Time for a grown-up conversation about how to help solve Scotland’s housing crisis
By Andrew McFarlane, a consultant in the Glasgow North office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Housing has...
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...
Scotland: building and fire safety regulation post-Grenfell
By Rosie Gollan, Edinburgh-based solicitor at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson
FOLLOWING the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing...
Is your holiday home winter ready?
Leaving your holiday home empty over the winter months can be a daunting prospect, and the unpredictability of the British weather makes it hard...
Six ways to reduce embodied carbon in construction
Ewan Duffin, Harley Haddow associate director
Embodied carbon is something we should all be talking about in the race to net zero and push to...
Energy efficiency must play vital role in new build plans
Simon Wild, European category marketing manager at Formica Group, discusses the importance of building envelopes in combating CO2 emissions and their role in energy...
‘Folk literally won’t sleep at night if the Building Safety Bill doesn’t go further’
By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, The Association for Project Safety
YOU'D think building safety would be a no-brainer. You design things carefully. Use quality materials....
Who owns what on a partially built off-site construction project?
As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction specialist...
IR35 reforms will impact construction firms
By Alison Woods, partner and employment law specialist at law firm CMS
IN just under a year the Government’s IR35 payroll reforms will come into...
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...
Scaling up Passivhaus in Scotland
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...
Procurement Bill passes sensible ideas – but more needs to be done
DAVID Wright, Head of External Affairs at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, has welcomed the passing of the Procurement Reform Bill,...
Constructing a resilient future by building to withstand floods
Building flood resilience requires communities to prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change. Lee Davison, head of submissions – civils at McLaughlin...
Designing homes for a connected future
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director of Queensberry Properties
HOUSEBUILDING has always been a highly technical process, but historically, electrical specifications were relatively simple....
Creating sense of community is key to bringing people back to the office
By Lyndsay Clark, property management associate, Knight Frank Scotland
It is no secret that some employers have struggled to get staff back into the office...
Engineering sustainable urban regeneration: unlocking potential to safeguard our future
By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland
In the dynamic world of urban development, the pursuit of sustainability stands as a cornerstone...
Will the changing make up of the population determine the future of construction design?
By Mike Stevenson, Development Director for offsite and new-build fenestration specialists Sidey Limited and founding partner of the Fabric First Academy
IT has almost come...
Deed of conditions: power to the people
Andrew Leslie, associate – housebuilder, Gillespie Macandrew, discusses the importance of a well drafted Deed of Conditions for residential developments
THOSE involved in the development...
Secure your pipeline
By Claire Sheerin, director of Hays Construction & Property in Scotland
IT’S a question many skilled construction workers will be asking themselves: if my skills...
Three things the industry needs to know about working smarter
By Lynsey Lennon, Performance Team Leader - Alliance Management, Scottish Water
LAST month I was invited to talk to a room full of hundreds of...
