Allan McGill, Wallace Whittle

Why industry collaboration is key in apprenticeships

Allan McGill, MD at MEP, sustainability and ESG consultancy Wallace Whittle, tells Project Scotland that with the UK construction sector still grappling with a...

The weight of the cost of living crisis on Scottish businesses

By Sharon McDougall, DAS approved money advisor at Scotland Debt Solutions As we enter the final quarter of 2022 and the cold winter months, Scottish...
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Soaking up the storm: how green roofs can help combat urban flooding

By Mark Harris, head of sustainability at Sika AS cities grow and climate change accelerates, flooding has become one of the most urgent issues facing...

Innovations to ‘future-proof’ Scotland’s ports against climate change

Ramsay Muirhead, director of ports & infrastructure at CMAL, discusses the importance of innovations to tackling rising sea levels in Scotland ACCORDING to Marine Scotland...

The road to true net zero

As construction works towards reducing carbon emissions, John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, discusses why embodied carbon is critical to its success IT’S...

Avoiding a chain reaction: strategies to avoid the effects of supply chain disruption

Linzi Hedalen, partner at Dentons, discusses risk management and proactive strategies to avoid the effects of supply chain disruption THE construction industry has not had...
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The massive challenge for construction as PFI agreements come to an end

As public sector organisations prepare to inherit assets built under long-term contracts such as PFI, they face a challenge - fragmented and inconsistent maintenance...
Andrew Duncan

Scotland’s housing ambition needs a delivery engine

By Andrew Duncan, land director at Cruden SCOTLAND has no shortage of ambition when it comes to housing. Over the past year in particular, the...
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Innovation, collaboration, and solutions for Scotland’s housing crisis

By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Group As 2025 dawns, the housebuilding industry finds itself at a crossroads, still facing economic and political challenges, yet...

It’s time to think seriously about where we will find the next generation of...

  By Eric Curran, managing partner of DM Hall chartered surveyors, based in the firm's Glasgow north office NEGENTROPY is not a word which is much...

No barrier to air-tight future for Scotland

Hugh Franklin, head of AeroBarrier UK, explains why technology holds the key to meeting ambitious decarbonisation targets in Scotland’s housing sector SCOTLAND’S focus on energy-efficient...

What are the likely post-Brexit outcomes for those working with timber?

By Nigel Buckley Ryan, UK sales director, merchants, Södra WHILE no one can really say with any great certainty what a deal - or lack of...

It’s time to talk about mental health as much as physical safety in construction

By Rob Bewick, senior construction safety consultant at Thomas & Adamson In the construction industry, health and safety is most often thought about in terms...

Rebuilding trust and revitalising communities

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects RESTORING and refurbishing buildings that fall under the ownership of community trusts are becoming an increasingly important part...

Why are Scotland’s first-time buyers being given no hope?

By Craig Fairfoull, head of sales and marketing at developer Dundas THE outcry over the scrapping of the top rate of tax and the inevitable...
Michael McGuire

Why it’s time for Scottish developers to rethink building warranties

Michael McGuire, building warranties specialist at Octo Insurance Brokers, tells Project Scotland why he believes Scottish developers should rethink building warranties Scotland's construction sector is...
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Construction retentions: why reform is the way ahead in Scotland

Dr Andrew Agapiou, a senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde, and Dr David Christie, associate dean at the...

East Kilbride masterplan for town centre living could prove to be a blueprint for...

By Stuart Harrow, director of transportation at Dougall Baillie Associates JUST as East Kilbride transformed Scotland’s civic landscape in 1947 as the first New Town,...
Andrew Leslie APS

Holistic approach is essential if UK Government is to deliver on housing promise

By Andrew Leslie, chief executive, The Association for Project Safety DEPUTY Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s announcement of a nationwide housing target of 370,000 homes per...

Overcoming the challenges of distance-to-market for businesses in remote regions

By Malcolm Morrison, a director at Sutherland-based GMG Energy. Highland Region is one of the most beautiful places in Europe, with a wild, majestic grandeur and,...