05/02/2026
All the team at Dominic O'Connor Ltd. were delighted to learn that our 2024/2025 Design & Build bundle of projects for the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) has made the finalist shortlist for the Environmental Impact Award at the upcoming Irish Building and Design Awards.
This D&B bundle comprised four separate schools, with the primary objective being the implementation of a suite of deep energy retrofit measures alongside renewable heating solutions across all four sites.
To ensure alignment with the Project Ex*****on Plan, the design was required to achieve the following performance targets:
51% reduction in overall carbon emissions
51% reduction in direct carbon emissions
50% reduction in primary energy demand
BER rating of B
Renewable heat contribution, minimum of 90% of the annual space heating demand to be met by renewable heat sources
The schools included in the bundle were:
Daingean NS,
Coláiste Naomh Cormac,
Mullingar Community College, &
An Grianán NS Moate.
