Weavers View in Kennoway

The importance of place in Scotland’s next generation of homes

By Ainslie McCrone, sales & marketing manager at Briar Homes  SCOTLAND'S housing conversation often focuses on the number of homes we need and where they...
Rowan Carmichael

Infrastructure first: building the foundations for sustainable growth

By Rowan Carmichael, a project manager at Clyde Gateway LAST week, Clyde Gateway welcomed delegates from the IWA World Water Congress to Dalmarnock, Shawfield and...
Ramsay Hall

Tackling fraud in the construction sector

By Ramsay Hall, an associate at Brodies LLP, specialising in government, regulation and competition IN August 2019, it was reported that the total value of...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

Breathing new life into Glasgow’s built heritage

By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland With our city landscapes continually evolving, the eye is naturally drawn to the plethora of...
Polypipe green roof

SuDS: more than just ponds and tanks

By Graeme Arnott, civils and utlities manager (Scotland), PDM ANYONE in construction will be aware of the importance of integrating SuDS solutions into any new...

An ecological clerk of what?

Donya Davidson, a consultant ecologist at EnviroCentre, tells Project Scotland about the increasingly important role of Ecological Clerk of Works as the construction sector...

Surfing is going global and Scotland is jumping onboard

By Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of Wavegarden Scotland and a director of the Scottish Surfing Federation AS an ambassador for surfing...
Felicity Forbes-Davidson, DM Hall

Aberdeen property market is hoping for a fair wind

By Felicity Forbes-Davidson, a partner in the Aberdeen residential offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors  WHEN the Tall Ships sailed from Aberdeen in a flurry...

More support needed for construction workforce

By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity IN an industry where two construction workers take their own life every single working day...

Highland residents face unfair additional energy costs

By Kirsty Morrison, interim CEO of Albyn Housing Society, an organisation that manages more than 3,700 properties in 70 communities across the Highlands. As inflation...

Riding the leadership learning curve

By Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall LLP. I suspect that for any new role, 33 years should be ample preparation. But taking over...

It’s time to invest in young people

By Peter Russian, chief executive of Remarkable (formerly Investors in People Scotland) IN an environment where margins are being squeezed more tightly and the demands...

Time to take stock and build workplaces of the future

By Andy Cunningham, senior director at CBRE A recent report published by CBRE shows that Grade A office supply in Glasgow has now reached a...

Green homes will drive the reimagination of age-exclusive living

By Fraser Lynes, MD of Cruden Homes WHEN it comes to finding the perfect home, everyone has their own list of essentials, whether that’s a...
room with 2 sofas & 6 lamps

Opening the door to a greener world

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.
Low-slope roofing example

Low-pitch roofing offers a growing opportunity

With the low-slope roofing market tipped to grow in the coming years, Tapco Roofing Products expects demand for lightweight composite materials to rise FROM any...
Aerial view of Torvean Quarry

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...
Tim Metcalfe, Keepmoat

Challenges and opportunities associated with transforming brownfield sites

By Tim Metcalfe, regional MD at Keepmoat Scotland I’M the regional managing director at Keepmoat, Scotland with 25 years’ experience in the housing sector. Previously,...

Why employee wellbeing is strongest retention tool within construction, building, and manufacturing industries

Victoria Brocklesby is COO and co-founder of aluminium doors and windows manufacturer Origin. Since the business was established, Origin revealed it has prioritised its...
Plasterboard with printed codes

Automation and transparency underpin new construction models

The construction industry needs to adapt quickly to the challenges presented by an ageing workforce alongside new regulatory demands for transparency, all while continuing...