Home working needs are influencing new-build designs
By Ash Sheikh, sales and marketing director of Muir Homes
Home working or a combination of work split between home and office is here to...
Rent freeze has knocked investor confidence in Scotland
By Neil Kirk, residential development & investment partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh
During a cost-of-living crisis, it might be difficult to feel sympathy for...
Continue the conversation to find the way forward
When Carillion collapsed a year ago, the construction sector was faced with a number of challenges. Shona Frame, a partner in the construction team...
Upskill in MVHR ventilation: Scottish training opportunities
By Stefan Huber, MD, PAUL Heat Recovery Scotland
THE Scottish Government is about to undertake a second consultation on its proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy...
City’s hotbed of talent is heating up the property market
By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC
AS a commercial property developer, my natural instinct whenever I go into a city is...
How can Scotland face the challenges of climate change?
ICE Scotland chair, Donald Bell, explains the need for simultaneous progress on net zero and climate resilience.
SOCIETY is facing two major challenges: achieving net...
Advances in Scottish timber can support net zero efforts
By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
IN the tale of the Three Little Pigs, only the house made of bricks survived...
22 bid trends for 2022
As more businesses look to bid for new contracts both in Scotland and further afield, bid experts Andrew Morrison and David Gray, directors at...
The importance of balancing efficiency with craftsmanship in roofing
In the push to design products that are quicker and easier to install, is there a danger of taking the skill out of roofing?...
Strengthening the supply chain
The industry has weathered tough times and we are now seeing more emphasis on collaborative working. Gavin Hamblett, Pre-Construction Director at Prater, explains we...
Managing health and safety risks of outdoor working this summer
By Kevin Rowe, MD of SafetyBuyer.com
AS the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ease, construction firms will be looking forward to completing their...
Breathing new life into Glasgow’s built heritage
By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland
With our city landscapes continually evolving, the eye is naturally drawn to the plethora of...
Making tax digital: what is it and how will it affect the construction industry?
Tom Walker, partner at Wellers, the SME accountants, discusses the UK Government’s changes to the Income Tax Self Assessment and what self-employed workers need...
Diversity: it is a real agenda item
By Emma Marriott, a Construction Scotland Innovation Centre board member
Tokenistic. Tickbox. Lip Service. These are just a few of the words that are commonly...
Lessons to be learned from Edinburgh school closures
IT’S time to revert to a more traditional procurement method of public buildings.
That’s the view of architect Alan Dunlop in light of the recent...
Retrofitting Scotland’s built environment is key to reaching net zero
By Sarah Buchanan, innovation manager at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
OVER the next 10-15 years, the renovation, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) sector within construction and...
A spotlight on Scottish construction
By Chris Bristow, a business debt expert at Real Business Rescue
THE Business Distress Index for Q2 2025 presents a bleak picture of the financial...
Building better façades from the first conversation
David Grace, sales director at Saint-Gobain Exterior Solutions, explains that when specification decisions are made in isolation or too late in the process, this...
Efficient, low-carbon, reliable: why CHD piles are the smarter choice
By Stewart Smart, estimating manager at Roger Bullivant Limited
SCOTLAND’S industrial and infrastructure landscape is evolving, and with it comes a growing need for foundation...
Green shoots as housing set to be new government priority
By Andrew Donaldson, CEO, The Donaldson Group
'Get Britain building again'. The words we’ve been waiting for kicking off a positive opening speech from our...
