‘Groundbreaking’ Newton Mearns pilot tests new technology to help deliver sustainable homes

NEW technology tipped to enable communities to become 'significantly' more sustainable is being used for the first time in the UK. Housebuilder Cala Homes is...

BE-ST and UK Green Building Council announce partnership

BUILT Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced a new partnership with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). BE-ST said the collaboration comes with a...

Plans launched for build of UK’s largest offshore wind farm

A planning application has been launched to construct the UK's largest offshore windfarm 23 miles off the East Lothian coast. Berwick Bank would have the...
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SSEN Transmission’s sustainability strategy earns global recognition

SSEN Transmission's sustainability strategy has been officially accepted by a global campaign for mobilising businesses and financial institutions to take decisive action for a...

Edinburgh Boiler Company MD shortlisted for energy award

DOUGIE Bell, MD of The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC), is in contention for a prestigious honour at the Energy Awards 2024. He has been shortlisted...

Don’t let the green construction agenda slip

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers OVER the past few years, the construction industry has taken great strides to embrace sustainable practices. But faced...

Dumfries & Galloway wind farm project secures £62 million funding

EDINBURGH-based Red Rock Renewables has reached financial close on a £62 million financing for its Benbrack Onshore Wind Farm. Lloyds, HSBC, and China Construction Bank...
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New Great British Energy partnership to ‘turbocharge’ developments

THE UK Government has announced a partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate, in a move which it said has the potential...

‘Edinburgh’s greenest building’ launches to market following practical completion

A 'landmark' Edinburgh office building has been launched to the market. 1 New Park Square has been developed by Parabola and is located in...

New cement could solve UK’s supply chain crisis

BRITAIN'S construction industry could be 'shaken to its foundations' unless a new, environmentally cement can be produced, an academic has warned. Dr Moray Newlands, of...

Industry leaders call for embodied carbon regulation at Edinburgh event

SCOTTISH industry leaders have said embodied carbon regulation is 'urgently required' to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. The issue was discussed at a...

EV charging specialist appoints new chair and CEO to support growth plans

JOHN Watson has been appointed as the new chair at FOR:EV, the Edinburgh-based provider of EV charging infrastructure. He succeeds Steve Dunlop, who is taking...

‘Vital’ £329,000 biodiversity pilot begins on Scotland’s railway

A £329,000 pilot scheme is to be launched in what Network Rail said will be the 'most ambitious' biodiversity enhancement project to ever take...
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Building better the Scottish way: a fabric-first guide

By Will Kirkham, MD Scottish Natural Insulation Hub SCOTLAND talks a good game on sustainability — and with reason. Harsher weather, older buildings, and ambitious...

McLaughlin & Harvey appointed to start construction work at ‘landmark’ Glasgow project

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has been appointed to start construction works for the 33 Cadogan Street office development in Glasgow, formerly known as The Grid. Property...

Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm now operational

THE world's deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm and Scotland's largest offshore wind farm is now operational. All 114 of Seagreen's Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines are...
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Cala reports ‘significant’ strides towards net zero goals

CALA Group has announced 'significant progress' in reducing its carbon footprint after unveiling its annual audit of the business’ sustainability data. The housebuilder said it...

Transformation project gives new lease of life to former Victorian purifier shed in Glasgow

WORK is complete on a new £9 million creative business hub for Clyde Gateway in Glasgow's east end, which has resulted in the transformation...
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How to turn PFI handover risk into a net zero opportunity

By Greig Fenton, regional director, Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group PRIVATE Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as the programme was better known...
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Barratt Developments donates felled trees to Edinburgh Zoo

BARRATT Developments East Scotland has partnered with Edinburgh Zoo to recycle and donate felled trees from its upcoming Livingston development.  The firm has donated 21 felled...