Digital Design and Innovation Committee

Headline Purpose

To help architects in Northern Ireland utilise digital innovations and information management Standards more effectively to benefit clients.

How this purpose will be achieved

  • Signpost members to knowledge resources.
  • Engage with the Construction Procurement and Delivery unit (CPD) at the Department of Finance to assist in the development of policies regarding information management and ISO19650 Standards.
  • Engage and co-ordinate with other bodies in Northern Ireland and beyond who seek to promote the benefits of digital innovations and information management.
  • Propose opportunities for learning, particularly for architects and university students, in relation to digital design / construction / maintenance and information management. For example, topics and expert speakers for training events, resources for architects etc.
  • Maintain a presence on the RSUA website.
  • Promote the RSUA in social media regarding digital design and innovation as well as information management Standards.

Public benefit

Active engagement in policy development, the promotion of learning and research opportunities and an increased public awareness of digital requirements in construction projects.

Meeting frequency/pre-arranged dates

This committee meets quarterly from 1pm to 2pm on the following dates:

  • 1pm on Tuesday 29 April 2025
  • 1pm on Tuesday 17 June 2025
  • 1pm on Tuesday 23 September 2025
  • 1pm on Wednesday 12 November 2025

Membership and contact details

Digital Design and Innovation Committee Chair, Peter Monaghan.

NameOrganisationEmail Address
Orla AndersonEducation Authority NIorlaanderson1@gmail.com
Mark AndersonTranslinkmark.anderson@translink.co.uk
Andrew EnglishEducation Authority NIandrew.english@eani.org.uk
Catherine MallonTodd Architectscatherine.mallon@toddarch.co.uk
Paul McCaughranHawkins and Associatesp_mccaughran@yahoo.com
Rory McCormackWhite Inkrory.mccormack@whiteink.co.uk
Eoin McKennaKennedy Fitzgerald Architectseoinmck@gmail.com
Peter MonaghanSouthern Regional Collegemonaghanp@src.ac.uk
Micheal MurphyHLM Architectsmicheal.murphy@hlmarchitects.com
Charlene O’BoyleKnox Clayton Architectscharlene@knox-clayton.co.uk
Eduardo RebeloUlster University
Michael TennysonDepartment of Financemichael.tennyson@finance-ni.gov.uk
Chris WatsonMcAdam Designcwatson@mcadamdesign.co.uk

Involvement

RSUA members who are interested in joining this committee should contact Jude Faloon on jude@rsua.org.uk

Find out More

In advance of the ‘Generative design in practice‘ CPD event, a case study report was prepared on the use of Generative Design at Southern Regional College’s Newry Innovation Project. This was a collaboration between McAdam Design and SRC. You can read the report here.

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