Construction

Dublin university criticised over lack of progress in Build Digital project

A group of construction-sector and government figures are concerned that the Technological University Dublin scheme, designed to speed up the building of housing, is turning into an academic ‘research project’ with no practical results

The TUD Build Digital scheme was set up in 2021 to help construction companies to build homes faster, save money and reduce emissions. Picture: RollingNews

A group of government officials and construction industry figures have criticised Technological University Dublin (TUD) over its handling of a €2.5 million project to speed up the building of housing, and said it needs an urgent “reboot”.

The Build Digital project was set up by TUD in late 2021 to help construction companies to build homes faster, save money and reduce carbon emissions.

However, the construction sector group, which is made up of construction industry ...