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Edinburgh-based architect Architype is working on a number of Passivhaus schools, including the recently completed Riverside Primary, the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland....

By Kevin Reid, chief executive of the Cruden Group AS the construction industry begins its journey through the restart plan, we consider how lockdown has...

By Kath MacTaggart, a landscape architect at BDP Glasgow studio RAISED in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes...

With available building space at a premium in the UK, there has been an increasing push to convert disused brownfield land into new housing....

By Paul Coffey, chief executive of the Scotland 5G Centre. A golden key opens any door and 5G is the key to unlocking business efficiency...

By Mark Caswell, technical manager for water management specialists Graf UK CORRECT stormwater management is critical to urban planning and infrastructure development because it protects...

I’d like to see procurement that is not based solely on price, but rather on many factors that will allow us to maximise the economic impact of our projects.

By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Homes In just 20 years from now, a quarter of the UK population will be aged 65 or over....

Hugh Franklin, head of AeroBarrier UK, explains why technology holds the key to meeting ambitious decarbonisation targets in Scotland’s housing sector SCOTLAND’S focus on energy-efficient...

Water recycling specialist Kevin Reed from SDS Limited explains how new technologies are making it increasingly commercially attractive for Scottish businesses to reuse water,...

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...

By MJ O’Shaughnessy, managing director, Will Rudd (Glasgow) EDINBURGH is coming alive again as lockdown eases and people can visit once more. It is a...

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...

Addi Spiers, partner in business support and restructuring at legal firm, Addleshaw Goddard, explores Aberdeen’s tentative steps towards recovery and the impact upon the...

Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) are financial incentives for electricity generated from small-scale renewable and low-carbon sources. FiTs are guaranteed payments to small-scale generators, which are...

Research from the Alzheimer’s Society estimates that the number of people living with dementia in the UK is set to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. It means demand for specialist dementia care facilities will increase. However, the varying nature of the condition prevents a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to creating a safe environment for patients. Construction Specialties (CS) has worked with architects and end users on several dementia care projects. Kate Waterston, UK sales manager at CS, looks at considerations when designing dementia care facilities.

By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts AS we mark this year’s European Week for Waste Reduction, the message remains clear: waste prevention is not...

By Nick Mayberry, head of real estate, Barclays Corporate Banking Scotland MODULAR construction has been used in its traditional form for many years. Pre-fabricated housing...

By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building IMAGINE how much your business could save if you didn’t have to undertake an expensive recruitment process...

By Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development at Kingspan Insulation Limited LAST month’s revisions to Section 6 (energy) of the Building Standards have...