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Building accessible homes: turning the challenges into opportunities

Dougie Herd, joint MD at Campion Homes, discusses turning the challenges of building accessible homes into opportunities AS the joint managing director of Campion Homes,...
GMG Energy site from drone

Making the Highlands more business-friendly: a call to action

By Malcolm Morrison, director of GMG Energy and joint owner of Melvich Bay Caravan Park My heart and passion lie in the Highlands. I live...

Why kitchens are the heart of the home

By Hazel Davies, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director THERE is a telling line in the iconic 1970s play Abigail’s Party, when a dinner party...

Maintaining lifeline services in a pandemic

By Kevin Hobbs, chief executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) TRAVEL has been extremely limited in the last year. Trips abroad have all but...

High-rise health and safety: mitigating risk with formwork safety screens

Steve Duthie, associate director at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses how temporary works can improve health and safety for site operatives working on high-rise projects THE...

Developers can play pivotal role in improving Scotland’s digital connectivity

By Jim Fitzsimons, director of special projects at Stewart Milne Group, the developer behind Countesswells  Improving digital infrastructure is key to the future success of...

Three crucial steps to effective stakeholder communications

Building something? The kind of thing that’ll have the neighbours up in arms? Or cheering from the rooftops? Either way, you need to listen...

The ABCs of EPDs

By Tom O’Sullivan, technical specification advisor, NorDan UK Ltd WHEN I joined NorDan UK as a technical specification advisor in 2020, one of the...

BIM can boost your bottom line – interested now?

By Colin Hastie, BIM consultant, CSIC IF you’re a business leader in the construction sector, the chances are you’ve heard of BIM. You might even...

Learning from listening to communities

By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers What if…?/Scotland is an exhibition that frames hopes and dreams for...

Commercial property starts to fizz as Aberdeen once again demonstrates resilience

By Stuart Johnston, commercial partner based in Aberdeen who leads the north commercial property team for DM Hall Chartered Surveyors FEW have ever filled their...

Why saving the rain adds up

Water recycling specialist Kevin Reed from SDS Limited explains how new technologies are making it increasingly commercially attractive for Scottish businesses to reuse water,...

Why the UK needs to build more, build better and build beautiful…

By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety EVERYWHERE you turn there’s building works. And, on larger sites, there are big signs shouting out...

The importance of surface water management

In January, the UK faced significant storms that caused road closures, disrupted rail services, and led to widespread flooding. Terry Wilkinson, specialist design and...

Construction – a modern perspective

By Shona Wilson, technical services manager at Hart Builders GROWING up, I really enjoyed both maths and physics at school and was very definite about...
Michael McGuire

Why it’s time for Scottish developers to rethink building warranties

Michael McGuire, building warranties specialist at Octo Insurance Brokers, tells Project Scotland why he believes Scottish developers should rethink building warranties Scotland's construction sector is...

Still time to comply with new RCI property transparency checks

By Gregor Duthie, legal director at full-service law firm Gilson Gray GREATER transparency over the ownership of property in Scotland – and the UK, for...

The lowdown on low U-value fenestration

Whether you are considering a ‘fabric first’ approach to a new build project or looking at ways to retrofit energy saving measures into an...

Why our homes are still our – virtual – castles

By Ainslie McCrone, marketing manager at Briar Homes There are certain milestones in life that are set in, well, stone, and serve as evidence of...
Mark Murphy

The evolving role of sustainability in business

The role of sustainability in business is constantly evolving, but as Mark Murphy, chief risk officer at the Donaldson Group explains, it should always...