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Leo Quinn

Balfour Beatty launches evolved sustainability strategy

BALFOUR Beatty has launched its evolved sustainability strategy, which expands the firm's sustainability focus areas to help drive meaningful impact in the communities in...

Robotics could be key to ‘clean’ energy

A Luxembourg-headquartered robotics company has revealed that its innovative range of cleaning machines could help Scotland achieve its environmental goals through ensuring solar panels...

Construction business outlines net zero strategy

HENRY Brothers has outlined its plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The construction firm revealed it aims to reduce total greenhouse gasses...

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...
Passivhaus construction

1% of all new UK homes ‘being built to Passivhaus standard’

PROJECTS being built to the Passivhaus standard now account for approximately 1% of all new homes under construction in the UK, according to new...

Berwick Bank wind farm proposals to progress to detailed design

EAST Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principle for the proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm's onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection at...
SSEN operator looking out to sea

SSEN submits application for ‘key part’ of £20 billion project

SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine licence application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the Spittal to Peterhead high voltage direct current (HVDC)...
Solar panels on health building

NHS Scotland energy projects help drive decarbonisation ambitions

THREE health board energy projects are tipped to reduce NHS Scotland's carbon footprint by over 12,000 tonnes over the course of their lifecycles. NHS Borders,...
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SLR relocates to new Edinburgh office following acquisitions

SUSTAINABILITY solutions provider SLR Consulting has moved into a new 175-person office at The Tun in Edinburgh following a number of business acquisitions. The move...

Build of £6.93m Passivhaus flats underway in Midlothian

OGILVIE Construction has started work on the £6.93 million delivery of 23 Passivhaus properties in Danderhill on behalf of Midlothian Council. The one and two-bedroom...

First topics revealed for CICV’s Green Home Festival

ORGANISERS of the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV)'s upcoming Green Home Festival have revealed details of some of the initiatives that will be showcased. Sustainable...

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...
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Reducing waste the circular way this European Week for Waste Reduction

By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts AS we mark this year’s European Week for Waste Reduction, the message remains clear: waste prevention is not...

Organisers hail success of first Sustainabuild Scotland breakfast club

ORGANISERS of the first Sustainabuild Scotland breakfast club have hailed the event a success after more than 40 professionals battled through Storm Jocelyn for...

Construction of Passivhaus Edinburgh high school to begin in May

THE build of the new Liberton High School in Edinburgh is set to get underway in May, the capital's council has confirmed. It comes after...

Visitors to Edinburgh’s Green Home Festival set to travel in style

VISITORS to an upcoming show at the Green Home Festival in Edinburgh will be travelling in all-electric style thanks to a partnership with Western...

Call for ‘urgent action’ as Scottish heat pump rollout falls behind

CONCERNS have been raised over the pace of heat pump installations in Scotland following newly raised freedom of information figures. Data from the Home Energy...

Wastewater specialist raises a glass to green technology initiative at Tain distillery

WATER and wastewater company Alpheus Environmental has been awarded a contract to implement a green technology initiative for Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain. A new biological...

Green light for £69m retrofit of ‘iconic’ Edinburgh buildings

PLANS to transform Edinburgh's Cable Wynd House and Linksview House in a £69 million retrofit project have been approved. A planning application submitted by Collective...

Inverness Castle to be powered by energy centre

WORK is set to get underway on the build of a facility which will provide heat and energy to Inverness Castle and Inverness Town...