UK Government urged to back Acorn carbon capture and storage project

HUMZA Yousaf has called on the UK Government to give the go-ahead for the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire. The project...
Glasgow City Chambers

Properties in Glasgow benefiting from city’s affordable warmth programme

HOMES in Glasgow are being made more energy-efficient through Glasgow City Council's affordable warmth programme. Funded through the Scottish Government's energy efficient Scotland area based...

Free online course aims to bolster understanding of retrofit for contractors

CONTRACTORS are being given the opportunity to access a free retrofit training course. The online course, Retrofit 101, has been curated and designed by 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...
Scott Brewster

Scotland’s construction industry faces ‘aggregates crisis’ within 15 years

SCOTLAND'S construction sector is at 'tipping point', with less than 15 years’ worth of sands and aggregates left to quarry. That's the view of award-winning...

Transformation project gives new lease of life to former Victorian purifier shed in Glasgow

WORK is complete on a new £9 million creative business hub for Clyde Gateway in Glasgow's east end, which has resulted in the transformation...
Retrofitted flats in Kirkintilloch

Retrofit upgrades have transformative impact in Kirkintilloch

UNION Technical has completed an award-winning retrofit project to upgrade 35 flats at Kelvin Court, Kirkintilloch. Delivered in partnership with Hanover Scotland Housing Association, Union...

‘Defurbished’ Edinburgh project to provide much-needed office accommodation

WORK is underway on a major project in George Street, which is tipped to deliver the first ‘defurbished’ office space on one of Edinburgh’s...
Ministerial visit to Fife College's new Dunfermline Campus

Scottish Government education chiefs see progress of Fife College’s new Dunfermline Campus

FIFE College recently welcomed Scotland's education secretary Jenny Gilruth MSP and minister for higher and further education, Graeme Dey MSP, to the site of...
Edinburgh Arena

Build of 8,500-capacity Edinburgh venue to feature ‘unprecedented’ sustainability measures

THE design and build of a new 8,500-capacity live entertainment venue in Edinburgh is set to feature 'unprecedented' fan-first and sustainability measures, developers have...

Electric Heating Company marks 20th anniversary with six-figure investment

THE Electric Heating Company (EHC) is targeting sustained growth after a significant tech investment. The Glasgow-based firm has revealed it has invested six-figures into a...
John Forster, chair of Forster Group

Scaling up isn’t enough: why construction must deliver sustainable scale in 2026

By John Forster, founder & chair, Forster Group AS we enter 2026, the construction sector stands at the centre of the UK’s most urgent social...

Stirlingshire plot of land sought for transportable ‘eco home’

A transportable ‘eco house’ and its owner are looking for a new plot of land in Stirlingshire to call home. The unusual instruction has been...

Milestone Passivhaus social housing development handed over in Glasgow

PRACTICAL completion has been achieved on what has been hailed as Glasgow’s largest Passivhaus-certified housing development at Springfield Cross in the city's east end. hub...

‘First of its kind’ report calls for further research around timber cascading

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), Scottish Forestry and Zero Waste Scotland have published a new report exploring timber cascading in Scotland. The report -...
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...

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...

University to explore regeneration of waterfront on COP26’s doorstep

GOVAN'S historic Graving Docks is to be the focus of a new study examining low-carbon urban regeneration. Situated directly opposite Glasgow's SSE Hydro - the...
Green energy approvals

Renewable energy projects drive huge increase in infrastructure approvals

NEW research has found that approval of infrastructure projects in the UK increased 298% in October - the second consecutive month the sector has...
Renewable diesel

Busting the myths around renewable diesel

With the UK Government setting the net zero target of decarbonisation by 2050 for all sectors, many industries are seeking a replacement for traditional...