Joe Warren, Knight Frank

Time to prepare for biggest shake-up in Scottish EPCs for more than a decade

By Joe Warren, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank THERE are lots of legislative and regulatory difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK....

Ignore the doomsayers. The Scottish residential property market fundamentals remain strong

 By Eric Curran The last thing anybody needs at the moment is someone else banging on about fake news but if you were a house...

The future of offices

By Dave Kelman, project director for Crosswind Developments While we can’t predict with any real certainty what our offices will look like in the future,...
Felicity Forbes-Davidson, DM Hall

Aberdeen property market is hoping for a fair wind

By Felicity Forbes-Davidson, a partner in the Aberdeen residential offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors  WHEN the Tall Ships sailed from Aberdeen in a flurry...

Collective action by housebuilders to target climate change

By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe IT was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

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...
Duradrain product

Reducing waste the circular way this European Week for Waste Reduction

By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts AS we mark this year’s European Week for Waste Reduction, the message remains clear: waste prevention is not...

What bid trends can we expect in 2023?

By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid, co-creator of Ultimate Tender Coach and APMP Global Thought Leader of the Year 2022 was the year when...

Why kitchens are the heart of the home

By Hazel Davies, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director THERE is a telling line in the iconic 1970s play Abigail’s Party, when a dinner party...

Key workers have nowhere to stay – and it’s threatening services in our communities

By Jenny Davies, associate director, Scottish Futures Trust Key workers are an integral part of our communities – from caring for our grandparents, teaching our...

Reasons to be EPC-ful over Energy Performance Certificates

By Calum Allmond, head of architectural services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors In the same way that Home Reports have become an accepted part of the...

Pace of hub South West’s activity set to accelerate further

By Dr Willie Mackie, chair of hub South West Scotland In any large organisation, it is easy to become engrossed in the detail, but every...

The built environment — safety assured?

By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...

You have the power to reduce your energy costs this winter

By Martyn Raine, technical skills manager at SNIPEF, the trade association for plumbing and heating professionals in Scotland and Northern Ireland "Go and put another...
Ash Sheikh

The changing face of homeownership: meeting the need of today’s buyers

By Ash Sheikh, sales and marketing director at Muir Homes February has shone a bright spotlight on home ownership. We saw the Bank of England...
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...
Iain Riddell

Farming hemp could be the building block for decarbonising construction in Scotland

By Iain Riddell, principal consultant at SAC Consulting, part of SRUC INDUSTRIAL hemp is cultivated globally – around 35,000 hectares in the EU alone –...

How Scottish architecture is making its mark on global design

By Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP Glasgow THE proud architecture of Scotland has always reflected social movements, imitated prevailing ideas and influenced design...
Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures

Female role models are key to shifting attitudes

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures, told Project Scotland about the challenges faced...
Cruden partnership with Barnardo’s

Why community benefit is central to the future of housebuilding

By Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager at Cruden Group THERE has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK....