The Commonwealth catalyst: the legacy behind Glasgow’s games
By Niki Spence, head of sustainable communities at Clyde Gateway
IN just a year’s time Glasgow will welcome back the Commonwealth Games to our city,...
Landscape architecture — a healthy outlook for everyone
By Lesley Samuel, landscape architect at Halliday Fraser Munro
LANDSCAPE architecture, once an afterthought and often viewed as a hefty additional cost, is now moving...
Where we’re going with skills mix: a new paradigm for a sustainable energy future
By professor Norman McLennan, director of COES Caledonia Ltd and a visiting professor at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at Robert Gordon University.
The...
‘Daunting’ outlook for Scottish building industry
Euan Clark, president of the Scottish Building Federation, warns that the construction industry in Scotland is facing a daunting combination of challenges
WITHIN the Scottish...
Employees: confident or cautious?
By Ian Eker, director of Hays Construction & Property in Scotland
THE construction and property industry in Scotland has been buoyant for many years. So...
How Princes Street can step up its transformation
By Murray Stewart, partner and head of real estate at Gilson Gray
THE new St James Quarter in Edinburgh is grabbing the headlines as high-end...
Are solar batteries a viable alternative to exporting to the Grid?
By Steven Dale, a surveyor in the Peterhead office of DM Hall
Sometimes there are straws in the wind which can make you reassess...
Brexit impact will be unclear for some time
By Shona Frame, partner and construction legal specialist at law firm CMS
WHAT does Brexit mean for the future of Scottish construction? This really is...
Green shoots as housing set to be new government priority
By Andrew Donaldson, CEO, The Donaldson Group
'Get Britain building again'. The words we’ve been waiting for kicking off a positive opening speech from our...
The importance of EPDs in Passivhaus projects
Neil Turner, technical sales manager for Ecological Building Systems, explores the role of EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) in supporting the construction sector’s move towards...
Time to make a meaningful impact
By Alan Wilson, managing director at SELECT
IN issuing its report “Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland”, Holyrood’s Economy, Energy and...
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...
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...
All about timing for collateral warranty
By Keith Emmerson, senior solicitor, dispute resolution (specialising in construction) at Gillespie Macandrew
COLLATERAL warranties are an integral part of the construction contract landscape, filling...
Can online pay portals combat blame culture?
By Colin Darch, business process consultant at OPEN ECX
BLAME culture is a contentious topic in the construction industry, particularly when it comes to invoicing...
A global push to circularity
By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts
GLOBAL Recycling Day 2025 actions us to closely consider waste reduction, a dual target for environmental and economic...
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...
Innovative glazing to achieve new Scottish Building Regulations
The introduction of new Building Scotland Regulations on 1st February 2023 has placed energy efficiency high on the agenda for construction professionals. The regulations,...
Lost generation creates a challenge for Scotland’s construction sector
By Paul Dixon, managing director, Munro Group
WHILE the UK construction industry has, broadly speaking, picked itself up and dusted itself down since the financial...
Cracking the scourge of potholes
By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK
POTHOLES are an evocative subject. They are defined differently and assessed without a...
