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By Brian McQuade, managing director of Kier Construction Scotland THE construction industry in Scotland needs thousands more recruits each year in order to meet project...

By Neil Bancroft, a senior landscape architect at HarrisonStevens ON Thursday we mark World Earth Day, the annual call-to-action to take whatever steps we can...

By Gordon Clyne, Morris & Spottiswood director for Fit-Out Scotland AS a business, we have been working in the education sector for over 50 years,...

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP IN more than 30 years as a practicing architect in Glasgow, I have witnessed the city’s resilience...

By Robert Green, technical director at Lanarkshire-based Levenseat, a company committed to developing new solutions to recover the best resources and provide customers with...

Genghis Akay, director at Planet Partitioning, explores the demands of designing a modern workplace IF you look at the typical office space today, what has...

By Phil Sutton, founder, Duraproducts THIS year’s European Week for Waste Reduction (EWRR) takes place from 16-24 November and its campaign theme is ‘reduce, reuse,...

The Queensferry Crossing is set to become the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world upon its completion in May 2017, writes Ronnie Turner,...

By Andrew Leah, general manager of Duraproducts THIS year’s Water Saving Week, 12 -16 May, has the theme of ‘small waste, big impact’ and is...

Colour plays a powerful and emotive role in shaping the built environment, far beyond mere decoration. The visual appeal of a building’s outer skin,...

By Fraser Lynes, MD of Cruden Homes Over the past 15 years, the south side of Glasgow has witnessed one of the city’s most ambitious...

By Chris McLagan, a partner at Robinson Low Francis, independent cost and property consultants Spring is typically the time of year when construction activity begins...

By Claire Mills, Associate, Construction & Engineering Team, BTO Solicitors THE procurement of public contracts in Scotland is now subject to two sets of new...

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...

Rory McGoldrick, CEO of security specialist, SAFECROWDS, discusses strategies for assessing the terror risk in the public realm and integrating terrorism protection into urban...

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director/regional head of sustainability at ECD Architects, shares lessons from Scottish Passivhaus social housing schemes THE Scottish Government has just published the...

Steve Roebuck, European health & safety director at West Fraser explains why achieving net carbon negative status for the products is not the end...

By Peter Aramayo, projects director, Mabey Hire IN the last decade, the Scottish Government has worked tirelessly to deliver major infrastructure improvements. You only have...

As part of last year’s World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) issued a bold vision for how buildings around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, changes need to be implemented throughout a building’s infrastructure. Here, Gert De Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at composites technology company Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.

By Kirsty Henderson, design and technical manager at Queensberry Properties ARCHITECTURE has always played a critical role in both shaping and reflecting the society of...