Collaborative thermal modelling project slashes railway heating costs

SIGNIFICANT cost and carbon savings are to be delivered through a new initiative jointly developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty, and TSO. The partnership...
Loch Fearna

Plans unveiled for pumped storage hydro scheme at Loch Fearna

SSE Renewables has announced plans to progress a new pumped storage hydropower scheme at Loch Fearna in Scotland's Great Glen in a 50:50 joint...
Nu-Lock panel

Perform Panel publishes EPDs for wet wall laminated range

PANEL manufacturer Perform Panel, part of the Donaldson Group, has published third party accredited environmental product declarations (EPD) for its full range of wet...

Build of £35m low-carbon waste water treatment works complete in Winchburgh

THE construction of Scotland's lowest carbon waste water treatment (WWTW) works has been completed by Scottish Water. Built in Winchburgh, the £35 million low carbon...

New report maps opportunities and barriers to financing heat transition in Scottish homes

THERE is 'substantial' growth potential for financing climate-friendly heating and energy efficiency improvements in Scotland's homes, according to a new report. Focused on helping individual...

Edinburgh urges other cities to join construction-heavy climate pledge

THE City of Edinburgh Council has urged other local authorities to follow its lead and sign up to the newly launched national civic charter...

Lerwick Port Authority joins the ORION Clean Energy Project

THE ORION Clean Energy Project has welcomed Lerwick Port Authority as a strategic partner. The Port Authority will be joining the strategic partnership alongside Shetland...
Carbon Futures and BE-ST teams

BE-ST and Carbon Futures announce new strategic partnership

BE-ST and Carbon Futures have announced a new strategic partnership designed to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. The two-year partnership will be entered...

Brewster Brothers secures landmark EPD for recycled aggregates

RESOURCE management specialist Brewster Brothers has become the first in the UK to achieve an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for recycled aggregates. The intention is...
Edinburgh Arena

Build of 8,500-capacity Edinburgh venue to feature ‘unprecedented’ sustainability measures

THE design and build of a new 8,500-capacity live entertainment venue in Edinburgh is set to feature 'unprecedented' fan-first and sustainability measures, developers have...
Shutterstock environment

Retrofitting report to play vital role in reaching Scotland’s net zero targets

Gavin Oxenham, group general manager at Procast Group, discusses the importance of the new ‘Retrofitting Roundtable Report’, and how the Hamilton-based principal contractor is...

Main contractor announced for first phase of £20m Inverclyde distillery build

MUIR Construction is to lead the first phase of the £20 million build of Inverclyde's first zero-carbon whisky distillery. The £7 million contract is expected...
George Rowberry, Nick Hayes and Monika Munzinger

Wallace Whittle looks to boost ESG and sustainability offering with expert team

WALLACE Whittle has announced the appointment of a team of experts to drive the growth of its ESG and sustainability offering. Nick Hayes, Monika Munzinger,...

Green light for build of 256 low-carbon homes in Edinburgh

PLANNING approval has been granted for Artisan Real Estate's build of 256 low-carbon homes at commercial space on Edinburgh's Ferry Road. Artisan Real Estate, together...

Major milestone for Gremista project as new transformers arrive

THE project to connect Shetland's local electricity network to the national grid has marked a milestone following the arrival of two new transformers, SSEN...
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...

CICV raises ‘serious concerns’ over discontinuation of solar PV funding

THE Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has raised 'serious concerns' in response to the Scottish Government's decision to discontinue funding for solar photovoltaic (PV)...
Union Technical team

Glasgow firm supports development of new heat pump technology

A Glasgow-based energy firm has teamed up with senior figures from across the industry to fund pioneering heat pump technology. Union Technical has provided pre-seed...

Harley Haddow launches new energy division to help meet net zero ambitions

HARLEY Haddow has announced the launch of a new energy division due to 'burgeoning demand' for net zero services.  The multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy has invested...

Built environment sector bodies urge Scottish Government action on retrofitting

14 built environment sector bodies have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take 'urgent action' to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes...