Easing out of lockdown: why we must all play by the rules

By David Shearer, managing director, HFD Construction On the 23rd March, the First Minister issued guidance that placed Scottish construction sites into lockdown. Almost since that...

Don’t ‘edge’ your bets when it comes to car park compliance

By Steve Dunn, managing director of car park construction specialist Berry Systems WHEN it comes to multi-storey car parks, the quality of edge protection can...

Humanising hospitals

By Christoph Ackermann, principal at Building Design Partnership (BDP). WHAT is a hospital’s primary purpose? To offer a diagnosis for disease. To treat the sick...
District heat networks

Support warms up for district heat networks

The UK’s 2050 net zero target is increasing demand for sustainable solutions and leading property owners and developers to seek further ways of decarbonising...

Offsite construction has finally made it to the mainstream

Mike Stevenson, Sidey development director, tells Project Scotland why offsite construction has finally reached a point where it can positively disrupt the way housing...

Waste management: how does Scotland compare?

By Scott Brewster, MD, Brewster Brothers Driven by the need to tackle climate change and protect the environment, businesses across the UK are making great...

Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK

In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...

Heat decarbonisation: the woolly mammoth in the room?

Charlie Drysdale, associate director, smart energy and sustainability at Hydrock, discusses the opportunity for district heating networks to solve the heat decarbonisation challenge...
David Fraser, Ryden

Rent control clarity offers Scotland a second chance at build-to-rent growth

By David Fraser, residential investment & development head of agency at Ryden AFTER several years of uncertainty, Scotland’s residential investment and development market is entering...

Training efforts are helping mould leaders of the future

Statistics suggest the construction industry needs to employ another 400,000 people per year. Gordon Cunningham, managing director of Clark Contracts, believes the sector needs...
Norrie Scott

Shining a light on winter wellbeing in Scotland

Norrie Scott, CEO of NJS Lighting Solutions, explores the often overlooked role that lighting plays in how we feel, think, and function during the...

Creating the opportunity for a more flexible skills system for Scottish construction industry

Ian Hughes, strategic director Scotland at CITB, discusses the opportunity for a more flexible and accessible skills system for the construction industry THE Tertiary Education and...
Ben Finnie

Why property tax reforms south of the border matter for Scotland

By Ben Finnie, property sales director at Gilson Gray The ongoing debate over property tax reform in England and Wales continues to make headlines. With...

Why Scottish businesses should be checking their water (bills)

By Ellie Campbell, a freelance content writer and campaign manager for Castle Water IN times like these, keeping bills under control is vital for any...

Construction needs to build workforce for challenges ahead

By Joanne Hadwin, head of HR at the Cruden Group SCOTLAND'S construction industry carries a huge responsibility. Not only is it being called upon to...
Jack Hope

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...

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...
Graham Mercer rearo

We need to keep building towards sustainability

By Graham Mercer, MD of Rearo Laminates, a Glasgow-based company specialising in the manufacture and supply of bathroom and kitchen surfaces for UK trade...

Managing excess water during road construction

Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...

Big decisions lie ahead for property and land owners

By Amanda Cameron, a partner in the Dunfermline office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors Scotland’s General Register of Sasines is the oldest national land register...