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...
Setting the standards for porcelain facades
Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...
Why construction companies should set their sights on imaging technology
By Cade Wells, business development manager, CENSIS
Construction sites may have been closed on the back of the Covid-19 outbreak, but the sector is still hard at...
Time to take stock and build workplaces of the future
By Andy Cunningham, senior director at CBRE
A recent report published by CBRE shows that Grade A office supply in Glasgow has now reached a...
Taking future skills offsite
By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and future skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
AS the construction industry is facing unprecedented challenges during the current coronavirus...
New geotechnical solutions help tackle affordable housing shortfall
There is no silver bullet to the shortage of affordable housing across the UK. Debate over the barriers to meeting targets is complex; not...
Avoiding a chain reaction: strategies to avoid the effects of supply chain disruption
Linzi Hedalen, partner at Dentons, discusses risk management and proactive strategies to avoid the effects of supply chain disruption
THE construction industry has not had...
Time to banish the green belt taboo?
By Colin Lavety, planning director at planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
IT is a controversial question, but should...
Confidence is strong in Glasgow West End property market
By Paul Reilly, a director in the Glasgow office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
THE West End of Glasgow is, in normal times, variously described...
Steps construction firms can take to mitigate materials shortages
By Lisa Dromgoole, managing associate at Womble Bond Dickinson, based in Edinburgh. The law firm has launched a new re:build Britain construction sector campaign to help...
The challenges of achieving a just transition in the built environment
By John Forster, chair of Forster Group
The transition to net zero presents unique challenges for the built environment, a sector that is both a...
Architects and designers must embrace the circular economy
By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects
Recently, I read an article about how academic innovation was helping to spearhead a transition to reduce waste...
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...
Future-proofing the industry through inclusivity and diversity
By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director
I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...
Environmental strategy must be more than just a box-ticking exercise
By Mark Murphy, chief risk officer, Donaldson Group
As a business that originated in sustainable forest products, it’s no surprise that we are focused on...
Collective action by housebuilders to target climate change
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
IT was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without...
Key to going green is involving the workforce at every level
By Tim Dew, chief executive of business simulation games company GingrTech
THE delegates to COP26 next month have bought their tickets and are leafing through...
Time has come to start valuing our natural capital
By Neil Bancroft, a senior landscape architect at HarrisonStevens
ON Thursday we mark World Earth Day, the annual call-to-action to take whatever steps we can...
Passivhaus highlights the art of the possible
Lizzy Westmacott, associate director at ECD Architects, shares how the industry can fast-track its Passivhaus know-how ahead of upcoming policy changes
THE Scottish Government has...
‘Considerate’ Balfour Beatty set standard
BALFOUR Beatty has been recognised as a Considerate Constructor for its approach on three prestigious Scottish projects, the Scottish Crime Campus fit-out for the...
