Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit

By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...

Hygienic flooring is key to raising sanitary standards

Hygiene standards in public spaces face unprecedented scrutiny in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In areas where footfall is high, maintaining the highest...

How best to solve disputes generated by Covid-19?

Sandra Cassels, partner on the commercial litigation team specialising in construction and engineering dispute resolution at Morton Fraser, tells Project Scotland why collaboration may...

The built environment needs to ‘think energy’ more than it currently does

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

The urgent need to revive Scotland’s SME housebuilding sector

By Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland Last week, Homes for Scotland (HFS) published a report revealing a concerning decline in the small...

What is the future of construction?

By Heleana Neil of Innovate UK BUILDINGS account for 40% of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions. But, most of them were built in the...

House brick can become circular economy champ

By Professor Gabriela Medero, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot Watt University and a recent finalist in the 2018 Converge Challenge,...

It’s time for Scotland to stop missing out on solar thermal

By Stephanie Clark, Policy Manager, Onshore Renewables at Scottish Renewables IT’S all too easy to scoff at solar power in Scotland, but falling hardware prices...

Failing to seek permission for home improvements can be a costly mistake

By Calum Allmond, an associate and head of architectural services at DM Hall Scotland’s housing market continues to boom with prices reaching unprecedented levels,...

How Princes Street can step up its transformation

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...

The importance of surface water management

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

Retentions have been a source of conflict in the construction industry for too long

 By Calum Melville, CEO of Edison Capital Is there a strategy within the construction industry in Britain to drive contractors out of business? This is...

Health and safety training is more than just policies and procedures

By Lynsey Chambers, training manager, City Building, Queenslie Training Centre ALL employers have a duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their...

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...

Celebrating daylight

By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director at Queensberry Properties, on how architects seek to maximise natural light in properties The importance of light has...

UK’s most efficient form of lead recycling becomes specifiable

By Steve Reynolds, national specification manager at Envirolead LEAD’S heritage as a product at the heart of UK construction is beyond doubt and its place...

Setting ‘sites’ on a thriving career in construction

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...

‘Inventory’ to be developed for high-rises in Scotland

THE Scottish Government has confirmed to Project Scotland that a high-rise domestic building “inventory” is being developed as part of its building and fire...

Who owns what on a partially built off-site construction project? 

As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction specialist...
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Subsidence risk rises as Scotland’s weather wreaks havoc

David Hedley, commercial & infrastructure lead at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, warns that as weather remains erratic, the construction sector must stay alert...