‘Fantastic’ green credentials boost CBRE’s new Glasgow base

REAL estate advisor CBRE has taken full occupation of its new office at 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow’s city centre. Almost 400 staff have relocated,...
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Flagship Edinburgh development wins net zero accolade

THE City of Edinburgh Council and CCG (Scotland) have been recognised for their approach to collaboration in the delivery of net zero homes after...
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PDM secures major wind farm contract win with Maxwell Construction & Civils

BUILDING materials merchant PDM has strengthened its relationship with Maxwell Construction & Civils after securing a £250,000 contract to support a wind farm infrastructure...

Recycling of wind turbine blades could benefit construction sector

A project to develop a wind turbine blade recycling system in Britain has been given the go-ahead, after securing a UK Government grant. The £2...

North Lanarkshire to pioneer innovative road building materials

NORTH Lanarkshire Council has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on road building and maintenance. Working in partnership with Transport...
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The evolving role of sustainability in business

The role of sustainability in business is constantly evolving, but as Mark Murphy, chief risk officer at the Donaldson Group explains, it should always...

Clancy teams up with social enterprise to support wind energy investment

CLANCY has revealed it is working with Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SBMC) to support the transportation of wind turbine blades and components across south...
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Scottish Water delivers new £2.3m solar power and battery energy storage scheme

SCOTTISH Water has completed work on a £2.3 million solar power and battery energy storage scheme which is tipped to save around 169 tonnes...

Residents move into ‘stunning’ £11.3m Roslin housing development

RESIDENTS have revealed their delight at moving into a 'stunning' new £11.3 million energy-efficient housing development in Roslin. The 62-home Wheatley development was built by...

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...

Green Home Festival to showcase how to transform abandoned churches

RELIGIOUS and community groups are being urged to attend an event at the Green Home Festival on how Scotland's abandoned churches can be transformed...
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Scottish Water announces partner for new common data environment platform

SCOTTISH Water has announced NTI Group as its implementation partner for a new common data environment (CDE) platform. The initiative will support Scottish Water's transition...

Roof-mounted solar installs complete at Dundee care homes

FORSTER Group has completed the installation of 280 roof-mounted solar panels at two Dundee care homes. Project Scotland reported in December that the two homes,...

Springfield appoints group’s first quality, environmental and sustainability manager

SPRINGFIELD has appointed Tom Gibbs as the group’s first quality, environmental and sustainability manager. Tom brings more than ten years’ experience in sustainability to the...

ICE director general hails role of civils sector in meeting Scotland’s net zero goals

DR Janet Young, director general of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has praised the work being done to support the transition of the...
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Work completed on £72m Highland school campus

KIER has completed work on the build of the new £72 million Tain School Campus on behalf of the Highland Council. Tain Campus is the...

Construction industry is on the right path to sustainable design

Construction consultancy RLF has been working on two major projects with pioneering eco-credentials — the Technology & Innovation Centre for the University of Strathclyde...
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Scaling up Passivhaus in Scotland

Lizzy Westmacott, associate director/regional head of sustainability at ECD Architects, shares lessons from Scottish Passivhaus social housing schemes THE Scottish Government has just published the...

Cost of living crisis causes homeowners to shun retrofitting projects

NEW research has found that the cost of living crisis is resulting in UK homeowners shunning home improvement work to instead concentrate spending on...
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...