Building a rewarding career in quantity surveying
By Jamie Mulligan, a graduate quantity surveyor at AS Homes
NEXT week exam results will be revealed and career paths set, or will they? As...
The time is now to consider a robust winter maintenance plan
By Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control Scotland
Winter is coming.
But, unlike the Starks of Winterfell in Game of Thrones, for whom the phrase...
Dig unveils Roman Army artefacts
ARCHAEOLOGICAL investigations near Dumfries have revealed new insight into the Roman Army’s occupation of southern Scotland during the second century AD.
Artefacts discovered include...
Taking future skills offsite
By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and future skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
AS the construction industry is facing unprecedented challenges during the current coronavirus...
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...
Sustainability doesn’t mean our buildings have to lack creativity
By Ruaridh Nicol, associate at Holmes Miller
AS the climate crisis continues to drive one of the biggest calls for change across the globe, sustainability...
Civils sector needs visible pipeline of work to ensure a prosperous future
By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland
THERE is much to be positive about in the civil engineering sector, encapsulated recently in our CECA...
Developing new homes for the future
By Ryan Fletcher, managing director at Cullross Ltd and senior director at architect practice, jmarchitects
I have been in and around building sites since I...
Expert warns construction industry on costly ransomware attacks
By Connor O'Neill, CEO and co-founder of OnSecurity
Just last week, an annual report released by tech giant Microsoft found that the number of ransomware...
Architects have pivotal role to stimulate culture of health and wellbeing
By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull
THE last year has brought into sharp focus that one of the lasting legacies of Covid-19 – when the...
Carbon legislation could be window of opportunity
Mike Stevenson, senior manager for strategic markets at NorDan UK, discusses the recent backing of embodied carbon reduction and the challenges of achieving decarbonisation...
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...
Can current construction challenges be overcome?
Cameron Gray, cost consultancy director in CBRE’s project management and building consultancy team, explores material shortages and rising costs
THERE has been a lot of...
Don’t let them suffer in silence
By Martin Robertson, health and safety manager at M-Pact Group
IT is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many...
Why construction must investigate alternative paths to entry to address skills shortages
By Emma Dickson, technical director at Arcadis and industry co-chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum’s Skills and Workforce sub group.
Employers in the construction...
Timber in the driving seat to meet roadmap aims
By Alex Goodfellow, CEO, Donaldson Offsite
AT the end of 2023, the UK Government announced its Timber in Construction Roadmap to boost UK construction and...
Transparency and trafficking
Jonathan Gaskell and Caragh Nimmo tell Project Scotland what steps organisations must take to comply with new legislation and ensure slavery and human trafficking...
Meeting the challenge of green energy in new homes
By Kevin Reid, chief executive of the Cruden Group
LATER this year the delayed UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, will take place in Glasgow and...
Membranes offer breath of fresh air for buildings
The performance requirements of a breather membrane are often misunderstood or overlooked, particularly in relation to water protection. Marc van der Voort, MD at...
Zero Waste Week: reduce, reuse, and rethink
By Phil Sutton, founder of Duraproducts
As Zero Waste Week (September 2-6, 2024) approaches, it is imperative to recognise the critical role of waste reduction....
