Partnership is key to asset management
By Andrew Kilpatrick, director of assets, Caledonia Housing Association
As we embrace post-pandemic life, social landlords as well as focusing on building new homes are...
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...
Future-proofing office design
Genghis Akay, director at Planet Partitioning, explores the demands of designing a modern workplace
IF you look at the typical office space today, what has...
Taking a fresh look at the world of construction
By Joanne Casey, managing director of Mactaggart & Mickel’s Homes England division
MY son used to boast to his friends that I had the best job...
Brexit impact will be unclear for some time
By Shona Frame, partner and construction legal specialist at law firm CMS
WHAT does Brexit mean for the future of Scottish construction? This really is...
Don’t ‘edge’ your bets when it comes to car park compliance
By Steve Dunn, managing director of car park construction specialist Berry Systems
WHEN it comes to multi-storey car parks, the quality of edge protection can...
How tomorrow’s homes will incorporate green energy solutions
By Hazel Davies, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director
PROGRESS is often subtle, and it’s only with hindsight that we realise how far we’ve come....
21 public sector bid trends for 2021 – are you bid ready?
By Andrew Morrison (founder of AM Bid) and David Gray (managing director of AM Bid)
2020 has been a year like no other; so what’s...
Farming hemp could be the building block for decarbonising construction in Scotland
By Iain Riddell, principal consultant at SAC Consulting, part of SRUC
INDUSTRIAL hemp is cultivated globally – around 35,000 hectares in the EU alone –...
Waste management: how does Scotland compare?
By Scott Brewster, MD, Brewster Brothers
Driven by the need to tackle climate change and protect the environment, businesses across the UK are making great...
Why PPM is critical to housing stock’s net zero journey
By Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
The journey to net zero can seem a large, ominous, and expensive...
The built environment needs to ‘think energy’ more than it currently does
By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety (APS)
WHEN that ominous envelope from your energy retailer hits the mat, the bill seems...
How timber systems can help fix Scotland’s housing crisis
By Gary Gray, general manager of Muir Timber Systems, part of the Muir Group
THE housing crisis in Scotland is becoming ever more acute. More...
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...
Embracing construction’s ESG challenge
By Shona Frame, partner and construction law specialist at CMS
THE integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices within the construction sector continues to...
Creating the opportunity for a more flexible skills system for Scottish construction industry
Ian Hughes, strategic director Scotland at CITB, discusses the opportunity for a more flexible and accessible skills system for the construction industry
THE Tertiary Education and...
Historic windows tell us much about the past
Craig Quirie speaks to Dr Craig Kennedy about the importance of preserving windows of historical significance rather than simply replacing them
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,...
Giving the lowdown on high-end single-ply roofing solutions
Roof waterproofing is not a game of chance. Errors at any stage of the installation process, particularly avoidable ones, could have costly ramifications. Correct...
Eliminate unnecessary costs and deliver more for less
Kenny Telfer, chair of RICS Matrics Scotland, discusses the importance of collaborative value management
IN a time of political and economic uncertainly in the UK...
