New funding package supports delivery of sustainable homes in Airdrie

A Cumbernauld-based developer has started work on a new 17-home sustainable development in Airdrie. McKernan Homes, managed by Peter McKernan, has been operating in Scotland...
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Plans approved for major clean energy facility in Stornaway

PLANS have been approved for SSEN Transmission's build of a major clean energy facility that will connect the Western Isles to the GB transmission...
Anderson Bell Christie Building with Nature

Anderson Bell Christie offers Building with Nature accreditation

ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has announced that the practice is now offering Building with Nature accreditation, to ensure its masterplanning and architectural projects are...

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...
Home undergoing upgrade work with scaffolding around it

Union Technical to deliver upgrades to Edinburgh flats

GLASGOW-based energy services specialist Union Technical has been appointed to carry out significant home improvement works for one of Scotland’s oldest housing associations. Founded in...

Glasgow eyes creation of ‘world class’ public transport network

GLASGOW City Council has unveiled its ambition to provide a 'world class' public transport network which 'draws people from their personal vehicle'. It comes as...

Advance Construction appoints group sustainability champion

CAMPBELL Evans has been appointed as group sustainability champion by Advance Construction. In addition to his current role as SHEQ compliance & sustainability manager at...

Engineers to work ‘around-the-clock’ on £63m Barrhead to Glasgow rail project

ENGINEERS are set to work 'around-the-clock' for six weeks to prepare the Barrhead to Glasgow rail line for a £63.3 million electrification project. It marks...

‘Affordable and desirable’ zero carbon home to be showcased in Glasgow

A zero carbon home which demonstrates how 'affordable and desirable' properties can help tackle environmental challenges will open its doors to the public in...
Glasgow tenements

Electric wallpaper to be trialled in Glasgow tenements

ELECTRIC wallpaper is to be trialled in 12 tenement properties in Glasgow to assess the technology's effectiveness as a clean heat source. The pilot comes...
Younger Building, Edinburgh

Muir and BE-ST discuss low-carbon construction as Younger Building retrofit work gathers pace

MUIR Construction recently welcomed BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) to the site of its retrofit of the former Younger Building in Edinburgh for...
Ryan Kirkwood

Baxi backs Scotland in decarbonisation bid

BAXI, a UK heating and hot water solutions specialist, has heralded Scotland as a ‘leader’ in decarbonisation, after choosing Edinburgh as the site of...
Stuart Feay (Procast), Jonathan McCarthy (WSHA), Andrew Kubski (WSHA), Derek Innes (Procast)

Home comforts for Procast as Hamilton project gathers pace

PROCAST Group is working on an affordable housing project in Hamilton just yards from the firm's HQ. The principal contractor is delivering 12 new flats...
Forestry and Land Scotland glasshouse

A touch of glass: major milestone for modernisation of FLS nursery near Elgin

FORESTRY and Land Scotland (FLS) has taken the keys to its new glasshouse as part of a redevelopment and modernisation project at Newton Nursery...
Owen Mace

New director of BPF Pipes Group announced

OWEN Mace has been announced as director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group following the retirement of Caroline Ayres. Previously standards and...
David Chapman

Procast secures funding boost to deliver retrofit upgrades to social housing

PROCAST Group has secured a pot of £8.4 million in funding through Net Zero Fund Management (NZFM), to deliver retrofit upgrades to social housing...

Stirlingshire plot of land sought for transportable ‘eco home’

A transportable ‘eco house’ and its owner are looking for a new plot of land in Stirlingshire to call home. The unusual instruction has been...

Fife Council utilises recycled plastic kerbing solution as part of sustainability approach

DURA Products has announced that its recycled plastic kerbing solution - Durakerb - has been installed in a range of projects by Fife Council. The...

Transformation project gives new lease of life to former Victorian purifier shed in Glasgow

WORK is complete on a new £9 million creative business hub for Clyde Gateway in Glasgow's east end, which has resulted in the transformation...
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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...