Jones Bros secures contract to help construct Dumfries and Galloway wind farm
JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK has been appointed as principal contractor on the build of the 20-turbine Windy Standard III Wind Farm in Dumfries...
Springfield completes sustainability benchmarking initiative
THE Springfield Group has revealed it has become the first housebuilder in the UK to participate in an initiative designed to benchmark sustainable practices...
Temporary works solution brings high Hope for local sculpture
RMD Kwikform has revealed that the company's Rapidshor temporary works solution has been designed and supplied by the firm's Glasgow depot to the new...
126 individual ASHPs installed at low carbon Edinburgh development
ARTISAN Real Estate has announced the installation of 126 individual air source heat pumps (ASHPs) at its Rowanbank Gardens development in Corstorphine, Edinburgh.
Described as...
Cruden appointed to deliver net zero carbon Granton Waterfront homes
A net zero carbon housing development, comprising 94 flats and 48 colony-style homes, will help bring a derelict brownfield site back to life as...
Certifications tipped to help unlock K-Briq potential
THE K-Briq has evolved from a ‘nice idea’ to a genuine solution for the global construction industry in its quest to meet pressing environmental...
Plans unveiled for £75m Glasgow city centre development
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has submitted a planning application on behalf of Garroch Investments to demolish Glasgow’s Princes House and develop Magnet, a £75...
Build of Golticlay Wind Farm underway in Highlands
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on RWE's 62.7MW Golticlay Onshore Wind Farm located kilometres northwest of Lybster in Caithness.
Farrans and local contractor, Alan Gow Groundworks,...
Vibrant community park created in Glasgow’s southside
AN area of underused greenspace in the Cardonald area of Glasgow has been transformed into a vibrant community park.
The Glasgow City Council and Southside...
Retrofit training course aims to accelerate Scotland’s net zero journey
THE Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) has announced it has consolidated its collaboration with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) as project partners...
Build of Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub planned to start this year
CONSTRUCTION work is expected to get underway on the build of the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub by the end of 2024, the project team has...
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...
Edinburgh Boiler Company promotes Dougie Bell to MD
THE Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) has appointed Dougie Bell as managing director, with founder and previous MD Mark Glasgow becoming chairman.
Bell, who steps up...
Don’t let embodied carbon undermine your net zero plans
By Grace Mair, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
HUGE amounts of resource are being invested in improving the sustainability of...
BE-ST Impact Report highlights ‘tangible progress’ towards sustainability and decarbonisation
BE-ST's 2023 Impact Report has revealed the steps that the innovation centre has taken in the past year and the 'significant positive impact' for...
Scotland’s construction industry looking for ‘clear direction and action’ on the just transition
BUILT Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) in collaboration with the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF)'s net zero, digital and data working groups, has published a...
EWI upgrades deliver a healthy future in Pollok
GLASGOW-based GMG Contractors is approaching the end of a nine-month project to install transformative insulated render systems on around 150 residences in the city’s...
World’s deepest wind turbine foundation installed in Scottish waters
THE world's deepest wind turbine foundation has been installed 16 miles off the coast of Angus at the site of the £3 billion Seagreen...
Priestgill Wind Farm progress delivers boost to local supply chain
Priestgill Wind Farm is now under construction at Littlegill Farm, 2.2km north east of Abington, South Lanarkshire, following a decade of work to get...
TV host announced as key speaker for Green Home Festival
TV presenter and award-winning designer Anna Campbell-Jones has been confirmed as the star guest at this year’s Green Home Festival, which runs as part...
