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...

Heat decarbonisation: the woolly mammoth in the room?

Charlie Drysdale, associate director, smart energy and sustainability at Hydrock, discusses the opportunity for district heating networks to solve the heat decarbonisation challenge...

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...
Norrie Scott

Shining a light on winter wellbeing in Scotland

Norrie Scott, CEO of NJS Lighting Solutions, explores the often overlooked role that lighting plays in how we feel, think, and function during the...

The evolution of soil stabilisation

The remedial practice of soil stabilisation has been widely employed in the construction and building sectors for thousands of years, and even after more...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

Engineering sustainable urban regeneration: unlocking potential to safeguard our future

By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland In the dynamic world of urban development, the pursuit of sustainability stands as a cornerstone...

Health & Safety is not a tick box exercise, it’s a culture

By Greg Johnston, HSEQ director at Stewart Milne Group CONSTRUCTION is one of the most regulated industries when it comes to health, safety and...
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...
Cup type scaffold with bridge

An exciting new phase for NASC’s ‘game-changing’ platform for system scaffolding

Mark Collinson, head of technical at NASC, trade body for the access and scaffolding industry, explains the significance of the latest developments in its...

New ways of thinking make the future bright for SuDS

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are widely acknowledged to be the most environmentally-acceptable way to manage flood risk and prevent water pollution.  Yet, despite their...

Five construction themes for 2021

By Stephen Good, CEO of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) IT would be safe to say that any predictions made about the past 12 months...

Beware tax pitfalls of building or buying a garden pod for use as home...

By Ian McMonagle, taxation director at Russell & Russell AMONGST millions of people throughout the UK, WFH, or 'working from home' has set off an...
Albyn Housing Society social housing

Delivering social housing in Scotland is harder than ever

By Kirsty Morrison, group chief executive of Albyn Housing Society Providing everyone with a safe, warm and affordable home that meets individuals’ needs is a...
Mark Macaulay

Warehouses and war: how construction contracts help manage delivery risk

By Mark Macaulay (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons in Glasgow) and Tasmyn Brittlebank (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons...

Key workers have nowhere to stay – and it’s threatening services in our communities

By Jenny Davies, associate director, Scottish Futures Trust Key workers are an integral part of our communities – from caring for our grandparents, teaching our...
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...

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...

Eliminate unnecessary costs and deliver more for less

Kenny Telfer, chair of RICS Matrics Scotland, discusses the importance of collaborative value management IN a time of political and economic uncertainly in the UK...

Urban or suburban – the eternal dilemma

We often think of flight to the suburbs as a modern phenomenon, but a conflict has raged for centuries between urban and suburban living....

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...