2 storey replacement Special need’s School building with 26 classrooms and associated ancillary accommodation with 94no. car parking spaces, bus drop-off, 1 no. sports pitch, play

1 April 2025

IDA Advanced Technology Unit Oakfield Sligo Completion

Tracey Brothers have handed over the new Advanced Technology Unit, Oakfield facility in Sligo’s Business and Technology Park, for IDA Ireland. The Advanced Building Solution spans approximately 3,150 m² of manufacturing space coupled with around 1,557 m² of high-quality, two-storey office accommodation, featuring LEED and nZEB sustainability standards. This turnkey production hub is now open and ready

10 December 2017

PassivHaus Staff Training

As part of our programme of Continuing Professional Development a number of our staff have recently obtained PassivHaus Tradesperson Certification for PassivHaus Basics along with Building Envelope Specialisation. The qualification was obtained in accordance with the examination regulations from 1st April 2012 and awarded upon successful completion of the Certified PassivHaus Tradesperson examination. Additional staff

24 October 2018

Construction Excellence Awards 2018 – Winner

Having been short listed as a Finalist, we are now the proud recipient of the General Construction Award – Restoration Category, for HMS Caroline, Historic Buildings and landscaping. We were delighted to receive the award at the Awards Gala Evening hosted by the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) in partnership with Specify magazine, held in the

13 March 2019

South West College Erne Project Passive House Workshop

We held a very successful Passive House workshop / training session at our SWC Erne Campus site. The workshop focused on airtightness, which is probably the most critical matter in achieving a Passive House Project. The new SWC Erne Campus, will see the delivery of the FIRST educational building WORLDWIDE to achieve the highest international