Investing in green spaces benefits everyone in Clyde Gateway
By Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central and chair of Clyde Gateway urban regeneration company.
Glasgow is rightly known as the “dear green place” due...
MMC and timber systems can help meet housing ambitions
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why modern methods of construction coupled with a build fabric such as...
The evolution of bathrooms
Bathrooms have evolved into stylish and welcoming spaces, and it’s remarkable to consider how far we’ve come from avocado suites and pink fluffy carpets....
Why we should stop waiting for perfection and start making progress towards net zero
By David Shaw, director at Torridon
If there’s one message I’d give every commercial property owner, asset manager or occupier, it’s that you don’t have...
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...
House buyers make a return to city living
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director, Cruden Homes (East) Ltd
For the last few years, house buyers have been leaving behind urban life to...
The importance of surface water management
In January, the UK faced significant storms that caused road closures, disrupted rail services, and led to widespread flooding. Terry Wilkinson, specialist design and...
Subsidence risk rises as Scotland’s weather wreaks havoc
David Hedley, commercial & infrastructure lead at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, warns that as weather remains erratic, the construction sector must stay alert...
The urgent need to revive Scotland’s SME housebuilding sector
By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland
Last week, Homes for Scotland (HFS) published a report revealing a concerning decline in the small...
Farming hemp could be the building block for decarbonising construction in Scotland
By Iain Riddell, principal consultant at SAC Consulting, part of SRUC
INDUSTRIAL hemp is cultivated globally – around 35,000 hectares in the EU alone –...
Changing office? Don’t let dilapidations leave your move in disrepair
By Alastair McCoan, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank Scotland
After nearly three years interrupted by Covid-19 and macro-economic disruption, 2023 could be the year...
Time-bar law review could widen long-term risks
Florinda Soldani, an Aberdeen-based senior associate in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution team, tells Project Scotland of the potential implications for the construction industry if changes...
Brexit and bark beetle: what they mean for 2020 timber supply
Excess stock brought in ahead of the original Brexit deadline, uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the European Union, and challenges posed by bark...
The changing face of homeownership: meeting the need of today’s buyers
By Ash Sheikh, sales and marketing director at Muir Homes
February has shone a bright spotlight on home ownership. We saw the Bank of England...
A countryside property with a cornucopia of opportunities
By Jennifer Campbell, head of estate agency in DM Hall Baird Lumsden
IT is quite unusual for a single property sale to so amply illustrate...
Game’s not a bogey for forward-thinking golf clubs
By Donald Yellowley, a partner in DM Hall’s country department based in the Bridge of Allan. He is a rural practice surveyor who has...
The built environment — safety assured?
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety
TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...
Learning from listening to communities
By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers
What if…?/Scotland is an exhibition that frames hopes and dreams for...
Sentencing guidelines to impact on Scottish firms
By Clare Bone, Partner and Criminal Solicitor Advocate, bto solicitors
THE Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 has UK wide application and Scottish courts...
Could ChatGPT have an impact on the construction industry?
It’s been a while now since ChatGPT and AI tools like it burst onto the scene. But do they have any practical applications for...
