Community hub work earns design practice top marks
DESIGN practice BDP is celebrating after earning award recognition for its work on a new £18 million community hub in North Lanarkshire.
The Newmains &...
Napier University’s temporary shelter design aims to help millions forced to flee disaster
EDINBURGH Napier University has led on the design of a new temporary shelter which is hoped to help the millions of people displaced by...
Clugston Group chief set to depart
STEPHEN Martin is leaving his role as chief executive of the Clugston Group after ten years at the helm.
Mr Martin, who will take over...
Construction sector offered free support to aid communication during lockdown period
A Glasgow-based communications agency has revealed it is helping its construction industry clients and contacts communicate more effectively during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Perceptive Communicators has...
DM Hall strengthens senior team with new associate
DM Hall has reinforced its building surveying capability with the appointment of Martyn Stevens as an associate.
The experienced building surveyor will be based at...
Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit
By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)
IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...
South Ayrshire Council signs Edinburgh declaration on biodiversity
SOUTH Ayrshire Council has announced it has signed the Scottish Government's Edinburgh declaration on biodiversity.
The local authority said it is committed to making the...
Local pupils see Ardross Distillery project progress
MORRISON Construction recently welcomed pupils from Ardross and Edderton Primary Schools to the Ardross Distillery project, which the contractor is currently delivering.
The project, now...
Research reveals rise in demand and supply in Scottish housing market
THE latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey has revealed a busy start to the year for the Scottish housing market.
Surveyors...
AI tipped to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform offshore wind farm repairs
THE National Robotarium is supporting the development of new AI and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously in turbulent seas,...
Commercial development plot within NorthBridge site to be marketed
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has announced it is marketing a commercial development plot within the landmark Sighthill regeneration project's NorthBridge residential development.
One of the largest...
Modern tech could help save traditional buildings
THE digitisation of some of Britain’s oldest buildings could see them survive long into the future and comply with impending carbon targets, an expert...
Safety is the watchword for technology specialist
REACTEC, the Scottish firm behind a social distancing solution hailed as ‘absolutely imperative’ to the £3.6 billion Thames tideway project, has revealed that it...
House prices in Scotland ‘edge up’ despite subdued demand
NEW research has revealed that house prices in Scotland 'edged up' in August despite demand falling flat.
The findings are reported in the latest Royal...
Report claims Scotland needs 50% increase in infrastructure funding
A new report claims that Scotland needs to boost investment in economic infrastructure by over £400 million per year if transport links and utilities are to...
Over £2m to power community projects across the north of Scotland
COMMUNITY organisations across the north of Scotland have received a funding boost of over £2 million through SSEN Transmission's regional community benefit fund.
A share...
Dog play park opens in Glasgow on 1.5-acre site
AN 'action-packed' play park for dogs is set to open this weekend in the Hillington area of Glasgow.
Unleash the Dogs has invested in a...
Review to be undertaken on modern apprenticeship funding
THE Scottish Government is to undertake a review of the publicly-funded contribution rates paid to help deliver modern apprenticeships to ensure they continue to...
Dandara Scotland volunteers with homelessness prevention charity
DANDARA employees have been brushing up on their green skills following a volunteering stint with Edinburgh-based homelessness prevention charity, Cyrenians.
The developer, which is working...
Project management team appointed for new Fife College campus
GARDINER & Theobald has been appointed to project manage the Fife College element of the Dunfermline Learning Campus.
The relocation of the campus to the...
