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Scaling up Passivhaus in Scotland

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director/regional head of sustainability at ECD Architects, shares lessons from Scottish Passivhaus social housing schemes THE Scottish Government has just published the...

Invest in apprenticeships and everybody will win

By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building IMAGINE how much your business could save if you didn’t have to undertake an expensive recruitment process...

Building a rewarding career in quantity surveying

By Jamie Mulligan, a graduate quantity surveyor at AS Homes NEXT week exam results will be revealed and career paths set, or will they? As...
Fraser Lynes,

Accelerating Scotland’s housing delivery through collaboration and scale

By Fraser Lynes, CEO at Cruden SCOTLAND stands at a pivotal moment in its housing journey. The need for high-quality, energy-efficient homes has never been...
Construction piling

Efficient, low-carbon, reliable: why CHD piles are the smarter choice

By Stewart Smart, estimating manager at Roger Bullivant Limited SCOTLAND’S industrial and infrastructure landscape is evolving, and with it comes a growing need for foundation...

Scottish construction firms face bigger fines in 2018

SCOTTISH construction firms could potentially face bigger fines for health and safety breaches than ever before in 2018. That’s the view of Malcolm Gunnyeon, a...

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...

Why should I work for you?

By Ian Eker, director of construction & property for recruitment firm Hays in Scotland ACCORDING to the recent Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends 2016 report, the biggest jump in salaries last year was in the construction sector, growing by 3.6%,...
Alasdair Steele

Will local authority pension fund reforms deepen the buyer pool for Scottish commercial property?

By Alasdair Steele, head of Scotland commercial at Knight Frank IT is no secret that UK institutional investors have cooled on Scotland in recent years....

The importance of a home: lessons from buying 30 flats in Edinburgh

By Dan Donald, Simon Community Scotland Today (10 October) is World Homeless Day, providing an important chance for us all to consider the impact of...

Navigating the future of Scottish housebuilding: taking a new approach

By Steven Simpson, MD of the Cruden Group As we mark Scottish Housing Day it gives the chance to reflect on the changing landscape of...
Shawfield Phase 1 CGI

Clyde Gateway Innovation: powering Glasgow’s delivery engine for investment

By Steven Hendry, senior director at CBRE Across the UK, there is no shortage of regeneration strategies, masterplans or ambition. Cities are rich in vision....
Euan Clark, president of the Scottish Building Federation

‘Daunting’ outlook for Scottish building industry

Euan Clark, president of the Scottish Building Federation, warns that the construction industry in Scotland is facing a daunting combination of challenges WITHIN the Scottish...

Good ventilation takes on extra air of importance in education buildings

From removing pollutants to boosting concentration levels, improving indoor air quality is one of the most important considerations when creating educational facilities that are...
John McGuire

Why the right environment is key to greater use of green building materials

By John McGuire, partner at Thomas & Adamson  With the threat of a climate emergency on the horizon, everyone involved in the built environment has...

Scottish Apprenticeship Week: supporting our future leaders

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Naila Akram, head of social impact at Balfour Beatty, highlights how the firm is transforming the landscape for apprentices...

Dealing with Giant Hogweed or Japanese Knotweed on construction sites

By Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control Scotland CONSTRUCTION sites throughout the UK are blighted regularly by invasive non-native weeds and other plants which,...

Six ways to reduce embodied carbon in construction

Ewan Duffin, Harley Haddow associate director Embodied carbon is something we should all be talking about in the race to net zero and push to...
Greig Fenton

How to turn PFI handover risk into a net zero opportunity

By Greig Fenton, regional director, Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group PRIVATE Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as the programme was better known...
Marcus Di Rollo, Gilson Gray

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...