Cementing a place in history

The Queensferry Crossing is set to become the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world upon its completion in May 2017, writes Ronnie Turner,...

Going beyond the environmental argument for retrofitting

By Moses Jenkins, sector skills manager, Historic Environment Scotland When thinking about the retrofit of our older building stock, it is important to get the terminology...

Seven steps to better cash flow management

By Lee Swinerd, Director, KPMG LLP In the early stages of a business, cash flow is arguably the most important factor to consider. Indeed, one...
Ian Rogers

The coordination crisis no one’s talking about

Ian Rogers, CEO and founder of construction consultancy Procync, explores the reasons why so many projects go over time, budget, or underdeliver THERE is a...

Procurement changes: double trouble or more ‘bang for our buck’?

By Claire Mills, Associate, Construction & Engineering Team, BTO Solicitors THE procurement of public contracts in Scotland is now subject to two sets of new...

The law of time-bar: discovering a new test

By Leona Duff, a solicitor in Anderson Strathern LLP’s commercial litigation team The law    The law of time-bar has been confusing and unsatisfactory for a...

Covid-19 – the construction industry needs to heed the hygiene warnings

By Lesley McLeod, CEO, The Association for Project Safety THESE are not normal times. But, in many ways, the construction industry is just like any...

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...

Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact

By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...
Housing project designed to Passivhaus standards

Passivhaus highlights the art of the possible

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director at ECD Architects, shares how the industry can fast-track its Passivhaus know-how ahead of upcoming policy changes THE Scottish Government has...

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...

Seeing the wood for the trees: how timber can help Scotland deliver sustainability

By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) SCOTLAND is claimed to have hit the energy jackpot twice, with the discovery of North...

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....

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...

The importance of building up your reputation

“NO such thing as bad publicity” goes the old adage. But for the construction sector, conveying the right image is increasingly critical. Many companies don’t...

The circular economy is taking shape within the construction industry

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers Is the circular economy just a fashion with too many people jumping on the bandwagon without any real...
Russell Roof Tiles

Driving sustainability with product choice

Dan Hancox, corporate sustainability and development director at Russell Roof Tiles, delves into how pitched concrete roof tiles can offer a sustainable solution, as...

Let’s put community engagement at the heart of procurement

After being awarded the GO Best Service Award (contractors working with the Scottish public sector) at the recent GO Excellence in Public Procurement Awards...
Jamie Goth

What is the Net Zero Public Sector Buildings Standard delivering?

The theme for Scotland's Climate Week 2024 is ‘Stories for Change’. In this article, Jamie Goth, associate director at the Scottish Futures Trust, looks...

Advances in Scottish timber can support net zero efforts

By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) IN the tale of the Three Little Pigs, only the house made of bricks survived...