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By Mark Harris, head of sustainability at Sika AS cities grow and climate change accelerates, flooding has become one of the most urgent issues facing...

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 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,...

By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety (APS) WHEN that ominous envelope from your energy retailer hits the mat, the bill seems...

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...

By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP's dispute resolution team, specialising in construction THE Westminster Government published the Building Safety Bill on 5...

By Laura Closs, a BIM co-ordinator at Kier Construction I always loved art and drawing as a child, and whenever my civil engineer dad took...

By Sarah Hagen, office agency partner at Knight Frank Glasgow Different generations have always expected something new from the workplace. But, in the case of...

In January, the UK faced significant storms that caused road closures, disrupted rail services, and led to widespread flooding. Terry Wilkinson, specialist design and...

By Sandra Cassels, a partner in the litigation team at Scottish law firm Morton Fraser PRESCRIPTION is a rule of law where obligations can expire...

Gordon Hunt, divisional director, Clancy Consulting, explains how technical partners and local authorities are working together to unlock growth in Ayrshire FROM advanced manufacturing hubs...

By Amanda Byrne, site manager for Kier Construction Scotland People are always surprised when I tell them that I’m a construction site manager. ‘That’s not...

As part of last year’s World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) issued a bold vision for how buildings around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, changes need to be implemented throughout a building’s infrastructure. Here, Gert De Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at composites technology company Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.

By Zander Muego, director at Egis UK THE commercial property market is undergoing a prolonged adjustment. Rising construction costs, tighter regulations, and questions over financial...

As construction works towards reducing carbon emissions, John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, discusses why embodied carbon is critical to its success IT’S...

David Sulman of the Scottish Timber Trade Association provides an update on developments in engineered timber products WHILST wood may be one of the oldest...

By Paddy Leighton, UK director, Icynene THE uptake of energy efficiency measures such as loft and wall insulation must be accelerated for domestic housing if...

Even Sorgjerd, director at Will Rudd Edinburgh, discusses the challenges of providing new education buildings in Scotland’s capital city AS Edinburgh continues to grow and...

By Malcolm Morrison, a director at Sutherland-based GMG Energy. Highland Region is one of the most beautiful places in Europe, with a wild, majestic grandeur and,...

Putting an end to the unnecessary burning of fossil fuels and helping to curb carbon emissions all around the world, electricity will be the key enabler on our energy transition.