Home Reports have worked well, but surveyors must be open to opportunities for improvement
By Eric Curran, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
IT is quite remarkable that it is now 10 years since Home Reports, the initiative...
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...
Setting the blueprint for green workplaces of the future
By Guy Marsden, director of Highbridge Properties, who are developing the Magenta Business Park together with Clyde Gateway
SCOTLAND is rapidly approaching its net zero...
Ripple effects of Carillion collapse have yet to surface
By Andrew Stephen, director of construction, property & infrastructure at Change Recruitment
WHEN large employers like Carillion go into administration, there is a ripple effect,...
Procurement Bill passes sensible ideas – but more needs to be done
DAVID Wright, Head of External Affairs at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, has welcomed the passing of the Procurement Reform Bill,...
Making a big noise over acoustic design constraints
Every room presents a unique challenge when it comes to acoustics. When you place an incorrect material or even too much of one, it...
Lessons to be learned from Edinburgh school closures
IT’S time to revert to a more traditional procurement method of public buildings.
That’s the view of architect Alan Dunlop in light of the recent...
Timber is set to grow in the non-domestic market
By Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures
STATISTICS indicate that Scotland is leading the UK in timber frame construction. With approximately 80%...
Offsite construction has finally made it to the mainstream
Mike Stevenson, Sidey development director, tells Project Scotland why offsite construction has finally reached a point where it can positively disrupt the way housing...
The importance of long-term roadway maintenance
By Richard Ashton, market development manager Bitumen, TotalEnergies UK
THE impact of increasingly volatile weather conditions is having a noticeable effect on Scottish roads,...
How can Scotland build smarter in 2024?
Bruce Robertson, lending manager at Atelier, examines the current state of the housing market in Scotland
Over the course of 2023, the housing crisis has...
Are women breaking the architecture ‘glass ceiling’ in 2025?
By Laura McCrossan, associate director, Aitken Turnbull Architects
WOMEN are steadily gaining ground in UK business, with the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reporting that...
Waste not, want not
By Phil Sutton, founder, Duraproducts
THIS year’s European Week for Waste Reduction (EWRR) takes place from 16-24 November and its campaign theme is ‘reduce, reuse,...
Blend of digital and low carbon skills key to bridging talent gap in construction
By Lisa Deane, head of programme performance at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
THE construction sector has shown remarkable resilience over the last couple of...
I always had ‘Grand Designs’ on my career
By Robbie Hunter, site manager for Kier Regional Building Scotland
LIKE many children I liked playing with Lego and creating my own buildings, but it...
More support needed for construction workforce
By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
IN an industry where two construction workers take their own life every single working day...
Shawfair’s ambitions to bring green power to its people
By James Palmer, associate director of Shawfair LLP - a joint venture between Buccleuch Properties and Mactaggart & Mickel
IN 2005 Apple launched the iPod...
Bringing life to the desert with biophilic design
By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP Glasgow
WHEN visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus in Dubai, they leave behind...
The vital role of acoustics in classroom design
Michael Anderson, head of A&D – UK & Ireland – at ceiling solutions specialist Zentia, tells Project Scotland about the vital role of acoustics...
How office design can support future generations
By Sarah Hagen, office agency partner at Knight Frank Glasgow
Different generations have always expected something new from the workplace. But, in the case of...
