Building a sustainable future

By Clare Tait, an environmental advisor for Kier Construction Scotland It’s hard to imagine that reviewing tree root protection plans or land remediation strategies as...

Brexit: does the door remain widely open or just slightly ajar for European workers?

By Lesley McLeod, CEO the Association for Project Safety BREXIT – no matter what final form it takes – is never going to be good...

Partnership is key to asset management

By Andrew Kilpatrick, director of assets, Caledonia Housing Association As we embrace post-pandemic life, social landlords as well as focusing on building new homes are...

Offsite can deliver the keys to affordable housing projects

Alex Goodfellow, group managing director of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, uses over 30 years’ experience in housebuilding to highlight how offsite construction and timber...
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Sustainable innovations for saving water

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...

Developing new homes for the future

By Ryan Fletcher, managing director at Cullross Ltd and senior director at architect practice, jmarchitects I have been in and around building sites since I...

Setting the standards for porcelain facades

Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...

Seeing the wood for the trees: how timber can help Scotland deliver sustainability

By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) SCOTLAND is claimed to have hit the energy jackpot twice, with the discovery of North...

Architects and designers must embrace the circular economy

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects Recently, I read an article about how academic innovation was helping to spearhead a transition to reduce waste...

Beneath the surface — bitumen emulsions and road resilience

By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK THE UK’s local road network, and the highways authorities responsible for them, face...

Steps construction firms can take to mitigate materials shortages

By Lisa Dromgoole, managing associate at Womble Bond Dickinson, based in Edinburgh. The law firm has launched a new re:build Britain construction sector campaign to help...

More support needed for construction workforce

By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity IN an industry where two construction workers take their own life every single working day...

A wake-up call that needs careful consideration

Lesley McLeod, chief executive of the Association for Project Safety, gives her views on reports that the UK Government plans to end independent Scottish...

Finding space for greater returns on commercial property

By Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development at Kingspan Insulation Limited LAST month’s revisions to Section 6 (energy) of the Building Standards have...
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Retrofitting report to play vital role in reaching Scotland’s net zero targets

Gavin Oxenham, group general manager at Procast Group, discusses the importance of the new ‘Retrofitting Roundtable Report’, and how the Hamilton-based principal contractor is...

Why should I work for you?

By Ian Eker, director of construction & property for recruitment firm Hays in Scotland ACCORDING to the recent Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends 2016 report, the biggest jump in salaries last year was in the construction sector, growing by 3.6%,...
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Evolving political climate presents ‘unique opportunity’ to influence

By Jack Hope, public affairs consultant for Perceptive Communicators supporting clients in science, technology, built environment, and leisure AS Scotland prepares for its next parliamentary...

Offsite to play vital role in the biggest growth sectors

It has been widely reported that two of the largest growth sectors in the coming years will be affordable/social housing and student accommodation. Steve...

It’s never too late to build your dream career

By Patrick MacKenzie, assistant site manager with Kier Regional Building Scotland I played a lot of sports as a child and like many boys, I...

Scotland’s dilemma: how to guide workers from fossil fuel past to sustainable future

Christian Warden, engagement director at Construction Talent Retention Scheme and Talentview Construction, a government-backed platform that allows those with construction experience to showcase their...