Construction during a crisis: making people the priority
By David Shearer, managing director, HFD Construction
OVER the past weeks, construction has, like many other sectors, come under the spotlight as the world comes to...
Humanising the workplace
By Bruce Kennedy, architect director at BDP's Glasgow studio
As a designer of workplaces, I’m fascinated by the adaptability of millions of people around the world...
Property market recovery? It’s all in the timing
By Alan Gordon, senior partner in the Glasgow north office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
UP until two weeks ago, the property market in Scotland...
Covid-19 – the construction industry needs to heed the hygiene warnings
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, The Association for Project Safety
THESE are not normal times. But, in many ways, the construction industry is just like any...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Are You Bid Ready?
By Andrew Morrison, founder and BD director at AM Bid
A significant part of the UK’s business community is dependent on winning work through competitive...
Amid the stark shortage of Grade A office space, it’s time for occupiers to...
By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC
A recent report from property services company, CBRE showed that Grade A office supply in...
Prescription in Scots law: a red flag for engaging your lawyer
By Sandra Cassels, a partner in the litigation team at Scottish law firm Morton Fraser
PRESCRIPTION is a rule of law where obligations can expire...
Sharing data is key for industry efficiency
By Dermot Murray, VP of Ideation at Inoapps
IN an information age where data is considered more valuable than oil, the Scottish construction industry needs...
Don’t ‘edge’ your bets when it comes to car park compliance
By Steve Dunn, managing director of car park construction specialist Berry Systems
WHEN it comes to multi-storey car parks, the quality of edge protection can...
Time is of the essence with historic building conservation
By Greig Fenton, associate director, Thomas & Adamson
GALE force winds, torrential rain and freezing temperatures – welcome to winter in Scotland. Almost two years...
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...
It’s time to think seriously about where we will find the next generation of...
By Eric Curran, managing partner of DM Hall chartered surveyors, based in the firm's Glasgow north office
NEGENTROPY is not a word which is much...
Residential neighbourhoods created in Scottish city centres
By Oliver Wilson, architect director at BDP’s Glasgow Studio
On moving to Edinburgh as a child, my first impression was that it seemed complete. It...
Transition time – why the UK’s construction sector can’t afford to take its eye...
By Viv Sutherland, Strategic Development Director, Morris & Spottiswood
BREXIT may have slipped down the news agenda for the moment, but the importance of the...
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...
Why diversity is good for the construction industry
The construction sector is not generally regarded as a bastion of equal rights for women. However, that situation is changing, says Gillian Thomson, branch...
MMC and timber systems can help meet housing ambitions
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why modern methods of construction coupled with a build fabric such as...
Brexit and bark beetle: what they mean for 2020 timber supply
Excess stock brought in ahead of the original Brexit deadline, uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the European Union, and challenges posed by bark...
Why saving the rain adds up
Water recycling specialist Kevin Reed from SDS Limited explains how new technologies are making it increasingly commercially attractive for Scottish businesses to reuse water,...
Maintaining drainage to prevent flooding
As Scotland experiences increasingly volatile weather conditions, it is more important than ever precautions are in place to prevent them causing havoc to infrastructure....
