No barrier to air-tight future for Scotland
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...
Scottish construction businesses must be ready to ‘modernise or die’
By Mark Farmer, CEO at Cast Consultancy
GIVEN that my day job is as a real estate consultant from London, most of Scotland’s construction sector...
Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK
In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...
Dig unveils Roman Army artefacts
ARCHAEOLOGICAL investigations near Dumfries have revealed new insight into the Roman Army’s occupation of southern Scotland during the second century AD.
Artefacts discovered include...
Building the future workforce
By Kirsty Connell-Skinner, programme manager | HCI Skills Gateway
Do you remember being young and experiencing something that shaped your career choices? Maybe you saw...
Growing greenways in the heart of our cities
By Mike Harrison, creative director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens, landscape architects and urban designers
THE canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass through the...
It’s time to change the conversation on housing
Nicola Barclay has recently taken up the position of Chief Executive for housebuilding industry body Homes For Scotland, which represents some 200 organisations together...
The built environment — safety assured?
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety
TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...
Mental Health Awareness Week: going beyond the default
The Lighthouse Charity provides 24/7 free and confidential holistic emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community in the UK and Ireland....
Let’s not let our high streets fall by the wayside
The UK Government recently announced plans to invest billions of pounds into infrastructure to help rebuild the economy. The decline of the British high...
Setting the blueprint for green workplaces of the future
By Guy Marsden, director of Highbridge Properties, who are developing the Magenta Business Park together with Clyde Gateway
SCOTLAND is rapidly approaching its net zero...
Planning system must match the ambition to solve Scotland’s housing emergency
By Liz Hamilton, senior land and planning manager at AS Homes and Briar Homes
ONE year ago, Scotland declared a housing emergency, yet we...
21 public sector bid trends for 2021 – are you bid ready?
By Andrew Morrison (founder of AM Bid) and David Gray (managing director of AM Bid)
2020 has been a year like no other; so what’s...
Uncertainty is undermining Scotland’s building industry
By Paul Mitchell, operations director at the Scottish Building Federation (SBF)
CONSTRUCTION is the engine room of the Scottish economy, contributing 7.4% of total output...
The weight of the cost of living crisis on Scottish businesses
By Sharon McDougall, DAS approved money advisor at Scotland Debt Solutions
As we enter the final quarter of 2022 and the cold winter months, Scottish...
The whole economy reaps the benefits from new housebuilding
By Ash Sheikh, director of sales and marketing at Muir Homes, part of the Muir Group
I am sure I am not the only one...
Delivering social housing in Scotland is harder than ever
By Kirsty Morrison, group chief executive of Albyn Housing Society
Providing everyone with a safe, warm and affordable home that meets individuals’ needs is a...
Should dispute resolution be at the “Heart” of every contract?
By Lisa Dromgoole, managing associate at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson
IT'S not often that a construction lawyer has cause to consider the world of...
To dream an impossible dream…no matter how hopeless
By Andrew Leslie, chief executive – The Association for Project Safety
LABOUR'S quest is for the industry to build 370,000 new homes in England every...
It’s now or never in quest to tackle skills shortages
Callum Mackintosh, director at Hi-skills, tells Project Scotland why the nation needs a Centre of Excellence for Skills, Safety and Innovation - and why...
