Energy Training Academy becomes UK’s first CORGI Skills approved training provider
THE Energy Training Academy (ETA) has been announced as the first CORGI Skills approved training provider in the UK.
CORGI has supported engineering on their...
Property and construction specialist launches electric car scheme for employees
THOMAS & Adamson (T&A) has revealed it is demonstrating its commitment to net zero targets with a staff benefits scheme that will give employees...
Work underway on Scotland’s largest net zero housing development
GROUND has been broken at Scotland's largest net zero housing development in the Granton area of Edinburgh.
It marks the start of construction works at...
Work set to begin on £1m carbon neutral Edinburgh football centre project
THOMAS & Adamson is helping to revitalise an Edinburgh community football centre with the creation of a carbon neutral youth facility.
Work is set to...
Scotland’s construction sector urged to work together to limit environmental impact
AT the start of Scotland’s Climate Week, the Edinburgh-based Association for Project Safety (APS) has called for the nation's construction sector to work together...
Homes in three Glasgow areas to benefit from £6.8m energy efficiency fund
GLASGOW City Council has accepted an award of £6.845 million from the Scottish Government to help make homes in the city more energy efficient.
The...
Scottish firms collaborate to reduce waste and carbon emissions
TWO Scottish companies are collaborating on reducing both waste and carbon emissions this National Recycling Week (October 14-20).
Kenoteq and Brewster Brothers, two previous winners...
Equivalent MOT system for homes could aid zero carbon ambitions
AN equivalent MOT system for homes could help Scotland to achieve zero carbon goals and save energy, a former president of the Royal Incorporation...
Technology to protect water voles during Glasgow urban regeneration works
AN interactive web tool is set to protect water voles in Glasgow as part of a new push to safeguard wildlife habitats during urban...
Brewster Brothers celebrates two million tonne recycling milestone
BREWSTER Brothers is celebrating a major milestone after diverting over two million tonnes of construction waste from landfill.
The West Lothian-headquartered waste management specialist ...
Solar project complete at Milnathort waste water treatment works
SCOTTISH Water has confirmed completion of work on a £115,000 solar project at a waste water treatment works which serves customers in and around...
Off-grid Ayrshire home to integrate sustainability at every turn
HYDE + Hyde Architects have shared new renders of one of their latest projects - an off-grid home that will sit on the edge...
Time to prepare for biggest shake-up in Scottish EPCs for more than a decade
By Joe Warren, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank
THERE are lots of legislative and regulatory difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK....
Work begins on Spittal-Peterhead subsea cable link
SSEN Transmission has officially marked the start of enabling works on its Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable link project.
The groundbreaking event, held last month...
Collaborative thermal modelling project slashes railway heating costs
SIGNIFICANT cost and carbon savings are to be delivered through a new initiative jointly developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty, and TSO.
The partnership...
Constructible BIM software lauded on hydroelectric generation scheme
TRIMBLE'S constructible BIM software has been hailed as playing a key role on the River Ness Hydroelectric generation project.
Featuring a 'striking' canopy structure, the...
ABC white paper urges government to establish framework for circular construction transition
ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has produced a white paper that identifies 'significant change' is needed across the construction industry to meet the national net...
Plans unveiled for major Passivhaus extension at historic Edinburgh school
PLANS have been launched for the second phase of development at Trinity Academy in the north of Edinburgh.
Both phases were designed by Holmes Miller,...
BE-ST welcomes eight new board members
BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) has refreshed its board with the appointment of eight key figures from the built environment and construction sectors.
The...
Plans unveiled for pumped storage hydro scheme at Loch Fearna
SSE Renewables has announced plans to progress a new pumped storage hydropower scheme at Loch Fearna in Scotland's Great Glen in a 50:50 joint...
