Commercial solar photovoltaic: transitioning from the carrot to the stick
By Dr James Crosby-Wrigley, head of sustainability for commercial and industrial energy supply and usage at Advantage Utilities
Scotland has committed to becoming a more...
Our products are net carbon negative – but our journey is not over yet!
Steve Roebuck, European health & safety director at West Fraser explains why achieving net carbon negative status for the products is not the end...
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...
The importance of balancing efficiency with craftsmanship in roofing
In the push to design products that are quicker and easier to install, is there a danger of taking the skill out of roofing?...
The opportunities offered by brownfield land
By Fraser Lynes, Queensberry Properties’ land and development director
FOR almost a century, people have worried about suburban sprawl and the growth of our...
The evolving role of sustainability in business
The role of sustainability in business is constantly evolving, but as Mark Murphy, chief risk officer at the Donaldson Group explains, it should always...
Thinking inside the (sand) box could help solve water industry challenges
By Stephen Slessor, CEO of Scottish clean water technology company RSE
IT will come as no surprise that the UK’s water industry is struggling. A...
Bid Trends for 2020
By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid
2020 is not just a new year but the beginning of a new decade. I list below 10...
Why offices are much more than just a workplace
By Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner, Knight Frank Edinburgh
We’re more than 20 weeks into lockdown and, if they haven’t already done so, many businesses...
Time is of the essence with historic building conservation
By Greig Fenton, associate director, Thomas & Adamson
GALE force winds, torrential rain and freezing temperatures – welcome to winter in Scotland. Almost two years...
We must bridge the gap this Scottish Housing Day for a brighter future
By David Knight, managing director, Avant Homes Scotland
For years, the Scottish housing market hasn’t worked in favour of younger buyers. They’ve either been priced...
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...
BIM can boost your bottom line – interested now?
By Colin Hastie, BIM consultant, CSIC
IF you’re a business leader in the construction sector, the chances are you’ve heard of BIM. You might even...
Putting on a façade with metal profiled sheet
By Anthony Millington, creative director at Amron Architectural
ALONG with the roof, the façade is one of the most important elements of the building envelope....
Why community benefit is central to the future of housebuilding
By Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager at Cruden Group
THERE has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK....
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...
How the Covid-19 pandemic has changed construction five years on
By Heather Holbrook, director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since the start of...
Three crucial steps to effective stakeholder communications
Building something? The kind of thing that’ll have the neighbours up in arms? Or cheering from the rooftops? Either way, you need to listen...
Reimagining fossil fuel sites
By Ruth Cochrane, enterprise lead within the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University
MOST of us are acutely aware that the...
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...
