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New BE-ST facilities offer ‘huge opportunities’ for Scotland’s construction sector

BE-ST (Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) has officially relaunched its Innovation Campus by welcoming stakeholders to see the newly equipped Mass Timber Centre of Excellence...
Superglass pallets

Stirling insulation specialist joins reusable pallet scheme

GLASS mineral wool insulation manufacturer Superglass is removing white pallets from its supply chain as part of its sustainability commitments by becoming an early...

Digital construction: enabling sustainability

Matt Wiseman, global digital innovation manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform explains how digital engineering tools are creating more sustainable construction processes while helping to...
NEW YARDS, Edinburgh

Edinburgh office development boasting ESG ‘excellence’ launches

CBRE and Savills have been instructed by Stamford to bring NEW YARDS, a 185,000 sq ft office development in Edinburgh’s west end, to the...
Matthew Jackson

To drive change, we need the right EV chargers in the right place

By Matthew Jackson, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust When you picture the perfect holiday, what comes to mind? For me, it usually involves a...

Taking local residents and businesses on our journey to net zero

By Ian Manson, chief executive of Clyde Gateway FOR Clyde Gateway, Scotland’s most ambitious regeneration project, there has been an increased focus on creating new...

New partnership to use enhanced environmental monitoring to aid Scotland’s move to net zero

ENHANCED environmental monitoring is to be used to support Scotland's journey to net zero. It comes following the forming of a new partnership between the...
Helensburgh WWTW

Solar project to deliver carbon benefits at Helensburgh WWTW

WORK is complete on a £300,000 project in Helensburgh designed to help make the treatment of the town’s waste water less carbon intensive. 384 ground-mounted...
Retrofit Scotland relaunches

Retrofit Scotland relaunched to accelerate delivery of sustainable solutions

RETROFIT Scotland has been relaunched at the International Retrofit Conference in a bid to scale neighbourhood retrofit delivery. Delivered by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation...

Scottish university to trial running broadband through live Yorkshire water pipes

THE University of Strathclyde is to trial running broadband through water pipes in South Yorkshire in a bid to get better internet access to...
CGI of proposed Allander Street in Cowlairs homes

Plans submitted for Glasgow’s ‘first operational net zero modular housing development’

WEST of Scotland Housing Association and Connect Modular have submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council for the construction of 33 new affordable...

GB Energy chair visits Aberdeen following jobs promise

THE chair of Great British Energy (GBE), Juergen Maier, has met with key public and private sector representatives in Aberdeen interested in clean energy. The...
MPA Harbour Master, Ross Marshall, gifting Brage Viking Captain, Jan Pedersen, a Montrose FC t-shirt with proceeds going to PoppyScotland to mark the 1GWh milestone

Montrose Port Authority hits major net zero milestone

MONTROSE Port Authority (MPA) has reached a major milestone by supplying 1 gigawatt hour (GWh) of clean energy through its Plug Montrose shore power...

Governments must be ready to help construction sector go green

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Bros, a resource management business which specialises in recycling construction waste and creating high quality recycled aggregates based...
Moray Council building

Moray Council approves option for solar panels on key buildings

MORAY Council has approved plans to explore investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) to generate electricity from its buildings and cut carbon emissions. Beginning with Elgin...

Collaborative thermal modelling project slashes railway heating costs

SIGNIFICANT cost and carbon savings are to be delivered through a new initiative jointly developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty, and TSO. The partnership...

Clydesdale Housing Association and Warmworks to deliver renewable heat project

CLYDESDALE Housing Association is partnering with Warmworks to deliver a new project designed to make homes warmer for tenants in South Lanarkshire. Clydesdale Housing Association...
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...
Argyll Green Stone and Tradstocks Scottish Whinstone was utilised in this public realm project as part of the regeneration of Lochgilphead town centre

EPDs are natural fit for Tradstocks

STIRLING-headquartered Tradstocks, a specialist supplier of natural stone products for building and landscaping projects, has announced that two of its products – Tradstocks Scottish...
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Universal method of reporting carbon in buildings could be ‘starting pistol’ in net zero...

AN international coalition of construction specialists has published a universal standard for reporting carbon dioxide emissions used in the building and lifecycle of structures. The...