The ABCs of EPDs

By Tom O’Sullivan, technical specification advisor, NorDan UK Ltd WHEN I joined NorDan UK as a technical specification advisor in 2020, one of the...
Housing project designed to Passivhaus standards

Passivhaus highlights the art of the possible

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director at ECD Architects, shares how the industry can fast-track its Passivhaus know-how ahead of upcoming policy changes THE Scottish Government has...
Hazel Davies, Cruden

Why gender balanced leadership matters

By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director for Cruden and Female Leaders in Construction (FLIC) advisory board member AS a mother of two school-aged daughters,...
Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic

PPE: one size doesn’t protect all

Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic, discusses the vital importance of respiratory protection WHEN PPE fit fails, protection fails. For too long, protective equipment in...
Construction piling

Efficient, low-carbon, reliable: why CHD piles are the smarter choice

By Stewart Smart, estimating manager at Roger Bullivant Limited SCOTLAND’S industrial and infrastructure landscape is evolving, and with it comes a growing need for foundation...

New towns meet housing need and changing property demands

By Nick Waugh, commercial director at Buccleuch Property, which is jointly developing Shawfair SCOTLAND plans to deliver 100,000 new homes by 2032 to meet strong...
Laura McCrossan, Aitken Turnbull Architects

Are women breaking the architecture ‘glass ceiling’ in 2025?

By Laura McCrossan, associate director, Aitken Turnbull Architects WOMEN are steadily gaining ground in UK business, with the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reporting that...

The dynamic purchasing system revolution – a win-win for RSL clients and SME contractors

By Stephen Herriot, head of operations at PfH Scotland LIFE can be tough for SME capital works and maintenance contractors. Typically, they struggle to win...

Protecting the health rating of your construction business

Protecting the health rating of your construction business means reducing its risk exposure. In light of economic uncertainty, investor confidence is likely to waver...

A more sustainable industry needs us to work together

By David MacDonald, national hub programme director at the Scottish Futures Trust IN recent years, governments and businesses across the world have been striving to...

There’s much more to Morris & Spottiswood

Following a period of growth, Morris & Spottiswood has become much more than the fit-out, shopfitting and refurbishment services that the company is known...
Kobir Ahamed

Social value schemes find their place in company environmental strategies

Kobir Ahamed, sustainability manager at commercial roofing firm BriggsAmasco, says social value schemes are finding their place in environmental strategies INITIATING a social value strategy...

The appeal of bi-folds and how to choose them

Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, a manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, discusses the benefits of adding bi-fold doors to a property and offers...

Breaking down the bias to build inspiring leadership in housebuilding

By Hazel Davies, a director at Cruden In the lead up to International Women's Day, it’s a good time to step back and reflect on...

On the RAAC: commercial lease considerations on discovering concrete issues

By Dentons’ Philip Knight, Fiona MacGregor and Scott Buchanan REINFORCED autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight concrete that was widely used in the construction...
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...
Andrew Donaldson

Green shoots as housing set to be new government priority

By Andrew Donaldson, CEO, The Donaldson Group 'Get Britain building again'. The words we’ve been waiting for kicking off a positive opening speech from our...

Second shot in the arm is the right prescription for Scottish property market

By Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors AS the socially-distanced queues snake round the block at vaccination centres across Scotland, there is...

Sensor-led smart technology could transform Scotland’s approach to housing

By Cade Wells, business development manager, CENSIS WE have seldom spent more time in our homes than now. Indeed, we have certainly never relied so...
Susan Jackson, Campion Homes

Why SMEs must be central to Scotland’s housing response

By Susan Jackson, joint MD of Campion Homes THE housing emergency has rightly returned to the heart of Scotland’s political conversation. With the appointment of...