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Health & Safety is not a tick box exercise, it’s a culture

By Greg Johnston, HSEQ director at Stewart Milne Group CONSTRUCTION is one of the most regulated industries when it comes to health, safety and...
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Vertical growth is no tall order in Glasgow

Lotte Tobermann, associate director at GIA, discusses delivering tall buildings responsibly in Glasgow’s next skyline chapter The City of Glasgow is on the cusp of...

Passivhaus clarification required for improved compliance

New build housing will need to meet the Scottish equivalent of the Passivhaus standard within two years. But is there enough understanding of the...
Alan Ferns

RAAC and ruin? Timely advice can relieve panic over aerated concrete

By Alan Ferns, director – structural engineering at Dougall Baillie Associates Panics come and panics go in the pragmatic world of engineering. It is part...

Collective action by housebuilders to target climate change

By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe IT was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without...

Why the UK needs to build more, build better and build beautiful…

By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety EVERYWHERE you turn there’s building works. And, on larger sites, there are big signs shouting out...
Niki Spence

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,...

We need to make the stars align for building zero carbon homes

As AIMCH, the flagship collaborative R&D project to develop, trial and scale up industrialised housing techniques ends, Stewart Dalgarno, its project director reflects on...

Choosing a channel – a closer look at drainage selection

Drainage and water management systems form a vital part of all construction projects. With so many options available, selecting the best drainage system can...

The value of effective marketing assets

Effective marketing materials are essential for buyers to make the biggest purchase of their lives, ideally combining digital and real-world resources. Queensberry Properties’ sales...

What to do when insolvency looms on-site

The construction industry trade press frequently writes about administrations in the industry. Whilst the Insolvency Service's figures show that around one construction company went...

How open-plan living became the norm

By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director at Queensberry Properties In 1999, the very first episode of Grand Designs aired on Channel 4. It followed...

Ripple effects of Carillion collapse have yet to surface

By Andrew Stephen, director of construction, property & infrastructure at Change Recruitment WHEN large employers like Carillion go into administration, there is a ripple effect,...
Ben Finnie

Why property tax reforms south of the border matter for Scotland

By Ben Finnie, property sales director at Gilson Gray The ongoing debate over property tax reform in England and Wales continues to make headlines. With...

Construction procurement reform 2023 workshop series

By Clare Paterson, principal construction adviser, The Scottish Government On average, Scotland’s public sector spends more than £4 billion a year on constructing buildings and...

STA Advice Note 18 – what do specifiers need to know?

ADVERTORIAL John Mellor, Product Manager at Protect Membranes, explains the Structural Timber Association’s new STA Advice Note 18 and describes the key recommendations for breather...

Good ventilation takes on extra air of importance in education buildings

From removing pollutants to boosting concentration levels, improving indoor air quality is one of the most important considerations when creating educational facilities that are...

Lessons learned through lockdown could rebuild the future of construction

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...

ESG needs to become part of the DNA of new developments

By Dr Sophie Taysom from Keyah Consulting Scotland’s net zero commitments cannot be achieved without a clear focus on the built environment, which accounts for...

Unsafe cladding in Scotland: a brief guide to the new proposals

By Michael Collins, senior associate, BTO Solicitors SINCE the Grenfell fire in June 2017, the UK and Scottish Governments have introduced a number of reforms...