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Edinburgh shopping centre boosts green credentials with solar panel investment

CAMERON Toll in Edinburgh has boosted its sustainability credentials after opting to install 330 solar panels on the roof of the complex. The move has...

Forster Group to install hundreds of solar panels for Dundee care home provider

ROOFING and solar provider Forster Group has been appointed by Priority Care to install 280 solar panels at two of its Dundee care homes. The...

BAM vows not to ‘shy away’ from responsibilities as sustainability strategy launched

THE Royal BAM Group has published its new sustainability strategy focusing on six key themes in accordance with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. It...

CICV welcomes new poll showing strong support for ‘green’ housing initiatives

ORGANISERS of the upcoming Green Home Festival have claimed the results of a new survey demonstrate 'very real appetite for change' among Scottish homeowners...

UK to help develop new markets for low carbon steel and concrete

THE UK is to work alongside India, Germany, Canada and UAE to create new markets for low carbon steel and concrete. It comes as part...
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Why PPM is critical to housing stock’s net zero journey

By Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group The journey to net zero can seem a large, ominous, and expensive...

Union Technical starts work to retrofit 300 Dumfries homes

GLASGOW-based energy services firm Union Technical is undertaking a project to retrofit more than 300 homes in Dumfries. Work is underway on a £1.5 million...

Five-part series will explore construction’s role in Scotland’s net zero transition

A five-part series will explore how Scotland's built environment and construction sector is to deliver the just transition to net zero. Titled The Big Conversation,...

Reuse of broken wind turbine parts could generate billions for economy

THE reuse, refurbishment, and reengineering of broken wind turbine parts could create 20,000 UK jobs and a multi-billion pound supply chain, a new coalition...

SSE to proceed with build of Highland wind farm

SSE has taken a final investment decision to proceed with construction of its 208MW Strathy South onshore wind farm in the Highlands. Development of Strathy...

Ideal Heating expands with new Scottish training facility

IDEAL Heating has unveiled a dedicated training facility in Dalkeith as the business looks to expand support to installers. The facility is located within The...
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Application submitted for ‘key component’ of £22 billion SSEN programme

SSEN Transmission has submitted a section 37 consent application for a 'key component' of its £22 billion pathway to 2030 investment programme. The application relates...
New Stirling homes

Build of energy-efficient homes complete in Stirling

THE JR Group has successfully delivered a collection of energy efficient new homes at Glasgow Road in Stirling. The £2 million Stirling Council project was...
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ICE Scotland says new first minister must address infrastructure ‘resiliency’

ICE Scotland director Ben Westland has urged new first minister Humza Yousaf to address the resiliency of the nation's infrastructure. Mr Westland also stressed the...

Local firm leads creation of new Dingwall retail units

THREE new retail units have been made available to lease in Dingwall High Street following a major refurbishment led by a local firm. Graham MacGregor...
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...

Progress made at Midlothian Council’s first Passivhaus homes project

SIX new flats in a courtyard behind Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith are expected to welcome new tenants this autumn as part of Midlothian Council's...

Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works halves carbon emissions by harnessing power of waste

A waste water treatment process which maximises the production of biogas has helped 'transform' the carbon footprint of a Scottish Water site in Aberdeen,...

Major upgrades improve energy performance at Edinburgh’s Stamp Office

A refurbishment project has given a new lease of life to Edinburgh's Stamp Office. Located at 10 Waterloo Place – adjacent to Waverley Station and...
MP visits Tradstocks factory

Livingston MP visits Tradstocks’ factory to discuss local stone benefits

NATURAL stone products supplier Tradstocks recently welcomed Livingston MP Gregor Poynton to its Tradstocks Westwood site for a tour and a discussion about sustainably-sourced...