Living and working in the 21st century
By Guy Marsden, director, Highbridge Properties PLC
There’s no doubt that Glasgow is a fantastic city. In fact, last year ‘Mercers Quality of Living Survey’...
Driving innovation and regeneration can help supercharge growth
By Martin Joyce, executive director of regeneration at Clyde Gateway
The economic outlook for Scotland and the wider UK appears to be improving, if only...
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...
Painting a bright future for women in construction
By Lisa Gordon, an apprentice painter and decorator with Cruden Building
FROM a very young age I wanted to be a painter and decorator. Granted,...
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...
Training for today and tomorrow
With a more buoyant construction market, it is those firms continuing to invest in training that are best placed to help housing providers bring their homes up to modern standards.
Billy Baird, Projects Director at roofing and cladding services provider Marley Contract Services, looks at how the company has managed to maintain its skills base.
THE skills shortage is particularly acute in the construction industry and encompasses a wide range of disciplines from bricklaying through to plumbing.
A lack of...
Residential neighbourhoods created in Scottish city centres
By Oliver Wilson, architect director at BDP’s Glasgow Studio
On moving to Edinburgh as a child, my first impression was that it seemed complete. It...
Education as a building block for community integration
By David Halliday, MD at Halliday Fraser Munro
COMMUNITY plays a major role in all our lives, as has been emphasised during these uncertain times. ...
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...
Tackling the housing shortage: wind and watertight in a day
By Stewart Dalgarno, AIMCH project director and Stewart Milne Group director of product development
IN 2019 the annual housebuilding target was missed by 138,978. The...
Setting ‘sites’ on a thriving career in construction
By Amanda Byrne, site manager for Kier Construction Scotland
People are always surprised when I tell them that I’m a construction site manager. ‘That’s not...
Increased timber use can help meet carbon targets
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses the role of offsite timber building systems in meeting net zero goals...
Embracing construction’s ESG challenge
By Shona Frame, partner and construction law specialist at CMS
THE integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices within the construction sector continues to...
‘Inventory’ to be developed for high-rises in Scotland
THE Scottish Government has confirmed to Project Scotland that a high-rise domestic building “inventory” is being developed as part of its building and fire...
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...
‘There’s never been a better time to use wood products’
David Sulman of the Scottish Timber Trade Association provides an update on developments in engineered timber products
WHILST wood may be one of the oldest...
Clyde Gateway is key partner in pan-European heating and cooling project
By Hugh Moore, project manager at Clyde Gateway
When I travel to Paris this week for the next meeting of the D2 Grids Steering Committee,...
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...
Brick cladding – changing mindsets in Scotland
Conventional handset brickwork remains a popular method of protecting buildings in Scotland. If this method was a new solution, however, architects and contractors wouldn’t...
Embracing change can help industry become more positive and profitable in 2024
Construction consultant Len Bunton, who is also co-chair of the CICV procurement and commercial group, reflects on a 'tumultuous' year for the industry and...
























