Hillhouse Group completes ‘landmark’ delivery for wind farm project
HILLHOUSE Quarry Group has delivered a 'landmark' supply of 3,600m³ of high-grade concrete for the Mill Rig Wind Farm, a major renewable energy project...
Flexel donates Far Infrared panels to Scottish electrical training colleges
FLEXEL International Ltd is supporting the next generation of electricians by donating free Far Infrared heating panels and educational displays to every electrical training...
Edinburgh conference explores energy efficiency and carbon neutral buildings
SCOTLAND'S minister for zero carbon buildings joined experts from the built environment and energy efficiency sectors at an event in Edinburgh to discuss the...
Heat decarbonisation: the woolly mammoth in the room?
Charlie Drysdale, associate director, smart energy and sustainability at Hydrock, discusses the opportunity for district heating networks to solve the heat decarbonisation challenge...
Passivhaus development in Glasgow’s east end begins to take shape
A new Glasgow east end project, hailed as one of the city's most energy efficient, is starting to take shape.
Springfield Cross, located in Dalmarnock,...
EV charging funding boost for Scotland’s rural and island locations
THE Scottish Government has announced funding of £4.5 million to ensure 'more equitable access' to electric vehicle (EV) charging opportunities across the country.
The Rural...
Scaling up Passivhaus in Scotland
Lizzy Westmacott, associate director/regional head of sustainability at ECD Architects, shares lessons from Scottish Passivhaus social housing schemes
THE Scottish Government has just published the...
Union Technical starts work to retrofit 300 Dumfries homes
GLASGOW-based energy services firm Union Technical is undertaking a project to retrofit more than 300 homes in Dumfries.
Work is underway on a £1.5 million...
Building new homes while meeting climate targets is possible
By Stewart Dalgarno, project director at the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project
THE end of the UN’s climate change conference...
Dundee’s Waterfront Place shortlisted for top architectural prize
DUNDEE'S Waterfront Place development has been shortlisted for a top UK architectural award for its green impact on the city.
The site features an active...
Recycling specialist’s expansion plans gather pace with £450,000 ‘green jobs’ funding
BREWSTER Brothers has secured more than £450,000 grant funding from Scottish Enterprise to create 22 new 'green jobs'.
The Livingston-based company recycles 99% of all...
500 more mixed-tenure Edinburgh properties set for energy efficient upgrades
MIXED tenure properties in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh are set to benefit from energy efficient upgrades and revitalised buildings.
The City of Edinburgh...
Contracts awarded for £61.5m East Kilbride rail project
NETWORK Rail has announced the awarding of £61.5m worth of contracts for the delivery of the East Kilbride enhancement project.
Story Contracting, AmcoGiffen, SPL Powerlines,...
Cundall adds to Scottish team as demand for sustainability services ‘skyrockets’
MULTI-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall has claimed that demand for sustainability services in Scotland has 'skyrocketed'.
Demand for services including ESG strategy, net zero carbon design,...
Carbon-cutting projects in line for £8.7m funding boost
EIGHT carbon-cutting projects are to receive a share of £8.7 million in Scottish Government funding.
The latest round of the low carbon infrastructure transition programme...
SELECT launches new membership sub-category as demand grows for EV installations
SELECT has launched a new EV (electric vehicle) membership sub-category due to the increasing number of electrical contractors installing charge points.
The trade body said...
SSE Renewables partners with Dutch firm to target Netherlands
SSE Renewables has joined forces with investment management firm, APG, to target the development of large-scale wind energy projects in the Dutch North Sea.
Perth-headquartered...
Scottish Government education chiefs see progress of Fife College’s new Dunfermline Campus
FIFE College recently welcomed Scotland's education secretary Jenny Gilruth MSP and minister for higher and further education, Graeme Dey MSP, to the site of...
Barrhead Housing’s smart homes programme to be expanded
BARRHEAD Housing is to expand its innovative smart homes programme thanks to new funding awarded through Glasgow City Region's 5G Innovation Region (Smart and...
Scotland’s Railway climate action plan to see £400m resilience investment
NETWORK Rail, under its Scotland's Railway partnership, has published its climate action plan for 2024-2029.
The blueprint will see more than £400 million contributed towards...
