Governance
Our governance structure is designed to:
- deliver the scope and flexibility of the applied research and development programme,
- ensure on-going relevance to changing industry trends and opportunities,
- facilitate speed of commercialisation by industry of the applied research, development and demonstration outputs.
The operation of Construct Innovate is managed by the Centre Executive Management Committee (CEMC), with the support of the Centre Steering Committee (CSC) and the International Advisory Board (IAB).
Centre Executive Management Committee

Prof. Jamie Goggins (University of Galway)
Director
Construct Innovate
Dr. Magdalena Hajdukiewicz (University of Galway)
Director
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Colm McHugh (University of Galway)
Centre Manager
Construct Innovate
Dr. Daniel McCrum (UCD)
Lead PI on Productivity, Affordability & Cost
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Dr. Ciara Ahern (TU Dublin)
Lead PI on Quality & Safety
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Dr. Marguerite Nyhan (UCC)
Lead PI on Sustainability
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Pat Barry (IGBC)
Lead PI on Skills & Training
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Prof. Alan O’Connor (TCD)
Lead PI on Collaboration
Construct InnovateCentre Steering Committee

Paul Keogh (Paul Keogh & Associates)
Chairperson of the Centre Steering Committee
Construct Innovate
Conall Boland (RPS Europe)
Construct Innovate
Prof. Brian Broderick (TCD)
Construct Innovate
Padraig Burke (Ward and Burke Construction)
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Prof. Bernard W. Carlson (University of Galway)
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Alice Charles (Arup)
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Sean Downey (Microsoft)
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Louise Hannon (University of Galway)
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Prof. Jim Livesey (University of Galway)
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Susan McGarry (Ecocem)
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Robbie McGrath (KSN Horizon)
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Phelim O’ Neill (The Land Development Agency)
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Sarah-Jane Pisciotti (Sisk Group)
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Rachael Stewart (Stewart Developments)
Construct InnovateInternational Advisory Board

Prof. Sean Smith (University of Edinburgh)
Chairperson of the International Advisory Board
Construct Innovate
Germain Adell (Metabuilding ASBL)
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Carlos Martinez Bertrand (PTEC)
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Gordon Masterton (University of Edinburgh)
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Chiara Scrosati (ITC-CNR)
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Piia Sormunen (Tampere University)
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