Construction – a modern perspective
By Shona Wilson, technical services manager at Hart Builders
GROWING up, I really enjoyed both maths and physics at school and was very definite about...
A global push to circularity
By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts
GLOBAL Recycling Day 2025 actions us to closely consider waste reduction, a dual target for environmental and economic...
STA Advice Note 18 – what do specifiers need to know?
ADVERTORIAL
John Mellor, Product Manager at Protect Membranes, explains the Structural Timber Association’s new STA Advice Note 18 and describes the key recommendations for breather...
Retrofitting Scotland’s built environment is key to reaching net zero
By Sarah Buchanan, innovation manager at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
OVER the next 10-15 years, the renovation, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) sector within construction and...
How to avoid a war over water
By Matthew Rolph, MD at Graf UK, a rainwater harvesting champion and sustainable manufacturer of wastewater and storm water management systems
EVERY cloud has a...
AIMCH project set to transform housebuilding
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Group, discusses how AIMCH, a collaborative research and development project is set to revolutionise the...
Earth Day: what makes a distillery sustainable?
To mark Earth Day, Organic Architects explores how distilleries can take practical steps toward a more sustainable future
WHISKY might be made from just three...
Making the Highlands more business-friendly: a call to action
By Malcolm Morrison, director of GMG Energy and joint owner of Melvich Bay Caravan Park
My heart and passion lie in the Highlands. I live...
Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact
By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens
AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...
Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges
By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow
Due to the combined understanding of...
Construction’s apprenticeship concerns: rising costs threaten skills pipeline
Ahead of the increase in the National Minimum Wage, Scottish Building Federation director Billy Kirkwood voices his fears about the effect on craft apprentices
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Embracing construction’s ESG challenge
By Shona Frame, partner and construction law specialist at CMS
THE integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices within the construction sector continues to...
West Lothian commercial property market ready to respond to hard knocks
Graeme Pollock is director and head of West Lothian agency at the Livingston commercial department of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
WHILE commercial property investment volumes...
The commercial challenges facing the Scottish market post-lockdown
By Chris McLagan, a partner at Robinson Low Francis, independent cost and property consultants
Spring is typically the time of year when construction activity begins...
Creating youth-friendly opportunities in the construction sector
By Martin O’Donnell, health and safety advisor at Akela Group
Today, exam results are unveiled in Scotland after over a year of disruption to education...
Engineering a greener world
By Gerard Carson, a senior engineer/team leader at Will Rudd Davidson, Glasgow
CHOOSING what to study at university was one of the biggest decisions I...
Will the changing make up of the population determine the future of construction design?
By Mike Stevenson, Development Director for offsite and new-build fenestration specialists Sidey Limited and founding partner of the Fabric First Academy
IT has almost come...
Scotland’s people deserve better on housing
By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland
Last week, Homes for Scotland held its annual conference in our great capital city, less than a...
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...
Six themes that will define Scotland’s property market in 2026
By Marcus Di Rollo, head of Gilson Gray lettings
THE 2020s have been a turbulent time for Scotland’s housing market. Rents and prices surged during...
