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Failing to seek permission for home improvements can be a costly mistake

By Calum Allmond, an associate and head of architectural services at DM Hall Scotland’s housing market continues to boom with prices reaching unprecedented levels,...

Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world

By Kath MacTaggart, a landscape architect at BDP Glasgow studio RAISED in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes...

Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit

By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...

Can Scottish construction industry weather the gathering economic storm?

By Ryan Gilluley managing director of GCM Ltd, a Lanarkshire-based firm of cost consultants, claims and disputes experts for the construction and engineering sectors In...
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Driving sustainability with product choice

Dan Hancox, corporate sustainability and development director at Russell Roof Tiles, delves into how pitched concrete roof tiles can offer a sustainable solution, as...

Time to make a meaningful impact

By Alan Wilson, managing director at SELECT  IN issuing its report “Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland”, Holyrood’s Economy, Energy and...

Conserving historic buildings to create a vibrant city

By MJ O’Shaughnessy, managing director, Will Rudd (Glasgow) EDINBURGH is coming alive again as lockdown eases and people can visit once more. It is a...

Secure your pipeline

By Claire Sheerin, director of Hays Construction & Property in Scotland IT’S a question many skilled construction workers will be asking themselves: if my skills...

Managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) roof structures

By Stuart Fleming, director, Will Rudd PROPERTY owners and managers of buildings built between the mid 1950s and early 1990s will be interested to know...

The ABCs of EPDs

By Tom O’Sullivan, technical specification advisor, NorDan UK Ltd WHEN I joined NorDan UK as a technical specification advisor in 2020, one of the...
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Rising tides call for better partnership working

By Nicola Earley, principal engineer, WSP Scotland SCOTLAND’S wet and often windy weather is known the world over. Whilst some may grow to love it,...

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...

The time is now for action on BIM

2017 is the year when BIM comes to the fore for those involved in the Scottish built environment. Here, Leanne McMillan, sustainable development and...

LBTT relaxation welcome but confusion risks stalling property market

By Rodney Whyte, partner and residential property specialist at Pinsent Masons SCOTLAND'S Finance Minister Kate Forbes yesterday picked up the property tax gauntlet thrown down...
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SuDS: more than just ponds and tanks

By Graeme Arnott, civils and utlities manager (Scotland), PDM ANYONE in construction will be aware of the importance of integrating SuDS solutions into any new...

Built environment must sympathetically blend our surroundings to promote wellbeing

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects WE know that our built environment matters, however very often we downplay its importance and treat environments as...

Setting ‘sites’ on a thriving career in construction

By Amanda Byrne, site manager for Kier Construction Scotland People are always surprised when I tell them that I’m a construction site manager. ‘That’s not...

Celebrating daylight

By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director at Queensberry Properties, on how architects seek to maximise natural light in properties The importance of light has...

How best to solve disputes generated by Covid-19?

Sandra Cassels, partner on the commercial litigation team specialising in construction and engineering dispute resolution at Morton Fraser, tells Project Scotland why collaboration may...

Managing health and safety risks of outdoor working this summer

By Kevin Rowe, MD of SafetyBuyer.com AS the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ease, construction firms will be looking forward to completing their...