North Lanarkshire to pioneer innovative road building materials
NORTH Lanarkshire Council has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on road building and maintenance.
Working in partnership with Transport...
Technology helps Orkney Council optimise energy use in buildings
ORKNEY Islands Council has used 'pioneering' digital twin technology to optimise operational performance, energy efficiency, and air quality across its building portfolio.
Working with built...
Midlothian tenants to benefit from joined-up approach to net zero social housing
A new forum is set to help accelerate energy efficiency improvements in social housing in Midlothian.
The Midlothian Retrofit Partnership Forum brings together Midlothian Council,...
Wallace Whittle moves into new ‘state-of-the-art’ Aberdeen office
WALLACE Whittle has relocated its Aberdeen team to a new office space in the city's Marischal Square.
The building services consultant has secured a suite...
CIOB hits out at PM’s plans to scale back energy efficiency targets
THE Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has expressed its disappointment at PM Rishi Sunak's announcement on the scaling back of the UK's net zero...
Planned changes to EPCs are welcome but leave some questions unanswered
By Calum Allmond, a director and head of architectural and energy services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors.
SCOTTISH Government plans to reform Energy Performance Certificates...
Stirling conference to put nature at the heart of urban design and planning
SCOTLAND'S built environment professionals are to come together on June 17 in Stirling for the Trees and Development Conference 2026.
The one-day event will focus...
New blueprint to be published for Scottish rural homes
A new blueprint will be published today setting out how rural homes in Scotland can be designed, built and retrofitted to support 'healthier, lower-carbon...
Scottish Water installs 1,000 new sewer monitors
SCOTTISH Water has installed more than 1,000 new sewer monitors across its waste water system as part of a £500 million investment programme to...
Livingston construction waste recycling specialist earns environmental accolade
LIVINGSTON-based Brewster Bros has been honoured at the Scottish Environment Business Awards for the firm's work in recycling construction, excavation and demolition waste.
Working with...
Robertson Timber Engineering to enhance mass timber solutions
ROBERTSON Timber Engineering (RTE) is enhancing its mass timber solutions offer in line with customer requirements and combined net zero goals.
The firm revealed it...
Brewster Brothers earns VIBES Circular Scotland award
RESOURCE management specialist Brewster Brothers has won this year’s VIBES Circular Scotland award.
The company started recycling waste from construction sites in 2017, and such...
First shows confirmed for Green Home Festival at Edinburgh Fringe
THE first four shows have been confirmed for the Construction Industry Collective Voice's (CICV) Green Home Festival.
It marks the second year of the festival,...
New partnership to use enhanced environmental monitoring to aid Scotland’s move to net zero
ENHANCED environmental monitoring is to be used to support Scotland's journey to net zero.
It comes following the forming of a new partnership between the...
Glidevale Protect backs project to trial new construction tech
BUILDING products manufacturer Glidevale Protect is supporting Persimmon Homes by providing a range of products for its new Innovation Centre Trial House – a...
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,...
Work completes on 300-home retrofit initiative in Dumfries
GLASGOW-based energy services company Union Technical is concluding work on a £1.5 million retrofit of almost 300 homes in Dumfries.
Residents of the town’s Sandside...
Milestone reached in build of North Ayrshire’s first Passivhaus school
THE construction of North Ayrshire's 'most eco-friendly' school has reached a major milestone.
A topping out ceremony was held at Montgomerie Park Primary School yesterday...
RICS launches new Residential Retrofit Standard to boost decarbonisation goals
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard to meet demand for 'high quality' advice on the topic.
The...
Scotland confirms new funding support for home energy improvements
THE Scottish Government has announced support to make it easier and more affordable for people to install heat and energy efficiency measures in their...
