Solar install takes Forfar ladder manufacturer to new sustainability heights
FORFAR-based manufacturer Ramsay Ladders has installed a solar PV system as part of the firm's plans to reduce its carbon footprint, strengthen energy resilience, and...
Scottish Water delivers new £2.3m solar power and battery energy storage scheme
SCOTTISH Water has completed work on a £2.3 million solar power and battery energy storage scheme which is tipped to save around 169 tonnes...
Moda Group’s ESG performance recognised with GRESB certification
MODA Group, a rental living developer and operator which has sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has announced its certification as a GRESB four-star organisation...
Edinburgh Boiler Company launches free heat pump installation initiative
THE Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is encouraging people to transition more quickly into renewables by installing hybrid heat pumps for free.
Grants of up to...
Environmental sensors rolled out in council homes in West Dunbartonshire
ENVIRONMENTAL sensors aimed at eradicating damp and mould are being installed in more than 10,000 council homes in West Dunbartonshire.
The technology works by tracking...
Local contractor begins build of Inch Cape’s O&M base at Montrose Port
CONSTRUCTION of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm operations and maintenance (O&M) base has started at Montrose Port in Angus.
Local contractor Pert Bruce Construction...
Glasgow Passivhaus affordable housing project nears completion
A Passivhaus Glasgow affordable housing development has entered its final build stages with the completion of multi-utility services.
Springfield Cross, on Springfield Road in the...
Passivhaus Trust launches new learning hub
THE UK Passivhaus Trust has announced the launch of a new Passivhaus Learning Hub, which brings online courses, on-demand webinars, and guidance materials together...
First ‘Gold Standard’ council houses ready for occupation in Aberdeen
THE first new council houses built to the 'Gold Standard' in Aberdeen have been completed, the city's local authority has announced.
The development at Cloverhill...
Work underway on revamp of Strathclyde Country Park’s Watersports Centre
WORK to revamp Strathclyde Country Park's Watersports Centre into a facility featuring space for health and wellbeing activities, community use, and business start-ups.
The North...
UK retrofit report is ‘wake-up call’
A new report from the National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has unveiled a 'fragmented and inconsistent' landscape of retrofit delivery models across the UK.
The review...
University to explore regeneration of waterfront on COP26’s doorstep
GOVAN'S historic Graving Docks is to be the focus of a new study examining low-carbon urban regeneration.
Situated directly opposite Glasgow's SSE Hydro - the...
Our products are net carbon negative – but our journey is not over yet!
Steve Roebuck, European health & safety director at West Fraser explains why achieving net carbon negative status for the products is not the end...
Homegrown timber project receives funding boost ahead of COP26 initiative
A project exploring the use of Scottish homegrown timber in construction has secured funding to create a demonstrator home for COP26.
The Transforming Timber initiative...
Environmental strategy must be more than just a box-ticking exercise
By Mark Murphy, chief risk officer, Donaldson Group
As a business that originated in sustainable forest products, it’s no surprise that we are focused on...
Oil and gas workers to be supported in transition to sustainable energy roles
A new programme has been launched to help oil and gas workers in the north east of Scotland transition into the sustainable energy sector.
The...
UK to help develop new markets for low carbon steel and concrete
THE UK is to work alongside India, Germany, Canada and UAE to create new markets for low carbon steel and concrete.
It comes as part...
Don’t let embodied carbon undermine your net zero plans
By Grace Mair, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
HUGE amounts of resource are being invested in improving the sustainability of...
Ravenscraig earmarked for £3.9 billion green AI data centre build
PLANS have been launched to transform part of Ravenscraig into what could become one of the UK's largest green AI data centres in a...
Fife and Borders railway lines to be electrified in £342m project
RAILWAY lines in Fife and the Borders are to be electrified in a £342 million investment announced by the Scottish Government.
Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop confirmed...
