New funding package supports delivery of sustainable homes in Airdrie
A Cumbernauld-based developer has started work on a new 17-home sustainable development in Airdrie.
McKernan Homes, managed by Peter McKernan, has been operating in Scotland...
Aberdeenshire housebuilder honoured for sustainability credentials
A Scotia Homes development in Angus featuring properties heated from non-fossil fuel sources has been recognised as one of the most sustainable in the...
Major funding boost for sustainable cement innovation in South Lanarkshire
A Scottish-based manufacturing facility which will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular...
Balfour Beatty secures Scottish Government funding to drive hydrogen retrofit project
BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has become the first construction company to secure funding from the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energies Technology Fund to retrofit...
SNIPEF calls for more ‘industry-informed’ environmental targets
THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF) has called for more industry-informed environmental targets, following the Scottish Government's decision to abandon its...
Work begins on sustainable Edinburgh office initiative
WORK is underway to transform an office building located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Exchange District.
30 Semple Street will deliver 57,000 sq ft of...
Scottish Government eyes streamlining country’s planning processes
THE Scottish Government has launched a new consultation in a bid to 'streamline' the country's planning process.
Holyrood said the new consultation proposes changes that...
Solar panel project boosts PERI’s green ambitions
PERI has installed Photovoltaic (PV) cells at its three logistics depots in the UK as part of the firm's climate protection strategy.
The solar panel...
Work underway on revamp of Strathclyde Country Park’s Watersports Centre
WORK to revamp Strathclyde Country Park's Watersports Centre into a facility featuring space for health and wellbeing activities, community use, and business start-ups.
The North...
Eco credentials take centre stage at Newton Mearns apartment
MACTAGGART & Mickel Homes has a new 'eco-conscious' showhome apartment at the Stewart Gardens development in Newton Mearns.
Styled by Mason & Miles, the two-bedroom...
Procast completes £100,000 Argyll heat pump project
PROCAST Group has handed properties back to tenants following an innovative £100,000 indoor air-source heat pump project.
The contractor completed an indoor air source heat...
Green credentials help attract Knight Frank to new Aberdeen office space
COMMERCIAL property consultancy Knight Frank has become the first tenant to secure office space in a newly refurbished building in Aberdeen's west end.
The deal...
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...
Solar batteries tipped to deliver carbon benefits in Airdrie
SOLAR batteries installed at a new affordable housing development in North Lanarkshire have been tipped to help tackle fuel poverty and climate change.
Arc-Tech (Scotland)...
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...
Modular facility to replace Camelon Education Centre
FALKIRK Council has agreed plans for a new modular community building to replace the ageing Camelon Education Centre.
The move comes following months of engagement...
Scottish built environment collaboration earns sustainability award recognition
SPECIALIST built environment PR company Building Relations PR and environmental networking platform Sustainabuild have won the Best Sustainable Marketing Initiative category at this year’s...
Galliford Try director appointed to Supply Chain Sustainability School board
THE Supply Chain Sustainability School has appointed Galliford Try's Andrew Spencer to its board of directors.
He is said to bring a 'wealth of experience...
LUC makes key appointment to Scottish ecology team
ENVIRONMENT consultancy LUC has announced the appointment of Anita Hogan as director of ecology in its Scottish ecology team.
Anita brings over 22 years' project...
Brewster Brothers invests £6m in second recycling plant
BREWSTER Brothers is investing £6 million in a second recycling plant near Cumbernauld.
The firm's Livingston site has diverted over one million tonnes of construction,...
