Window of opportunity: fenestration solutions for the student housing sector
Damp and dingy student digs are fortunately becoming a thing of the past as universities and property developers look to create student homes that...
Rent freeze has knocked investor confidence in Scotland
By Neil Kirk, residential development & investment partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh
During a cost-of-living crisis, it might be difficult to feel sympathy for...
Sustainability and the reduction of waste is the only way forward for the painting...
By Chris Meechan, MD of Cali Decor
The move towards sustainability in business is not only driven by altruism on the part of business owners...
Demolishing RAAC-affected homes may not be the only answer
By Alan Ferns, director – structural engineering at Dougall Baillie Associates
It sometimes feels that, in the opaque realm of official decision-making, the temptation to...
Highland residents face unfair additional energy costs
By Kirsty Morrison, interim CEO of Albyn Housing Society, an organisation that manages more than 3,700 properties in 70 communities across the Highlands.
As inflation...
Adding colour to facades could be a bright idea
Colour is in vogue in lieu of recent research into colour psychology. Ben Warren, managing director at Baumit, provides five points to illustrate how...
Unlocking the lockdown– the twofold challenge facing construction industry
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, The Association for Project Safety
The need for construction hasn’t disappeared while we have all be stuck at home. People are...
We need to make the stars align for building zero carbon homes
As AIMCH, the flagship collaborative R&D project to develop, trial and scale up industrialised housing techniques ends, Stewart Dalgarno, its project director reflects on...
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...
Raising a glass to sustainable construction
Architects, designers and others specifying building materials for construction projects are increasingly turning to timber as a key element of the building design. Alun...
Retirement housing could take pressure off a property market in crisis
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director of Cruden Homes
AS the UK grapples with a housing market that’s increasingly stretched at both ends, one...
Government and industry must rise to the challenge and beat the housing crisis
By Martin Smith, chief executive of Muir Group which includes Muir Homes
THE shortage of homes in Scotland has been quite clear for a number...
Managing summer spikes in the education sector
By Gordon Clyne, Morris & Spottiswood director for Fit-Out Scotland
AS a business, we have been working in the education sector for over 50 years,...
Building Scotland’s sustainable harbours
By Ramsay Muirhead, director of port infrastructure and planning at CMAL
AS Scotland prepares to host COP26 later this year, a global agenda to...
Ten top considerations for a geocellular stormwater tank system
By Mark Caswell, technical manager for water management specialists Graf UK
CORRECT stormwater management is critical to urban planning and infrastructure development because it protects...
How to manage remotely in the Covid world of work
By Neil Bradbrook, MD of Falkirk-based business consultancy Ahead Business Consulting
COVID-19 has created mass uncertainty and panic. People are worried about their jobs, their...
The Commonwealth catalyst: the legacy behind Glasgow’s games
By Niki Spence, head of sustainable communities at Clyde Gateway
IN just a year’s time Glasgow will welcome back the Commonwealth Games to our city,...
Prescription in Scots law: a red flag for engaging your lawyer
By Sandra Cassels, a partner in the litigation team at Scottish law firm Morton Fraser
PRESCRIPTION is a rule of law where obligations can expire...
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...
Protecting, preserving and enhancing our environment
By MJ O’Shaughnessy, managing director, Will Rudd (Glasgow)
WITH a year to go until Glasgow hosts COP26 Climate Summit, engineering probably isn’t the first thing...
