Work underway on build of Scotland’s largest airport-based solar farm

WORK is underway on the build of an £18.5 million solar farm at Glasgow Airport following the successful completion of the project's development phase. Once...

Moray distillery to install heat recovery system amidst soaring energy prices

A Moray distillery is to install a heat recovery system to cut carbon and costs amidst increasing energy prices. Benromach Distillery in Forres is one...
Tony Williamson, sales director at Dandara Scotland

Housebuilder ramps up sustainability commitments by backing tree initiative

HOUSEBUILDER Dandara Scotland has announced its support for the charity Trees for Cities. Hundreds of trees will be planted this year as part of the...
Josh King and Robert Wilson, Gensource

Sustainable energy specialist targets hat-trick of business awards

GENSOURCE has announced that its growing influence in the sustainable energy sector has seen the firm shortlisted for SME of the Year at the...
Home with air source heat pump

Procast secures deal with ScottishPower to become air source heat pump installer

HAMILTON-based Procast Group has secured a deal to become a key installer of domestic air source heat pumps for ScottishPower. The principal contractor will support...

Ogilvie Group plants 250,000 trees as part of sustainability goals

OGILVIE Group has revealed the firm has planted 250,000 trees on the outskirts of Stirling as part of a plan to reduce the company’s...

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...
John McGuire

Why the right environment is key to greater use of green building materials

By John McGuire, partner at Thomas & Adamson  With the threat of a climate emergency on the horizon, everyone involved in the built environment has...

Businesses across Scotland launch green data centre charter

ORGANISATIONS representing businesses across Scotland's energy sector have launched an industry charter setting out the five core principles they believe should underpin the design...
Loch Turret energy upgrades

WGM Engineering to deliver Loch Turret energy upgrades

THE energy network at Loch Turret Water Treatment Works near Crieff is undergoing an 18-month upgrade that will see the construction of a new...
Jane Wood

Builders urge Scottish Government to ‘pause and review’ viability of net zero regulation

SCOTLAND'S housebuilding sector is calling for the Scottish Government to 'pause and review viability' of net zero legislation, following the announcement that Scotland can...
External wall insulation upgrades in Pollok

EWI upgrades deliver a healthy future in Pollok

GLASGOW-based GMG Contractors is approaching the end of a nine-month project to install transformative insulated render systems on around 150 residences in the city’s...
Stewart Dalgarno

Net zero housing progress to be showcased at industry events

STEWART Milne Group's director of innovation and sustainability is set to discuss the progress of sustainable housing in Scotland at two industry events this...

Students given closer look at BE-ST retrofit

EDINBURGH Napier University (ENU) has hailed a visit for its students to the Built Environment - Smarter Transformation's (BE-ST) National Retrofit Centre as a...

Costain’s approach to managing industrial cooling media ‘significantly reduces’ carbon footprint

COSTAIN has trialled a new method for managing and transporting waste media from industrial cooling, that has reportedly resulted in 'significantly lower' carbon emissions. The...
Handshake over construction documents

Burns & McDonnell to deliver Aberdeenshire substation infrastructure

BURNS & McDonnell has been selected as a preferred bidder by SSEN Transmission to deliver onshore transmission infrastructure across Scotland. SSEN Transmission's £10 billion framework...

SFT business plan urges greater collaboration to achieve net zero built environment

THE Scottish Futures Trust’s newly launched business plan calls on public and private sector organisations across Scotland to focus on greater collaboration to help...

Scots consultancy launches new service to help reduce embodied carbon in construction

CONSTRUCTION consultancy Soben is urging industry-wide improvements to how carbon is calculated and reduced, as the firm launches a new carbon cost management service. The...
SSEN Transmission

Green light for UK’s largest ever subsea connection project

CONSTRUCTION is set to begin on what will be the UK's largest ever subsea connection project after plans received final approval from Ofgem. The eastern...
Nursery garden at Passivhaus school

Landmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets

Edinburgh-based architect Architype is working on a number of Passivhaus schools, including the recently completed Riverside Primary, the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland....