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CCD June 2010
The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) in the Dublin Docklands was opened in September 2010. The building overlooks the River Liffey at Spencer Dock. It was designed by the Irish architect Kevin Roche. The CCD was shortlisted for the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards - Engineering Project of the Year 2010.[1]
Construction of the project was undertaken by Construction Management Partnership (CMP), a joint venture between Treasury Holdings Limited and John Sisk & Son Limited. The building is iconic for a number of architectural innovations, particularly the glass frontage and numerous curved walls.[2]
The building can hold up to 8,000 people in 22 meeting rooms, which include a 2,000-seat auditorium and a 4,500 square metre exhibition and banqueting space.[2]
It is the first carbon-neutral convention centre in the world [3] because of its use of low-carbon cement and the offsetting of unavoidable carbon emissions by purchasing carbon credits in accordance with the Voluntary Carbon Standard. It also features a thermal-wheel heat-recovery system and an ice-storage thermal unit to provide air conditioning for the building.[2]
The CCD won silver in 'Best Overseas Conference Centre' in the M&IT Industry Awards 2011, second to The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and beating Bella Center, Copenhagen and The Las Vegas Convention Center.[4]
References
- ^ "Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards". Engineers Ireland. 5 November 2010. http://www.engineersireland.ie/about-us/what-we-do/excellence-awards/. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ a b c "The Convention Centre Dublin". Dublin Docklands. http://www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?p=327&n=514&a=1014. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "About the Building". The Convention Centre Dublin. http://www.theccd.ie/index.jsp?p=101&n=116. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "Record voter numbers decide M&IT Industry Awards finalists". meetpie.com. 18 January 2011. http://www.meetpie.com/modules/newsmodule/newsdetails.aspx?t=Record+voter+numbers+decide+M%26IT+Industry+Awards+finalists&newsid=13924. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
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