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David Walshe Lecture

Published: 14 Apr, 2023

David Walshe - Lecture

We're delighted to invite to all staff and students to attend a lecture by David Walshe, Environmental and Sustainability Director, IN2 Engineering.  

The lecture will be hosted by Mike Haslam as part of his 2nd Year BArch ESM module and will take place in the 2nd Floor Seminar Room, Linenhall on Monday April 17th at 12.30pm
 
Lecture Title:  'Trinity Business School' 
David's lecture is supported by the Resilient Design Curricula project. 

David Walshe

David Walshe has 30 years’ experience in energy and environmental engineering, with particular expertise in the areas of Low-Energy design and advanced Building Simulation techniques. David is Environmental & Sustainability Director for IN2 Engineering where he oversees the environmental engineering aspects of all projects to ensure low energy designs be realised.

David has provided low-energy solutions for a wide range of prestigious projects, invariably utilising building simulation techniques to validate passive designs focussing on maximising natural ventilation and daylight. Key projects include Lyric Theatre, Belfast; Our Lady’s Shrine Knock refurbishment and Trinity Business School, Dublin. In recent years, David has undertaken extensive energy analysis assessments for a wide range of buildings in both Public and Private Sectors, focussing on matching energy simulations to existing fuel consumption and predicting reductions in carbon emissions for various fabric, building services and renewables upgrades and improvements.

Trinity Business School

Trinity Business School (14,000m2), is an exemplar building design which maximises environmental performance whilst minimising energy requirements. Whilst the building design has many complex features (double skin facade, atrium, etc.) and particular site constraints (heritage buildings, adjacent rail line etc.), this was delivered and proven through simulation techniques. The main Business School comprises primarily of Learning Spaces arranged around a central atrium space and double skin façades promoting natural light and ventilation. In addition, the building incorporates a 600 seater Auditorium, Lecture Theatres, Campus Boardroom, Executive Education area, Innovation Hub, Post-Graduate office spaces. An additional refurbishment formed part of the overall Project, comprising of Student Residential Accommodation (within protected structures) and Café annex. The building’s energy performance is in accordance with the Near Zero Energy Building (NZEB) Directive as implemented within TGD Part L 2017 of the Building Regulations; despite having been designed in advance of this definition (2014-2015).