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...
Big props to recorded load monitoring data
Ajay Nagah, engineering & major projects manager – ground shoring, at Altrad RMD Kwikform, explains how the use of historic data and digital virtual...
The growing complexity of facade access
Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD’s UK real estate facade access division, explores how the introduction of increasingly convoluted building envelope designs...
The workplace revolution – work less, play harder?
By Andy Hadden, founder and director of The Lighthouse Business Centres and founder and CEO of Wavegarden Scotland
What do you really want from your...
The evolution of bathrooms
Bathrooms have evolved into stylish and welcoming spaces, and it’s remarkable to consider how far we’ve come from avocado suites and pink fluffy carpets....
Highland residents face unfair additional energy costs
By Kirsty Morrison, interim CEO of Albyn Housing Society, an organisation that manages more than 3,700 properties in 70 communities across the Highlands.
As inflation...
Six bid trends for 2017
What bid trends can we expect to see in 2017? Reflecting on activity in the diverse sectors in which he is active, Andrew Morrison,...
Designing feel-good homes to suit modern and flexible needs
By George Buchanan, director and lead architect at George Buchanan Architects
THE UK has always had a fascination with homes, but in a post-Covid world,...
Bringing life to the desert with biophilic design
By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP Glasgow
WHEN visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus in Dubai, they leave behind...
Better times lie ahead for north east housing
Glenn Allison, chief executive at Stewart Milne Group, tells Project Scotland that the business remains confident in Aberdeen’s prospects despite challenges in the housing...
Graduate apprenticeships have key role to play in Scotland’s economy
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By Jen Henderson, head of talent partnerships at Heriot-Watt University
Graduate Apprenticeships are a key way to develop and retain skills and talent for business...
Exploring alternative pathways into construction employment for a sustainable workforce
Ian Hughes, engagement director Scotland, CITB, tells Project Scotland why the construction skills system must be ‘fit for purpose’ to achieve ambitious plans
THE construction...
Port infrastructure: regenerating communities and boosting local economies
Ian Mockett, director, energy and marine, at COWI UK, explains why investing in port infrastructure can regenerate communities and boost local economies
£1.8 billion is...
Celebrating heritage through design
By Bruce Kennedy, architect director, BDP’s Glasgow studio
WE walk in the footsteps of our predecessors. Just as the inherited values of past generations shape...
Funding boost brings fresh urgency to Scotland’s cladding crisis
Dan Lowe and Dr Benjamin Ralph from Hollis explain why money alone will not solve cladding issues across Scotland
MORE than eight years after Grenfell...
HSE Fee For Intervention: why it pays to be informed
By Vikki Watt, partner and solicitor advocate at BTO Solicitors LLP
SINCE 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recovered costs from duty holders...
Urban or suburban – the eternal dilemma
We often think of flight to the suburbs as a modern phenomenon, but a conflict has raged for centuries between urban and suburban living....
The future’s bright for Scotland’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation market
By Chris Macfarlane, director of Lismore Real Estate Advisors
THE Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) market is one of the fastest growing sectors in the...
Turning up the heat on temperature regulation
By Giulia Kapp, marketing manager at Daikin
No matter how astonishing a building looks, it’s all a waste if the inside is uninhabitable - especially...
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...
