Lerwick Port Authority joins the ORION Clean Energy Project

THE ORION Clean Energy Project has welcomed Lerwick Port Authority as a strategic partner. The Port Authority will be joining the strategic partnership alongside Shetland...
Accelerate to Zero Awards trophy

Finalists confirmed for Accelerate to Zero Awards

THE finalists have been announced for the Accelerate to Zero Awards. Returning for a fourth year, the awards recognise the businesses, organisations, and individuals making the...

SSEN webinar to discuss different electricity transmission technology options

SSEN Transmission is to host a webinar outlining the differences behind technology options which will help transform the electricity grid in the north of...
IndiNature mill

Industrial hemp insulation is a natural fit to help meet decarbonisation goals

A Scottish Borders-based insulation manufacturer is on a mission to disrupt the market with a range of products made from industrial hemp plants. IndiNature was...

Balfour Beatty secures Scottish Government funding to drive hydrogen retrofit project

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has become the first construction company to secure funding from the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energies Technology Fund to retrofit...
HES is to establish a new retrofit hub

HES to establish new hub for retrofit of traditional buildings

HISTORIC Environment Scotland (HES) has confirmed plans for a new dedicated national centre to champion the retrofit of traditional buildings. The organisation has welcomed £1...

Robertson Partnership Homes to deliver part of new Raploch community

ROBERTSON Partnership Homes is set to build 32 affordable homes on behalf of Stirling Council in the Raploch area of the city. A further 36...

Edinburgh firm could create Europe’s first full-scale gravity energy store

AN Edinburgh-based underground energy storage specialist could be set to turn a former Czech Republic coal mine into Europe's first full-scale gravity energy store. It...
Housing project designed to Passivhaus standards

Passivhaus highlights the art of the possible

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director at ECD Architects, shares how the industry can fast-track its Passivhaus know-how ahead of upcoming policy changes THE Scottish Government has...

Scotland eyes future-proofing forests to aid net zero ambitions

FORESTERS have been urged to adapt their woodlands now to minimise the risks of climate change. The call came from Scottish Forestry, which said such...
Scottish Water HQ where solar installation took place

Innovative drainage solution boosts Scottish Water solar project

CIVIL and structural engineering consultancy Will Rudd has supported the delivery of a solar car port installation at Scottish Water's headquarters in Stepps, Glasgow. The...
Wallyford Toll Roundabout

Agile approach helps unlock active travel hub in East Lothian

WHEN Akela Construction was appointed principal contractor for the £1.2 million Wallyford Toll Roundabout Improvement Scheme, MD Robert Ogg knew his team wasn’t going...

New Fife College campus set to to meet Scottish Government carbon targets

FIFE College’s new campus in Dunfermline is using a unique steel/timber construction making it on course to meet Scottish Government carbon targets. The learning institute...
Natural materials used in construction

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...
Iain Gulland

Scotland to pioneer Circular Construction Hub to increase reuse of materials

SCOTLAND is set to ramp up its reuse of construction materials after being chosen as one of four European locations to pioneer a new...
Accelerate to Zero Awards

Entries sought for Accelerate to Zero Awards

ENTRIES have opened for the Accelerate to Zero Awards, which return this year for the third time. The awards recognise businesses, organisations, and individuals making...
Location of the Craig Murrail substation

Balfour Beatty secures £192m contract to construct three new substations in Argyll

BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded a contract to construct three new substations in Argyll on behalf of SSEN Transmission. The contract has been awarded through...
David de Jong

The top misconceptions about timber as a building material

Modern engineering has addressed many of the traditional concerns related to wood, making it a viable and attractive option for contemporary construction projects, explains...

Transport minister takes first electric passenger train on Glasgow-Barrhead line

SCOTLAND'S transport minister has joined railway colleagues in travelling on the first electric passenger service from Glasgow Central to Barrhead. The £63 million Glasgow -...

Construction sector urged to take waste seriously to avoid ‘turmoil’

A former site manager turned university professor has warned construction firms could face ‘turmoil’ in the near future unless they start thinking more carefully...