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Edinburgh Boiler Company MD shortlisted for energy award

DOUGIE Bell, MD of The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC), is in contention for a prestigious honour at the Energy Awards 2024. He has been shortlisted...

Brewster Brothers earns VIBES Circular Scotland award

RESOURCE management specialist Brewster Brothers has won this year’s VIBES Circular Scotland award. The company started recycling waste from construction sites in 2017, and such...
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North of Scotland and Dundee to benefit from EV infrastructure funding

THE north of Scotland and Dundee are to benefit from the Scottish Government's first electric vehicle infrastructure fund awards. The Scottish Government is providing over...
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Eco-luxury home in Edinburgh ‘sets blueprint for future of sustainable living’

A five-bedroom eco-luxury home - described as a 'blueprint for the future of sustainable living' - in Edinburgh’s Baberton Loan has hit the market. Marketed...
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Saint-Gobain UK to build low-carbon stone wool insulation factory

SAINT-GOBAIN UK has announced plans to create a multi-million-pound low-carbon stone wool insulation manufacturing factory. To be located at the former Holwell Foundry Works in...

Passivhaus Trust warns Scottish proposals ‘could fall short’ of intended aspirations

THE Passivhaus Trust has welcomed the launch of the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy. The Trust will be providing a detailed...
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Scotland’s built environment leaders warn HEETSA success depends on industry engagement

THE Retrofit Roundtable, a coalition comprising some of Scotland's leading built environment organisations, has welcomed Scottish Government proposals for a new Home Energy Efficiency...
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Akela achieves NHBC Accepts certification for precast foundation system

AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Akela Group, has achieved NHBC Accepts certification for its precast foundation system, ABeam. Launched earlier this year, ABeam features a...
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Peel Ports preparing Hunterston marine yard to support offshore wind sector

PEEL Ports Clydeport has signalled its intention to invest up to £150 million in the redevelopment of the Hunterston marine yard in Ayrshire. Peel Ports...
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Scotland’s construction industry faces ‘aggregates crisis’ within 15 years

SCOTLAND'S construction sector is at 'tipping point', with less than 15 years’ worth of sands and aggregates left to quarry. That's the view of award-winning...

Fife’s local heat and energy efficiency strategy approved

FIFE Council has approved long-term plans to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and switch to climate friendly heating systems across the region. Councillors on...
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Biodiversity improvements delivered around Aberdeen reservoir

SCOTTISH Water has revealed that work to provide an improved habitat for wading and farmland birds, as well as protecting and enhancing biodiversity, has...
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Final tenants move into 88-home Clydebank development

THE final tenants are moving into an 88-unit housing development at a key regeneration site in Clydebank. The Clydebank East site has been hailed as...

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...

Reimagining fossil fuel sites

By Ruth Cochrane, enterprise lead within the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University MOST of us are acutely aware that the...
Andy Williamson

Andy Williamson appointed MD of The Pallet LOOP

ANDY Williamson has been promoted to the role of MD at The Pallet LOOP, the circular economy pallet provider for the UK construction sector. Previously commercial...
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Timber frame manufacturer achieves EPDs for full wall panel range

OFFSITE timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) has published third party accredited environmental product declarations (EPD) for its full wall panel range. Last year,...

Joined-up approach can help construction industry achieve green goals

A structural engineer and Passivhaus specialist has called for a ‘clear direction’ around the construction industry’s approach to sustainability. Jamie Paterson, senior engineer at Will...
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RICS launches new global edition of ‘groundbreaking’ WLCA standard

THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched the second edition of its Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment (WLCA) standard. First...

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...