Fife College, Balfour Beatty packaging innovation

Balfour Beatty earns top marks for packaging innovation at Fife College site

CONSTRUCTION giant Balfour Beatty has been pioneering an innovative packaging solution at its project to build a new facility for Fife College at Dunfermline...
Roofing boards being installed

Roofing boards bring good energy to university centre

MAGPLY’S fire-resistant roofing boards have been specified to support Lancaster University’s sustainability aspirations, with the educational institution targeting carbon net zero from all energy...
Energy Training Academy classroom

Energy Training Academy to upskill hundreds of Octopus engineers

THE Energy Training Academy (ETA) is expecting to upskill around 300 Octopus Energy Group engineers in 2024 as part of a key training partnership...
Beauly - Denny

Application submitted for ‘key component’ of £22 billion SSEN programme

SSEN Transmission has submitted a section 37 consent application for a 'key component' of its £22 billion pathway to 2030 investment programme. The application relates...
Anita Hogan

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...

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...
Office

Glasgow modular office fit-out delivers major embodied carbon savings

AN office fit-out project by Morris & Spottiswood that incorporates modular construction and circular economy approaches is said to have delivered embodied carbon savings...

Build of Clackmannanshire Council’s ‘most ambitious’ community project begins

ROBERTSON Construction has commenced work on what Clackmannanshire Council has described as its 'most ambitious community project' yet. The project will deliver the new Wellbeing...

Another award win for Allander Leisure Centre

BEARSDEN'S Allander Leisure Centre has secured another accolade after topping the leaderboard in the Leisure and Arts category at the 2024 Glasgow Institute of Architects...

New report maps opportunities and barriers to financing heat transition in Scottish homes

THERE is 'substantial' growth potential for financing climate-friendly heating and energy efficiency improvements in Scotland's homes, according to a new report. Focused on helping individual...

Expert warns Scottish construction professionals must redouble carbon quest

THE MD of a building physics engineering consultancy has warned that Scottish construction professionals must 'intensify' their bid to reduce carbon emissions from buildings. Rob...
Passivhaus Trust Client Club sessions

Scotland sees ‘surge’ in Passivhaus certified social housing projects

SCOTLAND has seen a 'surge' in Passivhaus certified social housing projects, according to new data from the Passivhaus Trust. The organisation revealed that over 1,500...

Robertson takes part in disposable vape recycling trial

ROBERTSON Construction has been addressing the potential environmental risk of single-use vape disposal on its sites by participating in a recycling trial. The contractor has...
Pallets being lifted

Pallet reuse scheme launches three-day collection service in Scotland

CONSTRUCTION firms, housebuilders, and builders merchants across Scotland using The Pallet LOOP will now get their pallets picked up faster, as the business introduces...

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...

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...

Are solar batteries a viable alternative to exporting to the Grid?

By Steven Dale, a surveyor in the Peterhead office of DM Hall Sometimes there are straws in the wind which can make you reassess...
John Forster, chair of Forster Group

Scaling up isn’t enough: why construction must deliver sustainable scale in 2026

By John Forster, founder & chair, Forster Group AS we enter 2026, the construction sector stands at the centre of the UK’s most urgent social...
A representative from SWIP (centre) with Procast’s David Chapman (left) and Ciaran Devaney

Procast secures sixth accolade in a row at Energy Efficiency Awards

PROCAST Group is celebrating after winning the firm's sixth award in a row at The Scotland Energy Efficiency Awards. The team triumphed in the Scottish...

Onshore facilities help support offshore farms

Will Rudd’s Gerard Carson and Stewart Mackay provide an overview of the firm’s Moray West project and explain how the work at Buckie is...