Data gathering shows value of smart construction
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, believes that Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) has the...
Early engagement key to future-proofing buildings
By Andrew Thornton, associate director, Thomas & Adamson
THE roll out of free early years childcare across Scotland, alongside a rising population and ageing portfolio,...
The growing complexity of facade access
Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD’s UK real estate facade access division, explores how the introduction of increasingly convoluted building envelope designs...
Brexit: does the door remain widely open or just slightly ajar for European workers?
By Lesley McLeod, CEO the Association for Project Safety
BREXIT – no matter what final form it takes – is never going to be good...
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...
Time-bar law review could widen long-term risks
Florinda Soldani, an Aberdeen-based senior associate in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution team, tells Project Scotland of the potential implications for the construction industry if changes...
The workplace revolution – work less, play harder?
By Andy Hadden, founder and director of The Lighthouse Business Centres and founder and CEO of Wavegarden Scotland
What do you really want from your...
Speeding up installation without losing quality
Allen Coldrake, director at waterproofing system specialist Carlisle Construction Materials, discusses the need to consider installation benefits to deliver faster construction programmes and clarity...
Delivering modern homes that reflect rural setting
Page/Park's Jonathan Walsh, who was project architect on a new 23-unit housing project in Kirkintilloch, provides an overview of the initiative to deliver much-needed...
Collaboration is key to delivering decarbonisation goals in public sector infrastructure
By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland
AS Scotland faces increasing economic challenges, the need for innovation and collaboration in public sector...
New finance director for Barratt Homes
BARRATT has appointed Colin Mitchell (pictured) to the post of Finance Director in the West of Scotland.
Colin, who was most recently Finance Director at...
The draft NPF4 — key considerations for developers
By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP’s dispute resolution team, specialising in construction
IN March 2022, Project Scotland reported on conflicting responses to...
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...
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...
Why diversity is good for the construction industry
The construction sector is not generally regarded as a bastion of equal rights for women. However, that situation is changing, says Gillian Thomson, branch...
Beneath the surface — bitumen emulsions and road resilience
By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK
THE UK’s local road network, and the highways authorities responsible for them, face...
How to present a showhome
Showhome design is a constantly evolving art form. Here, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies, speaks with Suzanne Thomas of Blocc Interiors,...
Treating concrete water
Many construction firms have improved their environmental approach. Yet one area where errors are still made is concrete water. Dr Richard Coulton, managing director...
Why are insolvency rates rising in the construction industry?
By Sharon McDougall of Scotland Debt Solutions, part of Begbies Traynor Group.
No company is immune to the dangers posed by today’s uncertain economic and...
House brick can become circular economy champ
By Professor Gabriela Medero, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot Watt University and a recent finalist in the 2018 Converge Challenge,...
