Caron Quinn

What Scotland’s next government must learn from the housing emergency

By Caron Quinn, chief executive at Govan Housing Group FROM the frontline in Govan, Scotland’s housing emergency can look deceptively simple: a lack of choice. Behind...

We need to home in on ways to beat the housing crisis

By Nicola Barclay, chief executive, Homes for Scotland FOR the first time since 2008 and the global recession, housing completions in Scotland have exceeded 20,000...

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...
Child looking out the window

You can’t tackle child poverty without homes

By Tom Barclay, Kingdom Group chief executive FOR many families across Scotland, child poverty did not pause over Christmas. It tightened its grip. The latest...
Greig Fenton

How sensors are becoming essential tools for safer, healthier social housing

By Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group DIGITAL technology is steadily influencing how buildings are planned, operated and maintained....

How Scotland’s offsite expertise can open up UK business opportunities

By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe IT is predicted that the UK needs around 300,000 new homes every year for the foreseeable future, to tackle...
Grampian home that has benefited from energy efficiency measures

Why tenant voices must shape Scotland’s housing future

By Zander Carle, director of asset management at Grampian Housing Association FUEL poverty is not just a statistic, it’s a daily reality for thousands of...

Navigating a volatile construction market: how to keep the wolves from your door

By Keith Emmerson, associate, dispute resolution, at Gillespie Macandrew THERE are some sad inevitabilities in life: ageing; Scotland failing to qualify out of their group...

Are solar batteries a viable alternative to exporting to the Grid?

By Steven Dale, a surveyor in the Peterhead office of DM Hall Sometimes there are straws in the wind which can make you reassess...

Construction procurement reform 2023 workshop series

By Clare Paterson, principal construction adviser, The Scottish Government On average, Scotland’s public sector spends more than £4 billion a year on constructing buildings and...

Digital construction: enabling sustainability

Matt Wiseman, global digital innovation manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform explains how digital engineering tools are creating more sustainable construction processes while helping to...

Making a big noise over acoustic design constraints

Every room presents a unique challenge when it comes to acoustics. When you place an incorrect material or even too much of one, it...

Flexible office space isn’t just for start-ups

By Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties PLC BY now, almost everyone will be familiar with the benefits of flexible working, where the traditional 9-5...

Governments must be ready to help construction sector go green

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Bros, a resource management business which specialises in recycling construction waste and creating high quality recycled aggregates based...

We all need to take homes to our hearts to build a better future

By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland Everyone should have a place to call home and as I mark my first year as...

Business confidence will boost Aberdeen’s struggling housing market

Addi Spiers, partner in business support and restructuring at legal firm, Addleshaw Goddard, explores Aberdeen’s tentative steps towards recovery and the impact upon the...

Pay attention when it comes to paying less

Linzi Hedalen, partner at Dentons, explores pay less notices and the provisions to be aware of RECENTLY, we have noticed a marked increase in instructions...

New rules designed to further reduce fatalities

  By Jacqueline Cursiter, Senior Associate at law firm CMS Given the ever present threat of injury and, potentially, loss of life for construction workers, health...
Michael Ross

Collaboration is key to delivering decarbonisation goals in public sector infrastructure

By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland AS Scotland faces increasing economic challenges, the need for innovation and collaboration in public sector...
Jamie Goth

What is the Net Zero Public Sector Buildings Standard delivering?

The theme for Scotland's Climate Week 2024 is ‘Stories for Change’. In this article, Jamie Goth, associate director at the Scottish Futures Trust, looks...