‘Green’ construction training college celebrates major milestone

CITY Building has announced the firm has achieved a major milestone in its project to deliver a new 'green' training college for its apprentices. The...

Major contractors join forces for embodied carbon project

MAJOR contractors and suppliers have joined forces with a construction technology provider in a project to develop automated, real-time reporting of embodied carbon. Aggregate Industries,...
BE-ST Innovation Campus

BE-ST welcomes eight new board members

BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) has refreshed its board with the appointment of eight key figures from the built environment and construction sectors. The...

Increased investment ‘vital’ to tackle climate impact on Scotland’s water services

SUSTAINED increased investment is 'vital' if Scottish Water is to tackle the impact climate change is having on the services it provides to customers,...
RESTITRIX single ply waterproofing system

Silverlea project nets sustainable roofing solutions

CRUDEN Homes’ Silverlea project is part of the Granton Waterfront regeneration project; a programme to build a new coastal town on the outskirts of...
Ecosystems Technologies' mass timber project using cross-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber and nail-laminated timber.

BE-ST secures funding towards mass timber research and policy roadmap

BUILT by Nature has awarded a €219,000 grant to Built Environment–Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to spearhead research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across...

Wallace Whittle moves into new ‘state-of-the-art’ Aberdeen office

WALLACE Whittle has relocated its Aberdeen team to a new office space in the city's Marischal Square. The building services consultant has secured a suite...

Inverness Castle to be powered by energy centre

WORK is set to get underway on the build of a facility which will provide heat and energy to Inverness Castle and Inverness Town...
Accelerate to Zero Awards

Accelerate to Zero award winners revealed at Glasgow ceremony

BUILT Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced the winners of this year's Accelerate to Zero Awards, which celebrate businesses, individuals, and organisations for...

Annan firm’s innovation tipped to ‘revolutionise’ housebuilding sector

A new electric charge point has been tipped to 'revolutionise' the housebuilding industry. Created by Annan-based Eco Group alongside a team of industry experts, the...
Emanuel Howell

Glasgow-based energy consultancy secures raft of new business wins

GLASGOW-based renewable energy consultancy Renew-Able is planning for significant growth after a series of new business wins – including a seven-figure contract in the...
Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub

Robertson Civil Engineering to deliver Aberdeen hydrogen hub project

INFRASTRUCTURE work by Robertson Civil Engineering (RCE) will start on site later this year to create the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, which is being delivered in...
Houses exterior

Final tenants move into 88-home Clydebank development

THE final tenants are moving into an 88-unit housing development at a key regeneration site in Clydebank. The Clydebank East site has been hailed as...
Digital twins

Scottish universities to lead digital approach to decarbonising UK transport

A new national hub, jointly led by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Glasgow, has secured £46 million in funding to decarbonise transport in...

Balfour Beatty secures Scottish Government funding to drive hydrogen retrofit project

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has become the first construction company to secure funding from the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energies Technology Fund to retrofit...
Aberdeen from above

GB Energy to be headquartered in Aberdeen

THE UK Government's publicly owned energy generation company, GB Energy, is to be based in Aberdeen, prime minister Keir Starmer has announced. Speaking at the...

Charity creates new roles to help drive decarbonisation of Scotland’s homes

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Changeworks has announced two appointments to new positions described as 'integral' to the organisation’s drive to decarbonise Scotland’s homes. Ian Cochran will join...

Build of Clackmannanshire Council’s ‘most ambitious’ community project begins

ROBERTSON Construction has commenced work on what Clackmannanshire Council has described as its 'most ambitious community project' yet. The project will deliver the new Wellbeing...
KR Group team

Steel and cladding specialist shortlisted for top environmental award

ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding specialist KR Group has been shortlisted for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards. The family business is the only north...
Eddie Black, Eco founder

Annan event will explore opportunities for the future of housing in the region

A south of Scotland-based business that specialises in sustainable industrialised construction has announced it will host housing minister Paul McLennan for a regional business...