Work complete on £706,000 solar scheme near Falkirk

SCOTTISH Water has completed work on a £706,000 green energy scheme at a site near Falkirk which is set to save around 135 tonnes...

Record number of peatland restoration projects undertaken in Scotland

MORE than 10,000 hectares of damaged peatland has been restored in Scotland over the last year, the Scottish Government has announced. Peatlands cover nearly two...
Orwell Farm, Kinross

Kinross regeneration project in the frame for two major awards

A Kinross regeneration project has been shortlisted for two national property awards. Orwell Farm on the banks of Loch Leven, has been transformed from a...
Chris Smith

Aggreko appoints new head of temperature control

ENERGY solutions specialist Aggreko has appointed Chris Smith as head of temperature control for the UK and Ireland. With over 22 years of experience at...

Surveys underway ahead of expansion of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm

THE first geotechnical seabed surveys for a proposed second phase to Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm have been completed. Conditions were examined at the SSE...

Where we’re going with skills mix: a new paradigm for a sustainable energy future

By professor Norman McLennan, director of COES Caledonia Ltd and a visiting professor at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at Robert Gordon University. The...

Timber Skills Action Plan tipped to boost net zero aspirations

TIMBER Development has unveiled a new Timber Skills Action plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry...

JR Scaffold secures delivery partner role for second phase of Warmworks initiative

JR Scaffold has been successful in securing its place as a delivery partner on the supply chain for the next phase of the Scottish...
Riverside classroom Architype. Image credit: David Barbour

Scotland’s Passivhaus schools teach construction industry important lessons

By Sarah Lewis, research & policy director, Passivhaus Trust THERE are estimated to be 35 Passivhaus schools currently underway or in the pipeline in Scotland....
Bonhill development

Build of energy efficient homes for larger families underway in Bonhill

CCG has commenced work on the build of new energy efficient homes designed for larger families in Bonhill. The 26-home West Dunbartonshire Council development will...

Mobile heat pump training unit arrives in Shetland

SHETLAND Islands Council staff are among those benefiting from the visit of a fully-equipped mobile classroom delivering certified heat pump training in Lerwick. A South...
BE-ST event at Scotland House

BE-ST delivers ten events over three days at Futurebuild 2026

BUILT Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has delivered a three-day programme of activities during Futurebuild and UK Construction Week 2026 in London. Across the exhibition,...
Drymen. Image credit: ECD and McAteer Photo

Scaling up Passivhaus in Scotland

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director/regional head of sustainability at ECD Architects, shares lessons from Scottish Passivhaus social housing schemes THE Scottish Government has just published the...

OnPath Energy’s wind farms meet annual power needs of 195,000 homes

ONPATH Energy has revealed that its portfolio of wind farms generated enough electricity in the last financial year to meet the annual electricity needs...

‘First of its kind’ report calls for further research around timber cascading

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), Scottish Forestry and Zero Waste Scotland have published a new report exploring timber cascading in Scotland. The report -...

Glasgow conference to highlight retrofit solutions for older housing

THE UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has announced that zero carbon buildings minister Patrick Harvie MSP, Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken,...

Compressed air specialist set for expansion as businesses look to go greener

NORTH Lanarkshire-based compressed air specialist, Design Air Scotland, has revealed its technology is helping businesses save 'thousands' of pounds and playing its part in...

Going for gold: Robertson honoured for environmental achievements

ROBERTSON has received the Gold Award in the 'Building & Construction: Energy Reduction’ category at this year’s Green Apple Environment Awards. The awards, held at...
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Passivhaus Trust welcomes ‘important step’ towards implementing Scottish equivalent

THE Passivhaus Trust has hailed 'encouraging signs' after the Scottish Government laid amendments to the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations to enable the implementation of the...

Industry urged to show courage and embrace new sustainable innovations

THE Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV), organisers of the upcoming Green Home Festival, is urging homeowners and the construction sector to have the courage...