Digital construction: enabling sustainability

Matt Wiseman, global digital innovation manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform explains how digital engineering tools are creating more sustainable construction processes while helping to...
The companies with the best chances of riding out the recession are those which have adapted to the economic realities argues Greg Callan.

It’s survival of the fittest – Greg Callan

The companies with the best chances of riding out the recession are those which have adapted to the economic realities argues Greg Callan. THE latest...

Time for a grown-up conversation about how to help solve Scotland’s housing crisis

By Andrew McFarlane, a consultant in the Glasgow North office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Housing has...

Harnessing the power of natural insulation

Andy Cook, technical specification advisor at Ecological Building Systems, explains why natural insulation is the perfect complement to timber frame construction TIMBER frame has, for...

Time has come to start valuing our natural capital

By Neil Bancroft, a senior landscape architect at HarrisonStevens ON Thursday we mark World Earth Day, the annual call-to-action to take whatever steps we can...
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Waste not, want not

By Phil Sutton, founder, Duraproducts THIS year’s European Week for Waste Reduction (EWRR) takes place from 16-24 November and its campaign theme is ‘reduce, reuse,...

The benefits – and importance – of town centre living

By Mhairi Donaghy, associate director, Scottish Futures Trust SCOTTISH society was built around towns and villages. From the traditional clan system to today’s modern settlements,...

The homes they are a-changing

By Abigail Brownlow, development manager, Wemyss Properties. THE news that the iconic Changing Rooms is making a return to our screens after a 16-year break...

Laying the foundations to attract apprentices

By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building AFTER receiving more than 500 applications this year, City Building recently welcomed 60 new apprentices to learn...

Let’s get together

Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP, explains why our workplace environments must adapt quicker, following a shift in post-pandemic working patterns With more people...

Communication is crucial to driving project success

By Ed Monaghan, a non-executive director at Perceptive Communicators  LONG-term regeneration projects are often made up of a consortium of multiple businesses, across several teams...

Scotland should focus on building communities, not just homes

By Neil McKay, MD of Urban Union A new report released by housing and social research charities demonstrates that not only could the construction of...

The built environment — safety assured?

By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...

Procurement changes: double trouble or more ‘bang for our buck’?

By Claire Mills, Associate, Construction & Engineering Team, BTO Solicitors THE procurement of public contracts in Scotland is now subject to two sets of new...

Changing office? Don’t let dilapidations leave your move in disrepair

By Alastair McCoan, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank Scotland After nearly three years interrupted by Covid-19 and macro-economic disruption, 2023 could be the year...

Sustainability through durability

This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Total UK – Bitumen Division. Rick Ashton, market development manager at Total UK – Bitumen Division,...

How to safely navigate retrofit

By Peter Edwards, architect at Holmes Miller Do you know your EnerPHit from your CarbonLite Retrofit? And if someone mentioned PHPP, would you know what...
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New cladding legislation is positive progress for fire safety in Scotland

By Hamish Paterson, partner at Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group In mid-May, the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to pass new legislation that...

21 public sector bid trends for 2021 – are you bid ready?

By Andrew Morrison (founder of AM Bid) and David Gray (managing director of AM Bid) 2020 has been a year like no other; so what’s...
Laura Morrison

Time to start preparing for upcoming Employment Rights Bill

By Laura Morrison, managing practice development lawyer at Dentons Employment Rights Bill overview The UK government has introduced the much-anticipated Employment Rights Bill, which promises significant...