Dundee housebuilders encourage a more mainstream approach to sustainable building
A Scottish housebuilder has claimed that building more A-rated homes shouldn't cost any more than a less energy efficient C-rated property.
Cost is frequently sited...
Historic Environment Scotland ramps up traditional skills training
HISTORIC Environment Scotland (HES) has announced it is increasing delivery of traditional skills training to support a green recovery.
HES and Forth Valley College are...
Energy from waste facility officially opened in Aberdeen
LEADERS from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and Moray councils cut the ribbon to formally open the NESS Energy from Waste facility today.
Located in Aberdeen, the...
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...
Students tasked with using timber to design sustainable community centre
BUILT environment students and recent graduates have been challenged to design a community centre that is 'truly sustainable'.
Trade membership body Timber Development UK is...
New Midlothian skills initiative aims to connect with 1,000 young people
VATTENFALL and Midlothian Council will work with Powering Futures and Edinburgh Science to deliver a skills programme that is aiming to connect with 1,000...
RICS launches consultation on residential retrofitting practices
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an eight-week consultation designed to gather input on the new RICS Residential Retrofit Standard.
This standard...
How to turn PFI handover risk into a net zero opportunity
By Greig Fenton, regional director, Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group
PRIVATE Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as the programme was better known...
Clark Contracts awarded silver medal in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment
CLARK Contracts has been awarded a fourth consecutive silver medal by global specialist in business sustainability assessment, EcoVadis.
In its latest assessment, Clark Contracts was...
Livingston construction waste recycling specialist earns environmental accolade
LIVINGSTON-based Brewster Bros has been honoured at the Scottish Environment Business Awards for the firm's work in recycling construction, excavation and demolition waste.
Working with...
Experts share advice following UK construction waste findings
FOUR in five UK tradespeople aren't sure exactly which materials can and can't be recycled, new research has been found.
IronmongeryDirect carried out the research...
MPA calls for mineral products to be a priority in manifesto pledges
THE Mineral Products Association (MPA) has called on all political parties to adopt its policy proposals in their General Election manifestos to boost growth...
New Glasgow apprenticeship to help protect city from climate change
GLASGOW City Council has announced that it is to employ 60 climate-ready environmental apprentices over the next three years.
The move comes as the local...
Offsite specialist in landmark ESG certification
OFFSITE construction specialist Premier Modular has announced the business has been awarded Europe’s first ESG certification.
Following an audit by SGS, Premier has been certified...
Green legislation can drive industry decarbonisation
By Robert Green, technical director at Lanarkshire-based Levenseat, a company committed to developing new solutions to recover the best resources and provide customers with...
Russell Roof Tiles announces ‘significant’ reduction in carbon emissions
RUSSELL Roof Tiles has said it is on track to meet its 2040 net zero target, with its sustainability report showing continued reductions for...
Inaugural Accelerate to Zero Awards winners announced in Glasgow
THE winners of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)’s first ever Accelerate to Zero Awards have been announced.
At a ceremony held at BaAD in...
Passivhaus Trust launches new learning hub
THE UK Passivhaus Trust has announced the launch of a new Passivhaus Learning Hub, which brings online courses, on-demand webinars, and guidance materials together...
Dalkeith Passivhaus project looks to deliver significant energy savings
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has announced the firm has commenced work on Midlothian Council’s first ‘Passivhaus’ housing project in Dalkeith town centre.
The business...
New Gullane affordable homes to boast air source heat pumps
WORK has started on a £7.7 million project to deliver 38 new affordable homes in Gullane, East Lothian.
The properties will be built by Cala...
