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Waste management: how does Scotland compare?

By Scott Brewster, MD, Brewster Brothers Driven by the need to tackle climate change and protect the environment, businesses across the UK are making great...

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...

Housing association honoured for sustainability achievements

KINGDOM Housing Association has revealed the organisation has won a Gold Green Apple Environment Award in the Scottish campaign to find the greenest individuals,...
Matthew Jackson

To drive change, we need the right EV chargers in the right place

By Matthew Jackson, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust When you picture the perfect holiday, what comes to mind? For me, it usually involves a...
Arran Donald

Perth installer earns recognition for hybrid air source heat pump project

ARRAN Donald from Perth has been announced as the Scottish regional winner of the Heating Installer Awards 2024. Arran specialises in ground and air source...

TV host announced as key speaker for Green Home Festival

TV presenter and award-winning designer Anna Campbell-Jones has been confirmed as the star guest at this year’s Green Home Festival, which runs as part...

Governments must be ready to help construction sector go green

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Bros, a resource management business which specialises in recycling construction waste and creating high quality recycled aggregates based...

Funding boost for Highlands project that would create 500 construction jobs

SSE has announced it is providing a £100 million investment boost into what could be Britain's biggest pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years. The...

Refurbished ‘green’ Edinburgh Park office building attracts major new tenant

KNIGHT Property Group has secured a major deal at its £20 million 'green' office building in Edinburgh Park, with Lumacron Technology having moved its...

Upskilling our existing workforce is key to getting apprentices ready for zero carbon

By Caitriona Jordan, head of retrofit programmes at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) Scotland must reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, 40% of which come from...
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...
Retrofitted flats in Kirkintilloch

Retrofit upgrades have transformative impact in Kirkintilloch

UNION Technical has completed an award-winning retrofit project to upgrade 35 flats at Kelvin Court, Kirkintilloch. Delivered in partnership with Hanover Scotland Housing Association, Union...
New Dunfermline City Campus

Landmark Fife College campus tipped to inspire construction students

THE project director behind Balfour Beatty’s build of Scotland’s first net zero higher education building has challenged construction students to take inspiration from the...

Embracing construction’s ESG challenge

By Shona Frame, partner and construction law specialist at CMS THE integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices within the construction sector continues to...

Transport Scotland confirms plans to relocate HQ to support sustainability goals

TRANSPORT Scotland is poised to relocate its headquarters to HFD Group’s 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow. The move has been tipped to support the transport...
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Hitachi Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence plans hailed as ‘massive coup’ for Glasgow

HITACHI Energy is set to establish a UK Engineering Centre of Excellence in Glasgow City Centre. The firm will acquire the 14,982 sq ft 8th...

Building services company appointed to Loch Lomond net zero project

BUILDING services firm Viridis has announced it has been appointed by Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority to support the organisation's transition...

Developer reports surge in ‘green product’ enquiries

A Scottish housing developer has revealed it is seeing a 30% rise of enquiries from buyers requesting more information on energy efficiency over the...
FOR EV’s Executive Director, Sales & Innovations Europe, Lindsay Wallace with Donna Mounce, Economic Infrastructure Development Specialist at South of Scotland Enterprise

Electric vehicle charge point plans energised by further investment

THE growth plans of Scotland’s only private electric vehicle charge point operator, FOR EV, have been boosted by a £10 million follow-on investment by...
Head of procurement Jamie Stewart (left) and fleet manager Gary Crawford (right) at the VIBES Awards

Robertson wins top sustainability accolade for fleet management approach

ROBERTSON Group has won the Sustainable Transport category at this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards, for the firm's approach to fleet management. The awards...