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By Jennifer Smart, head of sustainability programmes at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) IN Scotland’s fight against climate change, we have a number of tools...

By Ross Taylor, partner, dispute resolution, Gillespie Macandrew IF a payer under a construction contract is looking to pay less than the 'notified sum', they...

Liam McKay, a solicitor in Anderson Strathern’s contentious construction team, tells Project Scotland why a recent Supreme Court decision on collateral warranties has major...

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP IN more than 30 years as a practicing architect in Glasgow, I have witnessed the city’s resilience...

By Manni Ferguson, procurement lead for Kier Construction in Scotland and north east England WITH International Women’s Day just two days away (March 8, 2018),...

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP Glasgow WHEN visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus in Dubai, they leave behind...

The coronavirus pandemic will eventually pass and, when it does, it will have changed the way we shop, work and teach our children. ‘Social...

By Ann Allen, chair of Women in Property Scotland board  IT is widely understood that a diverse workforce is better for business. There is a...

Fraser Brown, business development director at Shackerley, explains why mechanically fixed brick façades are changing the way we build with brick SPECIFICATION choices and construction...

Norrie Scott, CEO of NJS Lighting Solutions, explores the often overlooked role that lighting plays in how we feel, think, and function during the...

By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...

By Tim Dew, chief executive of business simulation games company GingrTech THE delegates to COP26 next month have bought their tickets and are leafing through...

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,...

David Grace, sales director at Saint-Gobain Exterior Solutions, explains that when specification decisions are made in isolation or too late in the process, this...

By Guy Marsden, director of Highbridge Properties, who are developing the Magenta Business Park together with Clyde Gateway The pandemic, a renewed focus on climate...

With a more buoyant construction market, it is those firms continuing to invest in training that are best placed to help housing providers bring their homes up to modern standards. Billy Baird, Projects Director at roofing and cladding services provider Marley Contract Services, looks at how the company has managed to maintain its skills base. THE skills shortage is particularly acute in the construction industry and encompasses a wide range of disciplines from bricklaying through to plumbing. A lack of...

Kirsti Olson, partner at Dentons and construction law expert, explains what to be aware of regarding the expiry of your PFI contract, and why...

By John Forster, chairman and founder of Forster Group The journey towards net zero is fraught with complexities and challenges that often seem insurmountable and...

By Christoph Ackermann, principal at Building Design Partnership (BDP). WHAT is a hospital’s primary purpose? To offer a diagnosis for disease. To treat the sick...

By Rodney Whyte, partner and residential property specialist at Pinsent Masons SCOTLAND'S Finance Minister Kate Forbes yesterday picked up the property tax gauntlet thrown down...