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By Zander Muego, partner at Thomas & Adamson The importance of decarbonisation is becoming increasingly well understood. As all industries look at how they can...

Manufacturing firms, who have always been at the forefront of innovation, are facing challenges that not too long ago, seemed unimaginable. They are being...

Is Scotland ready and prepared to deal with the recladding of high-rise buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, asks William Barlow,...

By Paul Houghton, director – head of planning at DM Hall Baird Lumsden, the specialist rural department of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors FARMING life in...

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull THE last year has brought into sharp focus that one of the lasting legacies of Covid-19 – when the...

By Gary Gray, general manager of Muir Timber Systems, part of the Muir Group THE housing crisis in Scotland is becoming ever more acute. More...

By Martin O’Donnell, health and safety advisor at Akela Group Today, exam results are unveiled in Scotland after over a year of disruption to education...

Seismic activity may be rare in the UK, but many buildings and critical infrastructure need to be protected from blasts.  The cost of specialised...

By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland In an ever-changing world, one constant remains - the power of education. It is the...

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...

By Heather Holbrook, director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since the start of...

By John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group ENERGY prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for...

By Ross Taylor, partner, dispute resolution, Gillespie Macandrew THE Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 was introduced around 15 years ago, bringing with it a set of...

By Nyrie Eller, paralegal, dispute resolution at Gillespie Macandrew SCAFFOLDING is a temporary structure and so naturally, if not erected correctly, it may collapse. Training,...

By Linzi Hedalen, partner and Bruce Hale, counsel at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP It has been widely reported that the construction industry made...

By Roddy Morrison, senior director, UK project management & building consultancy, at CBRE Scotland AS companies sharpen their focus on meeting net zero targets, the...

By Brian Williamson, entrepreneur-in-residence at Kissing With Confidence THE robots are coming. The concept of Artificial Intelligence is no longer confined to the lurid pages...

By Paul Houghton, head of planning at DM Hall AS a town and country planner, I have spent the past few years, paradoxically, giving advice...

As part of last year’s World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) issued a bold vision for how buildings around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, changes need to be implemented throughout a building’s infrastructure. Here, Gert De Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at composites technology company Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.

By Lisa Gray, a bid coordinator for Kier Regional Building Scotland MY childhood dreams were all about being on stage. From pantomimes to amateur theatre...