Barrhead Housing’s smart homes programme to be expanded

BARRHEAD Housing is to expand its innovative smart homes programme thanks to new funding awarded through Glasgow City Region's 5G Innovation Region (Smart and...
Sainsbury's

New wind farm to power 8% of Sainsbury’s annual energy requirements

THE completion of the build of Pines Burn Wind Farm in the Scottish Borders has boosted Sainsbury's use of renewable energy. The supermarket has committed...
Pupils in retrofitted classroom at Edinburgh school

Contractor completes first phase of Edinburgh school retrofit works

GRAHAM has announced completion of the first stage of a £10 million retrofit of Brunstane Primary School in Edinburgh. The contractor has been tasked with...

University of Strathclyde partners with Siemens Energy to drive innovation

THE University of Strathclyde has formed a strategic partnership with Siemens Energy to help accelerate the transition to net zero. Both parties will work together...

Electrifying the grid: overcoming challenges for a just transition

Putting an end to the unnecessary burning of fossil fuels and helping to curb carbon emissions all around the world, electricity will be the key enabler on our energy transition.

‘Defurbished’ Edinburgh project to provide much-needed office accommodation

WORK is underway on a major project in George Street, which is tipped to deliver the first ‘defurbished’ office space on one of Edinburgh’s...
Cala electric vans

Housebuilder has net zero targets validated by SBTi

CALA Group has confirmed new near and long-term emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) under its Buildings Sector criteria. The...

Renewed plans submitted for solar farm on Isle of Cumbrae

COMSOL Energy has lodged a planning application with North Ayrshire Council to establish a solar farm on the Isle of Cumbrae. Located at a site...

Edinburgh office achieves WELL Certification

AN Edinburgh office has achieved WELL Certification from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Home of multi-national professional services firm, Pinsent Masons, the firm achieved...

Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit

By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...
IndiBreathe Flex

Flexible insulation product offers sustainable solution

ECOLOGICAL Building Systems has announced the launch of a new flexible insulation product for roofs, walls, ceilings and floors, called IndiBreathe Flex, as part...

Environmental specialist urges Scottish construction industry to ramp up decarbonisation plans

AN environmental specialist has claimed speculation the UK Government may dilute its green plans makes it even more important that Scotland's construction industry decarbonises. Rob...

Recycling specialist’s expansion plans gather pace with £450,000 ‘green jobs’ funding

BREWSTER Brothers has secured more than £450,000 grant funding from Scottish Enterprise to create 22 new 'green jobs'. The Livingston-based company recycles 99% of all...

Innovations to ‘future-proof’ Scotland’s ports against climate change

Ramsay Muirhead, director of ports & infrastructure at CMAL, discusses the importance of innovations to tackling rising sea levels in Scotland ACCORDING to Marine Scotland...

SSE Renewables unveils net zero transition plan at COP28

PERTH-headquartered SSE Renewables has published a net zero transition plan at COP28 in Dubai. The plan serves as a roadmap to net zero, with it...

Brewster Brothers invests £6m in second recycling plant

BREWSTER Brothers is investing £6 million in a second recycling plant near Cumbernauld. The firm's Livingston site has diverted over one million tonnes of construction,...

New Glasgow neighbourhood secures three-star Fitwel certification

BUILD to rent developer and operator Moda Living has secured its fourth three-star Fitwel certification for its first Glasgow neighbourhood, Moda, Holland Park, which...

Engineers to work ‘around-the-clock’ on £63m Barrhead to Glasgow rail project

ENGINEERS are set to work 'around-the-clock' for six weeks to prepare the Barrhead to Glasgow rail line for a £63.3 million electrification project. It marks...

Work complete on Scotland’s first Passivhaus social housing development

CRUDEN Building Scotland has completed a Passivhaus development in the village of Drymen in Stirlingshire. It is the first social housing development in Scotland to...
Electric car charging

Scottish EV charging infrastructure provider expands European footprint

FOR EV, a Scotland-based provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, has announced it is expanding its European footprint with a major installation in Sweden. In...