Landmark Dunfermline campus earns Passivhaus Classic certification
THE Woodmill High and St Columba’s RC High School in Dunfermline has officially earned the Passivhaus Classic certification, solidifying its position as the largest...
Housing minister to headline Scottish Empty Homes Conference
SCOTLAND'S housing minister, Paul McLennan MSP, is to deliver a keynote speech at the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference at The Studio in Glasgow...
Historic Glasgow Green building restored in £3m project
WORK is complete on the £3 million project to restore the listed West Boathouse at Glasgow Green.
Built in 1905 for Clyde Amateur Rowing Club...
Edinburgh firm secures £300,000 to explore storing hydrogen in underground shafts
EDINBURGH firm Gravitricity has secured £300,000 in funding to study the feasibility of storing hydrogen in purpose-built underground shafts.
The energy storage specialist will work alongside...
Maxi secures contract at Livingston campus
MAXI Construction has been awarded a contract by West Lothian Council for Phase 3 and 4 works at Ogilvie School Campus in Livingston.
The works...
Window and door suppliers named on £30m public sector framework
FOUR firms have won places on a new framework from the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) worth £30 million to supply the public sector across...
FMB: Almost impossible to follow social distancing measures on site
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called on all non-emergency and critical construction work to cease, saying it is ‘almost impossible’ to follow...
Ogilvie Group confirms new chairman
Willie MacDiarmid has been named chairman of Ogilvie Group.
The Group said he has an "extensive track record" in chair, non-executive director and CEO roles,...
Savills appoints new director in Scotland
SAVILLS has added to its engineering and design consultancy team with the appointment of Nadeem Khan in Glasgow, who joins as a director in...
Industry awards: love or loathe?
By Stuart Young, an account director at Perceptive Communicators, which provides PR, social media, digital, marketing and public affairs support to clients in science,...
Work begins on £150m Edinburgh hospital
Two young patients marked the start of construction at a major new hospital development in Edinburgh earlier this week.
Brother and sister, Beau (11) and...
Amount of vacant and derelict land in Scotland falls
THE amount of vacant and derelict land in Scotland has fallen by more than a quarter since 2016, according to the Scottish Government's latest...
Reuse of broken wind turbine parts could generate billions for economy
THE reuse, refurbishment, and reengineering of broken wind turbine parts could create 20,000 UK jobs and a multi-billion pound supply chain, a new coalition...
Eden Mill unveils £3.1m Fife distillery plans
GIN and whisky distiller Eden Mill has submitted a planning application for a £3.1 million development of new production facilities in St Andrews, Fife.
The...
Projects urged to adopt sustainable drainage practices amidst drought warnings
FIRMS involved in projects that include drainage have been urged to ensure they are implementing sustainable practices around water management.
The call, from ACO Technologies,...
Housebuilders team up to help provide toys to children’s charity
HOUSEBUILDERS are urging residents in East Renfrewshire to donate toys to families in need this festive season.
CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey West Scotland,...
Writing on the wall for students
MORE than 80 masonry students gained qualifications at the Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) whilst restoring Belleisle Park walled garden as part of college...
Construction apprenticeships ‘need to triple to meet industry demand’
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has published its latest Construction Apprenticeships: Opportunities. Challenges. Support report.
The publication draws on a range of research to...
Timber frame vision takes shape for new wellbeing hub at Fettes College
CONSTRUCTION is now well underway on the Allardice Centre, a new wellbeing hub at Fettes College in Edinburgh, with Will Rudd Edinburgh leading the...
Scottish construction professionals confident that workloads will rise
SURVEYORS in Scotland are predicting growth for the first time in almost a year, despite construction activity continuing to fall in the first few...
