Keeping Scotland’s communites connected
By Peter Aramayo, projects director, Mabey Hire
IN the last decade, the Scottish Government has worked tirelessly to deliver major infrastructure improvements. You only have...
Engineering a greener world
By Gerard Carson, a senior engineer/team leader at Will Rudd Davidson, Glasgow
CHOOSING what to study at university was one of the biggest decisions I...
Time to take a long-term view on energy efficient schools
Joanne Hemmings, associate at Holmes Miller, discusses making Passivhaus the ‘new normal’ when it comes to designing education buildings in Scotland
WITH the usual hint...
Bid Trends for 2020
By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid
2020 is not just a new year but the beginning of a new decade. I list below 10...
How render colour defines a home’s identity
Colour plays a powerful and emotive role in shaping the built environment, far beyond mere decoration. The visual appeal of a building’s outer skin,...
Highland residents face unfair additional energy costs
By Kirsty Morrison, interim CEO of Albyn Housing Society, an organisation that manages more than 3,700 properties in 70 communities across the Highlands.
As inflation...
Maintaining lifeline services in a pandemic
By Kevin Hobbs, chief executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL)
TRAVEL has been extremely limited in the last year. Trips abroad have all but...
The importance of builders’ merchants
From DIY bathroom renovations and garden makeovers to large-scale commercial construction, builders’ merchants offer the supplies needed to bring projects to life. Keeping stock...
Collaboration helps to build Ayrshire’s future
Gordon Hunt, divisional director, Clancy Consulting, explains how technical partners and local authorities are working together to unlock growth in Ayrshire
FROM advanced manufacturing hubs...
SEPA enforcement powers – a new landscape for construction sector
By Vikki Watt, Partner & Solicitor Advocate, BTO Solicitors LLP
THE Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 granted SEPA...
Offsite construction can become the ‘new normal’
By Stewart Dalgarno, AIMCH project director and director of product development at Stewart Milne Group
THE global pandemic will have a wide-reaching impact on...
Rethinking healthcare design: lessons learned from a global pandemic
By Christoph Ackermann, a principal at BDP’s Glasgow Studio
NHS staff are the heroes of 2020, we owe them immense admiration and gratitude for their...
Learning from listening to communities
By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers
What if…?/Scotland is an exhibition that frames hopes and dreams for...
Scotland’s cladding programme marks first year with safer homes in sight
By Hamish Paterson, director and head of building surveying at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
January 2026 marked one year since the Housing...
Time to start preparing for upcoming Employment Rights Bill
By Laura Morrison, managing practice development lawyer at Dentons
Employment Rights Bill overview
The UK government has introduced the much-anticipated Employment Rights Bill, which promises significant...
Designing curtain wall façades to accommodate building movement
By Gary Ledger, technical director at Kawneer UK
THE interaction between a building’s façade and its structure is frequently ignored in the design phase but...
Holistic approach is essential if UK Government is to deliver on housing promise
By Andrew Leslie, chief executive, The Association for Project Safety
DEPUTY Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s announcement of a nationwide housing target of 370,000 homes per...
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...
How to bid and win in the Covid-19 era
By Andrew Morrison, founder & BD director at AM Bid
Following a sharp decline in tender activity during March and April 2020, we are now...
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,...
