Rise of 20-minute neighbourhoods could reinvigorate local communities
By Amy Wimpenny, project manager for Clyde Gateway
THE last twelve months have seen a dramatic change to the way we live and work. Never...
Out with the old, in with the new – replacing insolvent contractors
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...
New thinking will be required to buck the hard facts about Scotland’s housing market
By Eric Curran, managing partner at DM Hall
RECENT media commentary from usually well-informed sources have raised the so far unresolved but familiar concerns...
Climate Change – building a carbon neutral future
By Andrew Leslie, associate, at Gillespie Macandrew
IT was in the news last week that UK government advisers are recommending that new homes should be banned...
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...
Demand for scaffolding blocks rises in Scotland
Owen Batham, sales & marketing director at Elite Precast Concrete, explains how scaffolding blocks can deliver multiple benefits in temporary works
IN construction, temporary works...
Sentencing uncertainty in uncertain times?
By Clare Bone, partner and criminal solicitor advocate at BTO
THE 2015 Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guidelines on Health and Safety Offences etc. came into force...
Construction – a modern perspective
By Shona Wilson, technical services manager at Hart Builders
GROWING up, I really enjoyed both maths and physics at school and was very definite about...
Cladding our future towards net zero
By Ellen Delph, project manager, KR Group (Scotland)
THE days of us living our lives within, what might be termed a linear production model -...
Why flexibility, not floorspace, is shaping Aberdeen’s office market
By Andrew Davidson, Balmoral Group
IT'S been a turbulent decade for Aberdeen’s economy - and for commercial property across the UK. The city, so long...
A call for clarity over UK retrofit delivery models
By Sara Edmonds, co-director of the National Retrofit Hub
AS Scotland’s building industry reckons with the formidable challenge of scaling up retrofit initiatives and decarbonising...
Don’t let them suffer in silence
By Martin Robertson, health and safety manager at M-Pact Group
IT is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many...
9 bid trends for 2019
By Andrew Morrison, managing director of AM Bid
It’s a brave person who would confidently state what 2019 will bring! While no-one can be certain...
Aberdeen property market is hoping for a fair wind
By Felicity Forbes-Davidson, a partner in the Aberdeen residential offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
WHEN the Tall Ships sailed from Aberdeen in a flurry...
Churches are part of our national treasure, but valuation presents a professional challenge
By Adam Jennings, a surveyor in the Glasgow North office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
SCOTLAND'S churches are part of a long and proud heritage....
New rules designed to further reduce fatalities
By Jacqueline Cursiter, Senior Associate at law firm CMS
Given the ever present threat of injury and, potentially, loss of life for construction workers, health...
The time is now for action on BIM
2017 is the year when BIM comes to the fore for those involved in the Scottish built environment. Here, Leanne McMillan, sustainable development and...
Businesses must prioritise employee health and wellbeing during lockdown period
By Alastair Wallace, senior partner, Thomas & Adamson
With the UK now into its fourth week in lockdown, it goes without saying that everyone involved...
How Covid-19 has impacted the construction industry in Scotland and England differently
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact industries of all disciplines across the globe, the construction sector in particular has faced a plethora of mixed messages with the...
Blending the old with the new in landmark Virgin Hotel
By Leo Shand, senior BIM coordinator at Will Rudd (Glasgow Office)
THE new Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh is a flagship project that involves the...
