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Roof waterproofing is not a game of chance. Errors at any stage of the installation process, particularly avoidable ones, could have costly ramifications. Correct...

James Darrie, director, Turner & Townsend tells Project Scotland why he believes devolution, not divergence, is crucial to driving growth for Scottish industry WHEN it...

Allen Coldrake, director at waterproofing system specialist Carlisle Construction Materials, discusses the need to consider installation benefits to deliver faster construction programmes and clarity...

By Sarah Lewis, research & policy director, Passivhaus Trust THERE are estimated to be 35 Passivhaus schools currently underway or in the pipeline in Scotland....

We often think of flight to the suburbs as a modern phenomenon, but a conflict has raged for centuries between urban and suburban living....

By Stewart Dalgarno, AIMCH project director and director of product development at Stewart Milne Group THE global pandemic will have a wide-reaching impact on...

By Gary Ledger, technical director at Kawneer UK THE interaction between a building’s façade and its structure is frequently ignored in the design phase but...

By Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner, Knight Frank Edinburgh We’re more than 20 weeks into lockdown and, if they haven’t already done so, many businesses...

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects WE know that our built environment matters, however very often we downplay its importance and treat environments as...

By Paul Mitchell, operations director at the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) CONSTRUCTION is the engine room of the Scottish economy, contributing 7.4% of total output...

Water recycling specialist Kevin Reed from SDS Limited explains how new technologies are making it increasingly commercially attractive for Scottish businesses to reuse water,...

The construction industry is confronted with historic challenges, as well as great opportunities in meeting the target of net zero, including a projected need...

Apprenticeships have become more common in recent years with around 37,000 modern apprentices engaged in Scotland across a wide range of sectors. Traditionally, apprenticeships were...

Mark Collinson, head of technical at NASC, trade body for the access and scaffolding industry, explains the significance of the latest developments in its...

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.

By Scott Macphail, director of Dougall Baillie Associates. EVERY party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but...

By Stuart Fleming, director at Will Rudd, Edinburgh THIS year marks 25 years since I joined Will Rudd. It will also be my first time...

In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...

By Ian Manson, chief executive of Clyde Gateway MY own experience, based on thirty years involvement in planning and regeneration, is that there has always...

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Chris MacLeod, regional director for GRAHAM, discusses the importance of reducing awkwardness around the topic within the...