Aerial of site

Local firms help meet milestone on major SSEN Transmission project

THE first of 47 steel lattice towers has been fully assembled along the 13.3km route of SSEN Transmission's Creag Dhubh - Dalmally 275 kV...
Kanuf Gold Status membership in the Supply Chain Sustainability School

Knauf achieves Gold Status membership in Supply Chain Sustainability School

KNAUF has achieved Gold Status membership in the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS), underscoring the firm's commitment to sustainability and industry leadership. As a long-standing...
Solar panels on roof

Consumer confidence in solar energy soars, but concerns remain about installers

NEW research has found that distrust in installers and poor industry standards risk derailing the boom in solar energy. Solar power specialist GreenFox Energy teamed...
Sod cutting

Work begins on ‘transformational’ Granton Waterfront housing development

WORK is underway on the build of a new affordable housing development in the Granton Waterfront area of Edinburgh. A ceremonial sod-cutting event took place...

Build of offshore wind farm to begin as £3.5 billion funding milestone reached

THE equal joint owners of the planned Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm have announced today that the flagship Scottish project has reached financial close...
KR Group team

Steel and cladding specialist shortlisted for top environmental award

ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding specialist KR Group has been shortlisted for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards. The family business is the only north...

Midlothian construction firm ‘exceeds expectations’ with support for charity

A Midlothian construction firm has been praised by the City of Edinburgh Council for the support it has given to a community growing hub...

Timber demonstrator unit shows Scots businesses the potential for sustainable offices

A modular demonstrator unit has been unveiled by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with the aim of highlighting to Scottish firms that a...
Councillor Stuart McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing and Richard Crowther, Commercial Director at Cruden

Midlothian Council and Cruden complete Passivhaus social housing development

MIDLOTHIAN Council and Cruden have marked Scottish Housing Day by celebrating the completion of a Passivhaus development on Bonnyrigg High Street. 20 new council flats...

£15.9m funding secured for low carbon Glasgow development

PARAGON Bank’s development finance division has provided a £15.9 million funding package to PfP igloo and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) for the development of...
Intelligent heated formwork

How formwork technology facilitates low-carbon concrete

Concrete is a crucial material in construction, essential for infrastructure, housing, and even renewable energy projects. Yet, its climate impact cannot be ignored. In...
CGI of modular container office at Falkirk Wheel

Dalbeattie modular construction business secures Falkirk Wheel project

DALBEATTIE-based modular construction company Iron & Pine has secured a contract with Scottish Canals to deliver a sustainable modular office at the Falkirk Wheel. The...

Work begins on build of new £50m Passivhaus Edinburgh school

KIER Construction has commenced the build of the new £50 million Currie Community High School in Edinburgh. A ground-breaking event has been held to mark...
ABC carbon lifecycle assessment

Anderson Bell Christie unveils embodied carbon lifecycle assessment offering

ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has announced it is now offering clients an in-house embodied carbon lifecycle assessment using One Click LCA. The software is compliant...

‘Momentous’ heating project aids net zero ambitions in Glasgow’s east end

CLYDE Gateway, in partnership with Scottish Water Horizons, has completed a project to install what it described as 'one of the country’s most innovative...
Doka supports the realisation of buildings with the highest sustainability standards, such as CIBC Square II in Toronto

Doka commits to Science Based Targets initiative

FORMWORK and scaffolding provider Doka has announced it has become the first company in its industry to commit to the Science Based Targets initiative...

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...
New Holland and Barrett Glasgow store

Sustainability ‘at the heart’ of Holland & Barrett’s new Glasgow store

HOLLAND & BARRETT has opened a new store in Glasgow refitted with mild steel and FSC-certified wood. Mild steel is a 100% recyclable material, with...
Solwaybank Wind Farm

Blair Hill Wind Farm proposals tipped to unlock £165 million boost to local economy

RENEWABLE energy specialist RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 14-turbine Blair Hill Wind...

Ramboll Glasgow event highlights role of AI and collaboration to meet biodiversity challenge

RAMBOLL, the engineering, design and sustainability consultancy, held its first UK SPARK innovation challenge in Glasgow recently. 30 students from Scottish universities worked with experts...