Four-day working weeks: are they the future?
By Neil Bradbrook, MD of Ahead Business Consulting
A couple of weeks ago, Atom Bank announced that their staff were moving to a four-day working...
Opening site doors can open young minds
By Brian McQuade, managing director for Kier Regional Building Scotland
ADDRESSING the skills shortage remains a key priority right across the construction industry. While the...
Taking a fresh look at the world of construction
By Joanne Casey, managing director of Mactaggart & Mickel’s Homes England division
MY son used to boast to his friends that I had the best job...
Incentives are making hydro FiT the grid
Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) are financial incentives for electricity generated from small-scale renewable and low-carbon sources.
FiTs are guaranteed payments to small-scale generators, which are...
Wooden workplaces: building for the future
By Dr Mila Duncheva, business development manager of UK & Ireland, Stora Enso
METROPOLITAN hubs are rife with corporate spaces which try to integrate the...
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...
Building a stronger Scotland through education
By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland
In an ever-changing world, one constant remains - the power of education. It is the...
How to run an adjudication effectively
Adjudication remains a widely used and popular form of dispute resolution in the construction sector. Julie Scott (pictured), an Associate in the construction and...
More action needed over skill shortages
By Ross Mickel, Managing Director of Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems
IT’S no surprise to anyone in the construction industry that our trade is currently...
Could ChatGPT have an impact on the construction industry?
It’s been a while now since ChatGPT and AI tools like it burst onto the scene. But do they have any practical applications for...
The circular economy is taking shape within the construction industry
By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers
Is the circular economy just a fashion with too many people jumping on the bandwagon without any real...
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...
RAAC to ruin: sector must learn lesson that cheap material comes at a cost
Following the news that hundreds of residents in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area are to be relocated after RAAC panels were found in around 500 homes,...
Big decisions lie ahead for property and land owners
By Amanda Cameron, a partner in the Dunfermline office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
Scotland’s General Register of Sasines is the oldest national land register...
Scottish courts could benefit Carillion subcontractors
Ross Taylor, director at Young & Partners business lawyers, explains how relevant legislation to help the supply chain has been interpreted differently by the...
Designing safe urban spaces
By Debbie Harrison, a director of HarrisonStevens landscape architects
BY the time the Quality Street tin is empty and the last of the empty bottles...
Why community benefit is central to the future of housebuilding
By Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager at Cruden Group
THERE has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK....
Building a model career in construction
By Laura Closs, a BIM co-ordinator at Kier Construction
I always loved art and drawing as a child, and whenever my civil engineer dad took...
It’s never too late to build your dream career
By Patrick MacKenzie, assistant site manager with Kier Regional Building Scotland
I played a lot of sports as a child and like many boys, I...
Ensuring a smart energy transition: challenges and opportunities
By John Forster, chairman and founder of Forster Group
The journey towards net zero is fraught with complexities and challenges that often seem insurmountable and...
