Let’s not let our high streets fall by the wayside
The UK Government recently announced plans to invest billions of pounds into infrastructure to help rebuild the economy. The decline of the British high...
How to avoid a war over water
By Matthew Rolph, MD at Graf UK, a rainwater harvesting champion and sustainable manufacturer of wastewater and storm water management systems
EVERY cloud has a...
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...
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...
Chaos in Portugal and Spain shines very bright light on vital role of electricians
By Alan Wilson, MD of SELECT
It has come as a shock of unprecedented voltage, not just in Spain and Portugal but across the western...
Building towards a successful year in the rental sector
By Angela Fee, head of mattering (marketing) & impact at AnswerConnect
LANDLORDS and letting agencies have weathered a tough twelve months. Tightening regulations, unfavourable tax...
Managing excess water during road construction
Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...
Increased timber use can help meet carbon targets
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses the role of offsite timber building systems in meeting net zero goals...
Better times lie ahead for north east housing
Glenn Allison, chief executive at Stewart Milne Group, tells Project Scotland that the business remains confident in Aberdeen’s prospects despite challenges in the housing...
Insulation specification for higher-risk buildings
Changing regulations mean that architects and specifiers designing high-rise and higher-risk buildings in Scotland need to meet much stricter and, in some cases, conflicting,...
Managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) roof structures
By Stuart Fleming, director, Will Rudd
PROPERTY owners and managers of buildings built between the mid 1950s and early 1990s will be interested to know...
How to guard your property from flood damage
By Stuart McGinlay, structural waterproofing specialist at Wise Basement Systems
WINTER has firmly descended on Scotland, and professionals in construction should expect and prepare for...
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...
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 greenways in the heart of our cities
By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers
THE canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass through the...
We all need to take homes to our hearts to build a better future
By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland
Everyone should have a place to call home and as I mark my first year as...
Recognising what it takes to make a great development
By Steven Simpson, MD, Cruden Homes East
AFTER the shut-downs, materials shortages and lack of skilled workers that have challenged the housebuilding industry over the...
What does lower occupancy mean for future of commercial buildings?
London’s Canary Wharf is currently operating at 10% capacity, with most employees working from home. To put that in perspective, that’s about 12,000 people...
‘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...
Diversity: it is a real agenda item
By Emma Marriott, a Construction Scotland Innovation Centre board member
Tokenistic. Tickbox. Lip Service. These are just a few of the words that are commonly...
