First of six feeder stations in £120m rail project nears completion

SCOTLAND'S transport minister has visited the site of the first feeder station commissioned as part of a £120 million investment to boost electricity supply...

Call for ‘urgent action’ as Scottish heat pump rollout falls behind

CONCERNS have been raised over the pace of heat pump installations in Scotland following newly raised freedom of information figures. Data from the Home Energy...
Coire Glas

Coire Glas pumped storage hydropower project earns landmark sustainability recognition

SSE Renewables' Coire Glas pumped storage hydropower project has become the first scheme of its kind to achieve the Hydropower Sustainability Standard. The Highlands renewable energy...
Sustainable drainage systems swale

ACO marks World Water Day with call to improve understanding of sustainable drainage

AHEAD of World Water Day (22 March), construction professionals are being urged to review their understanding of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) amid a global...

Timber demonstrator unit shows Scots businesses the potential for sustainable offices

A modular demonstrator unit has been unveiled by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with the aim of highlighting to Scottish firms that a...
Camelon Crescent, Blantyre

Blantyre flatted blocks benefit from carbon reduction through construction

GMG Contractors has completed a six-month project to deliver transformative upgrades to five flatted blocks in Blantyre. Working in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council, the...

Glasgow homes to benefit from £6.845m energy efficiency funding

A Glasgow City Council committee has accepted a Scottish Government award of £6.845 million to increase the energy-efficiency of homes in Glasgow. This year’s funding...

Recycled brick innovation wins international sustainability award

KENOTEQ'S K-Briq, a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material, has won the public vote in the 2022 Dezeen Sustainability Award. The product...
Grampian home that has benefited from energy efficiency measures

Why tenant voices must shape Scotland’s housing future

By Zander Carle, director of asset management at Grampian Housing Association FUEL poverty is not just a statistic, it’s a daily reality for thousands of...

Scottish construction sector embraces EPS recycling site’s waste solution

AN EPS recycling specialist has hailed the way Scotland’s construction sector has responded to sustainability targets by embracing innovative recycling processes. Volker Gruppe operates a...
Sean Langley, GRAHAM

Scaling sustainability: what Passivhaus adoption means for construction sector in 2026

Sean Langley, senior design manager at GRAHAM, tells Project Scotland what Passivhaus adoption means for the construction industry in 2026 THE construction industry is at...

The circular economy is taking shape within the construction industry

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers Is the circular economy just a fashion with too many people jumping on the bandwagon without any real...

Henry Brothers earns international recognition for green credentials

CONSTRUCTION business Henry Brothers has received an award for Environmental Best Practice at the Green Apple Environment Awards. Designed to recognise organisations that show innovation...

First ‘Gold Standard’ council houses ready for occupation in Aberdeen

THE first new council houses built to the 'Gold Standard' in Aberdeen have been completed, the city's local authority has announced. The development at Cloverhill...
DEA advising on EPC

Elmhurst Energy gears up for Scotland Conference

ELMHURST Energy is to bring energy efficiency and retrofit professionals together in Glasgow on May 20 for its Scotland Conference at the Radisson Blu...

Architectural practice creates net zero workspace prospects in Kinross-shire

A Scottish architectural practice has created a net zero rural office for itself and other SMEs who share the firm's environmental ethos. Orwell Farm in...

New analysis highlights ‘growing confidence’ in recycled aggregates in Scotland

NEW research by Livingston-based resource management specialist Brewster Brothers has highlighted evidence of the 'growing confidence' in recycled aggregates.  An analysis of the principal housebuilders...

Inverness hospital welcomes pop-up solar car park and EV charging hub

NHS Scotland has welcomed its first pop-up solar car park and electric vehicle (EV) charging hub. 3ti has completed the installation of a Papilio3 pop-up...

New toolkit launches to support property factors retrofit tenements

A new resource has been launched to support property factors in retrofitting tenement buildings in Scotland. Co-created by researchers at the University of Strathclyde business...
L-R: Ben Carter (account director, Vattenfall); OCS operations manager Martin Abercromby; ETA co-founder Andrew Lamond; Simon Kerr (SAV head of heat networks, Scotland & NI); and Midlothian Council head of development Fiona Clandillon

Energy Training Academy launches Scotland’s first district heating education centre

SCOTLAND'S first dedicated district heating education centre has been established at the Energy Training Academy (ETA) in Dalkeith. A purpose-built conference and events facility, the...