Firms expected to spend £16.6 billion on oil and gas decommissioning

AN estimated 1.2 million tonnes of disused oil and gas installations are to be brought to shore for reuse, recycling and disposal in the...

Milestone marked as net zero homes handed over in Airdrie

NORTH Lanarkshire Council has marked the completion of the local authority's first net zero homes. The 11 properties, built by contractor CCG, are said to...

Build of Ardrossan Campus to Passivhaus standard proves too costly

RISING costs and supply challenges have meant the new Ardrossan Campus will no longer be built to Passivhaus standard, North Ayrshire Council has said. However,...

Edinburgh Boiler Company launches free heat pump installation initiative

THE Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is encouraging people to transition more quickly into renewables by installing hybrid heat pumps for free. Grants of up to...
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...
Glasgow from above

Glasgow’s ‘greenprint’ discussed at COP28

GLASGOW'S plan to be one of the first cities to put forward a major net zero investment programme to the capital markets has featured...

The future of offices

By Dave Kelman, project director for Crosswind Developments While we can’t predict with any real certainty what our offices will look like in the future,...
Natural materials used in construction

ABC white paper urges government to establish framework for circular construction transition

ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has produced a white paper that identifies 'significant change' is needed across the construction industry to meet the national net...

Jones Bros begins work on 20th Scottish wind farm project

JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK has commenced work on the build of the near £300 million North Kyle Wind Farm in East Ayrshire. Once complete,...

New homes hailed as ‘among the most technically advanced’ in Stirling area

TENANTS in Old Plean have been handed the keys to 24 new homes following an investment of almost £6.5 million by Stirling Council and...

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies ramps up electric fleet investment

ST Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has announced it has completed the first phase of a significant investment in its electric fleet with the...
Ribbon cut of new office

New Glasgow base for floating offshore wind farm project opens

BUCHAN Offshore Wind has officially opened its office in Glasgow city centre as it continues developing a floating offshore wind farm 75km northeast of...
Second Vicki Nairn, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of UHI and Robin Young, Managing Director, Business and Workforce Development, Corporate Training

UHI collaborates with Canadian college to launch renewable energy training

THE University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has announced a new international partnership with Canada's Durham College to support workforce development in the...

Refurbished Glasgow office achieves top sustainability recognition

200 Broomielaw, AM Alpha’s Glasgow city centre office development, has been launched to the market following a multi-million pound refurbishment project. The building features 80,000...

Shetland climate change programme receives net zero funding

A study into the potential creation of a rural energy and transport hub in Shetland has received a grant of £52,648 from Innovate UK's...

Scots consultancy launches new service to help reduce embodied carbon in construction

CONSTRUCTION consultancy Soben is urging industry-wide improvements to how carbon is calculated and reduced, as the firm launches a new carbon cost management service. The...

Cruden goes for gold with sustainability recognition

CRUDEN Homes has announced it has become only the second housebuilder in the UK to achieve a NextGeneration Project Gold Award from the NextGeneration...
Gensource co-founders Josh King (left) and Robert Wilson

Sustainable energy specialist breaks new ground at annual event

GENSOURCE, the Musselburgh-based sustainable energy specialist, will be exhibiting at this year’s Royal Highland Show for the first time. The annual event showcasing the best...
Rachel Constable, Head of ESG at MKM

MKM Building Supplies earns recognition for sustainability progress

MKM Building Supplies (MKM) has achieved a Gold EcoVadis Medal, placing the business among the top 5% of companies assessed globally for sustainability performance. The...
Highland Council Vice Convener, Cllr Ken Gowans

North of Scotland councils partner to award £300m electric vehicle infrastructure contract

LOCAL authorities in the north of Scotland have announced the award of a £300 million contract for a large-scale electrical vehicle (EV) infrastructure project. EasyGo...