The themes set to shape Scotland’s property market in 2025
By Marcus Di Rollo, lettings director at full-service legal firm Gilson Gray
So far, the 2020s have seen a lot of change in Scotland’s housing...
The lowdown on low U-value fenestration
Whether you are considering a ‘fabric first’ approach to a new build project or looking at ways to retrofit energy saving measures into an...
Warehouses and war: how construction contracts help manage delivery risk
By Mark Macaulay (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons in Glasgow) and Tasmyn Brittlebank (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons...
Lessons learned through lockdown could rebuild the future of construction
By Kevin Reid, chief executive of the Cruden Group
AS the construction industry begins its journey through the restart plan, we consider how lockdown has...
Commercial property sector witnesses fierce resilience
By Anna Reed, data director at EG
FROM the new 220,000 sq. ft headquarters of Scottish Power to the flagship St Vincent Plaza development, the...
Churches are part of our national treasure, but valuation presents a professional challenge
By Adam Jennings, a surveyor in the Glasgow North office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
SCOTLAND'S churches are part of a long and proud heritage....
Environmental strategy must be more than just a box-ticking exercise
By Mark Murphy, chief risk officer, Donaldson Group
As a business that originated in sustainable forest products, it’s no surprise that we are focused on...
Communication is crucial to driving project success
By Ed Monaghan, a non-executive director at Perceptive Communicators
LONG-term regeneration projects are often made up of a consortium of multiple businesses, across several teams...
Bringing life to the desert with biophilic design
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...
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...
Making tax digital: what is it and how will it affect the construction industry?
Tom Walker, partner at Wellers, the SME accountants, discusses the UK Government’s changes to the Income Tax Self Assessment and what self-employed workers need...
Setting the standards for porcelain facades
Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...
Taking future skills offsite
By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and future skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
AS the construction industry is facing unprecedented challenges during the current coronavirus...
Good ventilation takes on extra air of importance in education buildings
From removing pollutants to boosting concentration levels, improving indoor air quality is one of the most important considerations when creating educational facilities that are...
Building a sustainable future
By Clare Tait, an environmental advisor for Kier Construction Scotland
It’s hard to imagine that reviewing tree root protection plans or land remediation strategies as...
Embracing the drive towards sustainability across the construction industry
By Mark Markey, MD of Akela Group
In less than three weeks’ time, the eyes of the world will be on Glasgow when Scotland’s largest...
What does the construction site of the future look like?
The construction site will be human-free by 2050. That’s what Balfour Beatty predicted in its Innovation 2050 report back in 2017. While 2050 is...
Why SMEs must be central to Scotland’s housing response
By Susan Jackson, joint MD of Campion Homes
THE housing emergency has rightly returned to the heart of Scotland’s political conversation. With the appointment of...
Government must help address Brexit skills drain
By Nicholas McVeigh-Crabbe, director at construction recruitment specialists BBR Services
OVER the next year or two the Scottish and UK construction sector is very likely...
How to make an entrance
Commercial door specification is rarely straightforward. The need to balance design aspirations with stringent safety, security and accessibility requirements can present a number of...
