How real-time data is vital in groundworks scheme design

The role of monitoring can be fundamental to the success of groundworks projects. Taking advantage of all available data can help to ensure that...

Later living housing design: learning from Covid-19

By Stuart Carr, director at Inglis & Carr The new reality In a recent trip to Verona, prior to the majority of the population of the...

HSE Fee For Intervention: why it pays to be informed

By Vikki Watt, partner and solicitor advocate at BTO Solicitors LLP SINCE 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recovered costs from duty holders...

Agility and transparency with temporary works

Charlie McKillop, northern regional engineering manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses why agility and transparency are essential for temporary works suppliers, and the importance...

Today’s school leavers can spearhead sector’s future

By Lauren Brown, project manager, Developing the Young Workforce West Lothian regional group CAREERS in the construction industry still hold great interest for young people...
Mandy Watson

Scotland’s data centre debate needs more facts and less fear

By Mandy Watson, a partner at Ryden WHEN most people think about data centres, they picture vast industrial buildings consuming huge amounts of energy and...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

Breathing new life into Glasgow’s built heritage

By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland With our city landscapes continually evolving, the eye is naturally drawn to the plethora of...

Why climate risk is rising in 2026

By Emily Alexander, senior associate scientist at Tunley Environmental The evidence is difficult to ignore. 2023, 2024, and 2025 were the three hottest years on...

Time to take a long-term view on energy efficient schools

Joanne Hemmings, associate at Holmes Miller, discusses making Passivhaus the ‘new normal’ when it comes to designing education buildings in Scotland WITH the usual hint...

Growing greenways in the heart of our cities

By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers THE canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass through the...
Justin Sullivan FRICS, RICS

Measures must be taken to solve our housing crisis

By Justin Sullivan FRICS, RICS president elect FOLLOWING the results of the General Election and with the declaration of a housing emergency in Scotland announced...

Should dispute resolution be at the “Heart” of every contract?

By Lisa Dromgoole, managing associate at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson IT'S not often that a construction lawyer has cause to consider the world of...

Understanding heat loss will help address climate challenge

By Paddy Leighton, director, Icynene UK THE recently published Committee for Climate Change Report “UK Housing: Fit for the Future”, states that better standards of...

Construction sector needs foreign labour to survive

By Andrew Stephen, director of construction, property and infrastructure at Change Recruitment THERE’S an elephant in the room. Construction companies know it’s there and have...

Why employee wellbeing is strongest retention tool within construction, building, and manufacturing industries

Victoria Brocklesby is COO and co-founder of aluminium doors and windows manufacturer Origin. Since the business was established, Origin revealed it has prioritised its...
SAFECROWDS

Leveraging the urban landscape to make our public realm safer

Rory McGoldrick, CEO of security specialist, SAFECROWDS, discusses strategies for assessing the terror risk in the public realm and integrating terrorism protection into urban...

It’s never too late to build your dream career

By Patrick MacKenzie, assistant site manager with Kier Regional Building Scotland I played a lot of sports as a child and like many boys, I...
Hilltop Primary, Airdrie

Pure bliss: Senior celebrates decade of innovation

As Senior Architectural Systems marks the 10th anniversary of its patented PURe® aluminium window and door system, regional architectural advisor Kenny McMenemy takes a...

Is it time to modernise Modern Apprenticeships?

By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) ALMOST 40,000 people in Scotland took part in apprenticeship training in 2019/20,...
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...