Reimagining fossil fuel sites
By Ruth Cochrane, enterprise lead within the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University
MOST of us are acutely aware that the...
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...
University launches building retrofit course to aid Scotland’s net zero ambitions
A new post-graduate course to improve the energy efficiency of buildings has been launched by Robert Gordon University (RGU).
The Aberdeen-based learning institute developed the...
Housing association ramps up sustainability focus with new climate change strategy and delivery plan
CALEDONIA Housing Association has launched its climate change strategy, supported by a delivery plan, which is tipped to lead to a 'significant reduction' in...
Kinross architecture practice details Orwell Farm progress to local politicians
KINROSS-based architecture practice Studio LBA recently welcomed Jim Fairlie MSP, minister for agriculture and connectivity, alongside councillor Richard Watters, for a tour of its...
Sustainability put into practice at ‘UK-first’ projects
Aluminium fenestration systems manufacturer and winner of a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, Senior Architectural Systems is not a company to stand still....
Pallet reuse scheme launches three-day collection service in Scotland
CONSTRUCTION firms, housebuilders, and builders merchants across Scotland using The Pallet LOOP will now get their pallets picked up faster, as the business introduces...
Recycled brick innovator aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking
THE inventor of an award-winning recycled brick has created a new series of lectures designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in university students.
Launched at Heriot-Watt...
National metrics library tipped to improve built environment performance
THE creation of a national metrics library for the UK’s built environment will help improve assets by making it easier to measure their performance,...
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...
Procast Group completes £4.7m project in Glasgow’s east end
HAMILTON-based Procast Group has completed work on a £4.7 million project to install external wall insulation across 167 flats managed by Calvay Housing Association.
The project,...
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...
Fife facility finds faster and cheaper way to create tidal turbine blades
A first of its kind facility in Fife has produced 'state-of-the-art' tidal turbine blades using fewer materials than usual and at a reduced cost.
Design...
We need to keep building towards sustainability
By Graham Mercer, MD of Rearo Laminates, a Glasgow-based company specialising in the manufacture and supply of bathroom and kitchen surfaces for UK trade...
Built environment sector bodies urge Scottish Government action on retrofitting
14 built environment sector bodies have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take 'urgent action' to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes...
Build of Clackmannanshire Council’s ‘most ambitious’ community project begins
ROBERTSON Construction has commenced work on what Clackmannanshire Council has described as its 'most ambitious community project' yet.
The project will deliver the new Wellbeing...
Work underway on build of ‘life-changing’ properties in Kilmarnock
CCG's work on East Ayrshire Council's first net zero housing development at Bellevue Gardens in Kilmarnock is well underway.
The development includes eight two-bed cottage...
Social value schemes find their place in company environmental strategies
Kobir Ahamed, sustainability manager at commercial roofing firm BriggsAmasco, says social value schemes are finding their place in environmental strategies
INITIATING a social value strategy...
Livingston construction firm to help distilleries embark on retrofit projects
FOUR projects to develop new green technologies and innovations in the Scotch whisky sector are to receive their share of £11 million in UK...
Morgan Sindall Construction signs Anti-Greenwash Charter
MORGAN Sindall Construction has signed The Anti-Greenwash Charter in a move to highlight its dedication to honesty in its environmental claims.
The charter explained that 'radical...
