Ryden celebrates achieving B Corp certification
RYDEN has announced it has become the first full service commercial property consultant headquartered in Scotland to become B Corp certified.
The certification is described as...
RES submits plans for Westport battery energy storage project in East Ayrshire
RENEWABLE energy company RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 150MW Westport battery energy...
Plans approved for Angus energy storage development
RES has had plans approved for the creation of the 49.9MW Dunmill Energy Storage System on land adjacent to Bridge of Dun Substation 5km...
St Margaret’s Academy crowned winners of heat pump challenge
ST Margaret’s Academy in Livingston has won this year’s Mitsubishi Electric ‘Pump It Up!’ Challenge.
More than 850 third-year pupils from nine West Lothian secondary...
Ground broken in Orkney in ‘major step forward’ for £900m project
GROUND has been broken on the build of a new electricity substation which will help connect Orkney to the GB electricity transmission network for...
Glasgow’s ‘greenprint’ discussed at COP28
GLASGOW'S plan to be one of the first cities to put forward a major net zero investment programme to the capital markets has featured...
Timber frame manufacturer secures verified PMV score
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it has become the first timber frame manufacturer to offer a verified Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) score of 55%...
Silverlea project nets sustainable roofing solutions
CRUDEN Homes’ Silverlea project is part of the Granton Waterfront regeneration project; a programme to build a new coastal town on the outskirts of...
Off-membrane stance helps blend blue roofs
This excerpt from ACO Building Drainage’s recently published Blue Roof Guide Vol 2 details how blue roof integration impacts green, hard-landscaped, and biosolar roofs
MULTIFUNCTIONAL...
Seawool startup seizes opportunity to get closer to Scotland’s construction industry
A startup behind a biodegradable 'wool' material made from by-products of the Scottish shellfish sector has relocated its headquarters in Glasgow as it looks...
£59m Edinburgh development tipped to set new low-carbon standard
GRAHAM has commenced construction on a new £59 million low-carbon development in Edinburgh which combines student flats, build-to-rent and affordable homes.
The Burnet Point scheme...
Historic Environment Scotland ramps up traditional skills training
HISTORIC Environment Scotland (HES) has announced it is increasing delivery of traditional skills training to support a green recovery.
HES and Forth Valley College are...
Orkney to trial underfloor robot in home insulation bid
A robot capable of spraying foam insulation under floors is to be trialled across selected homes in Orkney this month.
The trial will be managed...
Social value schemes find their place in company environmental strategies
Kobir Ahamed, sustainability manager at commercial roofing firm BriggsAmasco, says social value schemes are finding their place in environmental strategies
INITIATING a social value strategy...
Scott Sutherland School students recognised at HIAA Awards
A student from the Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment has won the Highlands + Islands Architectural Association (HIAA) Student Awards 2024 for...
Strategic developer announced to accelerate Chapelcross masterplan
CX Power, an entity comprising GA Consultants and Global Mutual Properties, has been announced as the strategic developer to support the delivery of a...
Levenseat confirms new regional IBAA distribution partnership
SCOTTISH waste management specialist Levenseat has announced a new distribution partner in the form of Leicestershire construction supplier Midland Rock.
The partnership was formed to...
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...
How to safely navigate retrofit
By Peter Edwards, architect at Holmes Miller
Do you know your EnerPHit from your CarbonLite Retrofit? And if someone mentioned PHPP, would you know what...
Scotland to pioneer Circular Construction Hub to increase reuse of materials
SCOTLAND is set to ramp up its reuse of construction materials after being chosen as one of four European locations to pioneer a new...
