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Mark Murphy

The evolving role of sustainability in business

The role of sustainability in business is constantly evolving, but as Mark Murphy, chief risk officer at the Donaldson Group explains, it should always...

Adding colour to facades could be a bright idea

Colour is in vogue in lieu of recent research into colour psychology. Ben Warren, managing director at Baumit, provides five points to illustrate how...

Is your site safe for older workers?

IT’S widely recognised that older workers are crucial to curbing the construction industry skills gap, as reported by CIOB, but an ageing workforce can...

Will the Scottish Government’s move towards ‘Passivhaus’ support zero carbon ambitions?

By Keith Emmerson and Andrew Leslie, solicitors specialising in construction and housebuilding at Gillespie Macandrew A lot has been written on the new Scottish National...

Designing campuses which inspire learning and add social value

By Brad Morrison, architect at BDP SCHOOLS are at the heart of any healthy community. Recognising this, North Lanarkshire Council has committed to a...

Building recovery

By Ivan McKee MSP, minister for business, trade, tourism and enterprise and also the chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum. THE construction industry touches...

Striking the right balance over BIM

There is less than a year left to go until the Government target of April 2017 for requiring public sector projects to adopt a...

Unlocking the lockdown– the twofold challenge facing construction industry

By Lesley McLeod, CEO, The Association for Project Safety The need for construction hasn’t disappeared while we have all be stuck at home. People are...

Surge in staycations brings host of opportunities for farms and estates

By Paul Houghton, director – head of planning at DM Hall Baird Lumsden, the specialist rural department of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors FARMING life in...
‘The Avenue’ in Barnton, Edinburgh

Retirement housing could take pressure off a property market in crisis

By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director of Cruden Homes AS the UK grapples with a housing market that’s increasingly stretched at both ends, one...
Sara Edmonds

A call for clarity over UK retrofit delivery models

By Sara Edmonds, co-director of the National Retrofit Hub AS Scotland’s building industry reckons with the formidable challenge of scaling up retrofit initiatives and decarbonising...

Construction needs to build workforce for challenges ahead

By Joanne Hadwin, head of HR at the Cruden Group SCOTLAND'S construction industry carries a huge responsibility. Not only is it being called upon to...

Agility and transparency with temporary works

Charlie McKillop, northern regional engineering manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses why agility and transparency are essential for temporary works suppliers, and the importance...

How open-plan living became the norm

By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director at Queensberry Properties In 1999, the very first episode of Grand Designs aired on Channel 4. It followed...
Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA

Designing viable masterplans without compromise

By Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA THE future of masterplanning in Scotland is undergoing a transformative shift, one that puts people, place and...

Time to banish the green belt taboo?

By Colin Lavety, planning director at planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. IT is a controversial question, but should...
Owen Batham

Demand for scaffolding blocks rises in Scotland

Owen Batham, sales & marketing director at Elite Precast Concrete, explains how scaffolding blocks can deliver multiple benefits in temporary works IN construction, temporary works...

Flexible space is key in a post-virus world

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

Why property tax reforms south of the border matter for Scotland

By Ben Finnie, property sales director at Gilson Gray The ongoing debate over property tax reform in England and Wales continues to make headlines. With...

Busting the concrete myth

A quality roof can last for 50 years or more, so it’s important to choose the right materials. Many looking for pitched roofing opt...