EHA warns that Scotland ‘risks missing fuel poverty and net zero targets’

THE Existing Homes Alliance (EHA) has warned that fuel poverty and net zero targets in Scotland risk being missed unless new legislation on heat...

New MD appointed for Vattenfall’s UK heat business

VATTENFALL'S UK heat business has appointed Jenny Curtis as its new MD. She succeeds interim MDs Stuart Allison and Katja Raabe-Münzberg, having worked with the...
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Work begins on ‘best in class’ Edinburgh refurbished workspace

PROPERTY regeneration and placemaking specialist Scarborough Group International (SGI) has started work to redevelop the former Younger Building in west Edinburgh. Due to complete in...
Procast team at Energy Efficiency Awards

Double triumph for Procast Group at Energy Efficiency Awards

HAMILTON-headquartered Procast Group enjoyed a double triumph at the Energy Efficiency Awards, winning Regional Insulation & Fabric Installer and Contractor of the Year, while...
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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 ...

Glasgow Airport unveils plans to build 30-acre solar farm

GLASGOW Airport has launched plans to build what it says will be the largest solar farm at a Scottish airport. It comes as part of...
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Scottish social housing tenants to benefit from retrofit grants

HUNDREDS of social housing tenants across Scotland are tipped to benefit following successful funding bids supported by Changeworks, a social enterprise that provides retrofit...

Easter Ross firm uses specialist machinery on ‘crucial’ peatland project

A project to restore peatlands at the Rum National Nature Reserve (NNR) is bringing 'quick results', NatureScotland has said. The project at Kinloch Glen was...
Michael Ross

Collaboration is key to delivering decarbonisation goals in public sector infrastructure

By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland AS Scotland faces increasing economic challenges, the need for innovation and collaboration in public sector...
MSP Graeme Dey and Matt Colgan at Sustainabuild

Scottish construction leaders call for action to address ‘green skills’ gaps

CONSTRUCTION leaders from across Scotland have called for industry-wide collaboration to address the nation's ‘green skills’ gap. A recent gathering at Sustainabuild Assembly, a networking...

Online event will discuss how Scotland needs to adapt to tackle climate emergency

BUILT environment professionals are being invited to an online event on June 7 to learn how to create climate-friendly places through new and existing...

River Clyde heating network scoops major award

A £20 million heating network at the site of the former John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank has received an award. The technology, which uses heat...

Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges

By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow Due to the combined understanding of...

SRUC opens ‘world class’ Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre

THE 'pioneering' new Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) has been officially opened at Inverness Campus by HRH The Princess Royal. Built by Muir Construction...

Collaborative project aims to help build a low carbon future for the north of...

A new initiative has been launched to help accelerate the drive towards building a low carbon future for the north of Scotland. The partnership between...

Plans launched for West Lothian battery energy storage system

PLANS have been submitted to West Lothian Council for the creation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) at a site between Bathgate and...
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Perform Panel publishes EPDs for wet wall laminated range

PANEL manufacturer Perform Panel, part of the Donaldson Group, has published third party accredited environmental product declarations (EPD) for its full range of wet...

RICS launches new guides to ‘revolutionise’ global carbon measurement

THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched two new guides for the Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA), a standard launched in November...

JR Group commissions full carbon audit as part of green objectives

THE JR Group has teamed up with its new carbon partner Auditel to help become carbon neutral while strengthening the company's longer-term objective of...
Cllr Stephen McCabe, Leader of Inverclyde Council; Cllr Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet; Cllr Martin Rooney, Leader of West Dunbartonshire Council; Cllr Marie McGurk, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities and Housing Policy Board; and Cllr Calum Smith, Deputy Leader of East Dunbartonshire Council.

New £25m fund focused on River Clyde corridor supports clean energy goals

A new £25 million fund focused on the River Clyde corridor has been launched to support the clean energy transition. Local leaders met at the...