Joe Warren, Knight Frank

Time to prepare for biggest shake-up in Scottish EPCs for more than a decade

By Joe Warren, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank THERE are lots of legislative and regulatory difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK....

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...

Fixing potholes could unlock both our economic recovery and a bright future

By Hannah Smith, director of ICE Scotland – the independent voice on infrastructure  OUR world has changed, perhaps irrevocably, since the turn of the year....

Later living housing design: learning from Covid-19

By Stuart Carr, director at Inglis & Carr The new reality In a recent trip to Verona, prior to the majority of the population of the...

Growing flood risk requires fresh approach to delivery and funding

Stephen Taylor, associate director at Turner & Townsend,  explores how Scotland can deliver a fresh approach to delivering flood protection schemes THE impact of climate...

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...
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How can Scotland face the challenges of climate change?

ICE Scotland chair, Donald Bell, explains the need for simultaneous progress on net zero and climate resilience. SOCIETY is facing two major challenges: achieving net...
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Innovation, collaboration, and solutions for Scotland’s housing crisis

By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Group As 2025 dawns, the housebuilding industry finds itself at a crossroads, still facing economic and political challenges, yet...
Grace Mair

Don’t let embodied carbon undermine your net zero plans

By Grace Mair, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group HUGE amounts of resource are being invested in improving the sustainability of...

Let’s get together

Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP, explains why our workplace environments must adapt quicker, following a shift in post-pandemic working patterns With more people...

Repairs tipped to support rise in modular construction

Gary Danson, operations director at Plastic Surgeon, discusses the rise of modular construction and advantages of repair rather than replacement A modular approach to construction...

Edinburgh Gateway points the way towards neighbourhoods of the future

By Stuart Harrow, director of transportation at Dougall Baillie Associates EDINBURGH is justifiably proud of what the city offers: a great quality of life, a...

Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges

By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow Due to the combined understanding of...

Russell Timber Technology marks 55 years in business

Glasgow-based Russell Timber Technology, a manufacturer of precision engineered timber and alu-clad windows and doors, is marking 55 years in business this year. The...

£125 funding needed to achieve sustainable housing

IN light of John Swinney’s recent Budget speech, which focused largely on the social inequality caused by fuel poverty, Philip Hogg, Chief Executive of trade...

Pause for reflection may be no bad thing for residential property market

By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors WHILE reports about a slump in house sales and dropping prices quite naturally attract the...

Transparency and trafficking

Jonathan Gaskell and Caragh Nimmo tell Project Scotland what steps organisations must take to comply with new legislation and ensure slavery and human trafficking...

9 bid trends for 2019

By Andrew Morrison, managing director of AM Bid It’s a brave person who would confidently state what 2019 will bring! While no-one can be certain...

It’s time to invest in young people

By Peter Russian, chief executive of Remarkable (formerly Investors in People Scotland) IN an environment where margins are being squeezed more tightly and the demands...

Speeding up installation without losing quality

Allen Coldrake, director at waterproofing system specialist Carlisle Construction Materials, discusses the need to consider installation benefits to deliver faster construction programmes and clarity...