The future’s bright for Scotland’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation market
By Chris Macfarlane, director of Lismore Real Estate Advisors
THE Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) market is one of the fastest growing sectors in the...
Let’s put community engagement at the heart of procurement
After being awarded the GO Best Service Award (contractors working with the Scottish public sector) at the recent GO Excellence in Public Procurement Awards...
Out with the old, in with the new – replacing insolvent contractors
By Linzi Hedalen, partner and Bruce Hale, counsel at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
It has been widely reported that the construction industry made...
The challenges of achieving a just transition in the built environment
By John Forster, chair of Forster Group
The transition to net zero presents unique challenges for the built environment, a sector that is both a...
Number of issues still to be addressed in Scotland’s cladding bill
Keith Emmerson, associate in dispute resolution specialising in construction at Gillespie Macandrew LLP, discusses the potential implications of Scotland’s planned cladding remediation bill
The Scottish...
Subsidence risk rises as Scotland’s weather wreaks havoc
David Hedley, commercial & infrastructure lead at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, warns that as weather remains erratic, the construction sector must stay alert...
Clyde Gateway is key partner in pan-European heating and cooling project
By Hugh Moore, project manager at Clyde Gateway
When I travel to Paris this week for the next meeting of the D2 Grids Steering Committee,...
Iconic bridges chart our changing attitudes
From the Forth Rail Bridge to the Queensferry Crossing, bridging the River Forth has not been without its health and safety challenges. To mark the...
What challenges lie ahead for the new government?
From cumbersome planning consent to rising material costs, Alasdair Rankin, MD at Aitken Turnbull Architects, considers what major challenges lie ahead for the new...
Six ways to reduce embodied carbon in construction
Ewan Duffin, Harley Haddow associate director
Embodied carbon is something we should all be talking about in the race to net zero and push to...
Governments must be ready to help construction sector go green
By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Bros, a resource management business which specialises in recycling construction waste and creating high quality recycled aggregates based...
Advances in Scottish timber can support net zero efforts
By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
IN the tale of the Three Little Pigs, only the house made of bricks survived...
Better times lie ahead for north east housing
Glenn Allison, chief executive at Stewart Milne Group, tells Project Scotland that the business remains confident in Aberdeen’s prospects despite challenges in the housing...
The case for Green Infrastructure investment in Scotland
By Sean Robinson, specification director of water management solutions at Polypipe
SCOTTISH cities are rich in history and heritage, attracting international tourists and revenue. But...
The role of retrofit in Scotland’s net zero journey
By Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA
SCOTLAND has set a legally binding target of achieving net zero emissions by 2045, with an interim...
Building better façades from the first conversation
David Grace, sales director at Saint-Gobain Exterior Solutions, explains that when specification decisions are made in isolation or too late in the process, this...
The importance of EPDs in Passivhaus projects
Neil Turner, technical sales manager for Ecological Building Systems, explores the role of EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) in supporting the construction sector’s move towards...
Building blocks of change: inspiring young people into carpentry
By Graeme Binnie, a joinery lecturer at West Lothian College and founder of the West Lothian Woodworking Initiative
WOMEN working in construction recently hit an...
Soaking up the storm: how green roofs can help combat urban flooding
By Mark Harris, head of sustainability at Sika
AS cities grow and climate change accelerates, flooding has become one of the most urgent issues facing...
Ensuring a smart energy transition: challenges and opportunities
By John Forster, chairman and founder of Forster Group
The journey towards net zero is fraught with complexities and challenges that often seem insurmountable and...
