Training specialist calls for construction to be taught in schools

A construction training manager has called for an optional construction class to be added to the school curriculum to help promote careers in the...

Carbon legislation could be window of opportunity

Mike Stevenson, senior manager for strategic markets at NorDan UK, discusses the recent backing of embodied carbon reduction and the challenges of achieving decarbonisation...

Silver lining for residents of Edinburgh high-rises

SPRAY lining technology smooths high rise pipe challenge Cast iron pipes in blocks of flats in Edinburgh have been given a new lease of life...

Reflective membrane tech boosts Z House initiative

GLIDEVALE Protect has revealed that the firm’s insulating wall membranes are delivering an ‘airtight and energy efficient’ building envelope at a timber frame concept...

New system could pin down carbon savings

A formwork method utilising a system likened to the classic Pin Art toy is playing a key part in a new vaulted floor system...

Trimble Technology Lab tipped to give students head start

EDINBURGH Napier University has officially opened its expanded Trimble Technology Lab at its Merchiston Campus in the south west of the capital. Project Scotland was...

Tok of the town: videos show a different side of construction

A young Glasgow-based construction worker is using the power of social media to build his business and help encourage more youngsters to consider careers...

Senior completes the treble in Stirling

SENIOR Architectural Systems has delivered its third contract for the University of Stirling, following the completion of the learning institute’s new Campus Central development. Designed...
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Scotland leading the way on construction apprenticeships

SCOTLAND is leading the way when it comes to construction apprenticeships, with numbers now exceeding pre-pandemic levels. In an exclusive interview with Project Scotland, Construction...

Practical tips for specifying bathroom pods

Offsite Solutions is supplying bathroom pods in a £3 million contract for a Moda build-to-rent scheme in Glasgow, working with Robertson Group. Here, MD...

Industry appetite increasing for use of conflict avoidance techniques

THE individuals behind a push to encourage more widespread use of conflict avoidance techniques within the Scottish construction industry have hailed the progress made...

Scottish construction sector embraces EPS recycling site’s waste solution

AN EPS recycling specialist has hailed the way Scotland’s construction sector has responded to sustainability targets by embracing innovative recycling processes. Volker Gruppe operates a...

Aspirations heat up for low energy building design standard

A passive house construction specialist says the time has come for the private sector to embrace the ultra-high energy efficient standard, to improve buildings...

Raising a glass to traditional methods

FIFE-based TJ Ross, which makes timber windows using traditional craft joinery, has manufactured and installed timber single projecting pivot windows and double doorsets to...

A bright future for Scotland’s town and city centres?

A number of leading architectural practices have told Project Scotland their views on what can be done to rejuvenate our town and city centres...

Perthshire architect to help shape workplaces of the future

AN award-winning Scottish architect has launched his own practice with visions of helping to shape the workplaces of the future. Ross Ellis Stewart will run...

Glasgow to build on success of Sighthill regeneration

THE leader of Glasgow City Council has told Project Scotland that the work seen in the Sighthill neighbourhood will be replicated across the city,...

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...

Towering triumph: Scottish construction to the fore in Antarctic build

SCOTLAND is playing a key role in the build of a state-of-the-art communications tower for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The five-year project will see...
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Room to grow: Cumbernauld firm in factory and showroom investment

CUMBERNAULD-based glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has invested in excess of £600,000 in new premises which doubles its previous capacity. The manufacturer has moved...