John Felgate

Sustainability: ‘Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’

CONSISTENT political messaging and simplifying the customer journey are key to accelerating the adoption of heat pumps in Scotland and the rest of the...
Scott Brewster

Scottish Aggregates Tax is ‘one-off opportunity’ to accelerate decarbonisation within construction

THE Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) and sustainable resource management company Brewster Brothers have called on the Scottish Government to ensure that the forthcoming...

126 individual ASHPs installed at low carbon Edinburgh development

ARTISAN Real Estate has announced the installation of 126 individual air source heat pumps (ASHPs) at its Rowanbank Gardens development in Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Described as...

Sustainability specialist joins BE-ST as lead impact manager for retrofit programmes

SARA Edmonds has joined Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) as lead impact manager for retrofit programmes. She will support the organisation alongside her roles...

Organisers hail success of annual event celebrating traditional buildings

ORGANISERS have hailed the success of the 11th Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival. Held as part of the Edinburgh Fringe, the event offered members of the...

Businesses urged to consider energy modelling to combat soaring costs

AMIDST soaring energy costs, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is advising companies to try and understand how they use energy within their buildings by...

Approval for ‘groundbreaking’ north west Edinburgh housing build

PLANS for a 'groundbreaking' net zero housing development in north west Edinburgh have been granted approval by the capital's council. The 75 net zero carbon...

World’s largest offshore wind farm produces power for first time

DOGGER Bank has started producing electricity for the first time in a major milestone for the world's largest offshore wind farm currently under construction. The...

University of Strathclyde to help shape policies that reduce energy demand

THE University of Strathclyde has been announced as a partner in the new Energy Reduction Demand Research Centre (EDRC). The centre has been awarded £15...

Weed control and tree management specialist extends FCC deal for five years

LARKHALL-based Complete Weed Control has extended its deal with waste and resource management firm FCC Environment for a further five years. The weed control, ground...
professor Gabriela Medero

Recycled brick innovator aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking

THE inventor of an award-winning recycled brick has created a new series of lectures designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in university students. Launched at Heriot-Watt...

Scottish Government encouraged to ‘hold its nerve’ over Passivhaus policy

THE Passivhaus Trust is calling on the Scottish Government to 'hold its nerve' and continue with its previously announced plans to introduce a Scottish...
Stock image of house cut out

Midlothian tenants to benefit from joined-up approach to net zero social housing

A new forum is set to help accelerate energy efficiency improvements in social housing in Midlothian. The Midlothian Retrofit Partnership Forum brings together Midlothian Council,...

Henry Brothers corporate responsibility director scoops top sustainability award

IAN Henry has been named as Sustainability Business Leader of the Year at Northern Ireland's first ever Sustainability Awards. The corporate responsibility director at Henry...

Industry leaders call for embodied carbon regulation at Edinburgh event

SCOTTISH industry leaders have said embodied carbon regulation is 'urgently required' to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. The issue was discussed at a...

EHA warns that Scotland ‘risks missing fuel poverty and net zero targets’

THE Existing Homes Alliance (EHA) has warned that fuel poverty and net zero targets in Scotland risk being missed unless new legislation on heat...
Helensburgh WWTW

Solar project to deliver carbon benefits at Helensburgh WWTW

WORK is complete on a £300,000 project in Helensburgh designed to help make the treatment of the town’s waste water less carbon intensive. 384 ground-mounted...

Wastewater specialist raises a glass to green technology initiative at Tain distillery

WATER and wastewater company Alpheus Environmental has been awarded a contract to implement a green technology initiative for Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain. A new biological...
Graham Mercer rearo

We need to keep building towards sustainability

By Graham Mercer, MD of Rearo Laminates, a Glasgow-based company specialising in the manufacture and supply of bathroom and kitchen surfaces for UK trade...
Arran Donald

Perth installer earns recognition for hybrid air source heat pump project

ARRAN Donald from Perth has been announced as the Scottish regional winner of the Heating Installer Awards 2024. Arran specialises in ground and air source...