A fresh look at third party rights

By Jonathan Gaskell, a partner at MacRoberts LLP AROUND six years ago, I wrote in this publication about the then forthcoming Scottish Law Commission report...
Hilltop Primary, Airdrie

Pure bliss: Senior celebrates decade of innovation

As Senior Architectural Systems marks the 10th anniversary of its patented PURe® aluminium window and door system, regional architectural advisor Kenny McMenemy takes a...

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...

English SuDS planners can learn from Scotland

With the implementation of Schedule 3 in England due to happen early 2024, the importance of SuDS as part of a sustainable way to...
Green roof

Soaking up the storm: how green roofs can help combat urban flooding

By Mark Harris, head of sustainability at Sika AS cities grow and climate change accelerates, flooding has become one of the most urgent issues facing...

Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact

By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...
solar pv

How will permitted development rights impact businesses in Scotland?

Earlier this year, the Scottish Government announced plans to ease permitted development rights (PDRs) for rooftop solar installations. With the new proposals having now...
Alan Wilson, SELECT

Chaos in Portugal and Spain shines very bright light on vital role of electricians

By Alan Wilson, MD of SELECT It has come as a shock of unprecedented voltage, not just in Spain and Portugal but across the western...

Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit

By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...

The case for compulsory sales orders in Scotland – more questions than answers

By Colin Lavety, planning director, Barton Willmore THE Scottish Land Commission’s recent view that a new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) could transform abandoned buildings and...

Finding a different pathway to my successful career in construction

By Elaine Perratt, assistant health and safety manager at Cruden Buildings & Renewals Ltd When I was at school, I wasn’t academic; the thought of...

When the roads fall silent, we can’t avoid the fact that it’s time for...

By Stuart Harrow, transportation director of Dougall Baillie Associates One of the first things which comes to the forefront of the public mind when a...
Altrad RMD Kwikform formwork

Optimising temporary works in large-scale civils construction

Cliff Shepherd, senior project engineer at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses the best approach to formwork and other temporary works for major civils projects TEMPORARY works...

MIPIM gives us a chance to showcase sustainable neighbourhoods

By Martin McKay, executive director of regeneration, Clyde Gateway MIPIM, the international property fair, opens its doors today, and Clyde Gateway will be there as...

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...
Sarah Lewis

Come on Scotland! Keeping the Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy on track

Sarah Lewis, research & policy director at the Passivhaus Trust, tells Project Scotland what, in her view, is good and what needs improving in...
Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic

PPE: one size doesn’t protect all

Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic, discusses the vital importance of respiratory protection WHEN PPE fit fails, protection fails. For too long, protective equipment in...

Sharing data is key for industry efficiency

By Dermot Murray, VP of Ideation at Inoapps IN an information age where data is considered more valuable than oil, the Scottish construction industry needs...

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...
Matthew Jackson

To drive change, we need the right EV chargers in the right place

By Matthew Jackson, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust When you picture the perfect holiday, what comes to mind? For me, it usually involves a...