Brewster Brothers on course to hit recycling landmark

BREWSTER Brothers is projecting that by the end of this year the business will have diverted almost 1.35 million tonnes from landfill. The firm recycles 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...

Major milestone reached in £50m Tummel Bridge Power Station project

PERTHSHIRE'S iconic Tummel Bridge Power Station is generating renewable electricity once again following a major milestone being reached in the £50 million project to...
professor Gabriela Medero

Recycled brick innovator aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking

THE inventor of an award-winning recycled brick has created a new series of lectures designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in university students. Launched at Heriot-Watt...
Fiona Hyslop

Fife and Borders railway lines to be electrified in £342m project

RAILWAY lines in Fife and the Borders are to be electrified in a £342 million investment announced by the Scottish Government. Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop confirmed...

Barratt and David Wilson Homes celebrate sustainability recognition

BARRATT and David Wilson Homes Scotland have been named amongst the world's most sustainable companies in TIME magazine. The housebuilder was named on the TIME's...
Richard Campbell, IStructE Scotland chair and director at civil, structural and conservation engineering consultancy Will Rudd

Scottish construction leaders to highlight collaboration as key to net zero goals

THE message of the next Sustainabuild Breakfast Club in Edinburgh will be that the challenge of net zero demands 'wholehearted collaboration' right across the...

Scottish Water triples solar energy production at Kirkcaldy site

SCOTTISH Water has taken another step in reducing its carbon emissions with a £700,000 investment to triple the solar energy production at Kirkcaldy Waste...
Battery storage system

RES submits plans for Westport battery energy storage project in East Ayrshire

RENEWABLE energy company RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 150MW Westport battery energy...

Why climate risk is rising in 2026

By Emily Alexander, senior associate scientist at Tunley Environmental The evidence is difficult to ignore. 2023, 2024, and 2025 were the three hottest years on...
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...

Glasgow’s Lighthouse building to become climate tech hub

SUSTAINABLE Ventures has secured a 99-year lease for use of the Lighthouse building in Glasgow city centre. Glasgow City Council said the long-term lease will...

Extra support secured for Scottish electrical apprenticeships

SCOTLAND'S electrical sector has received a training boost after it was confirmed that the next intake of electrical apprentices and adult trainees will again...

Winning Scottish Green Freeport bids announced

SCOTLAND'S first Green Freeports have been announced, with the two winning bids set to be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding. Inverness...

Torry Heat Network progress welcomed

DOMESTIC and commercial customers in eligible properties in Torry will be able to enter agreements to have their heating supplied by the Torry Heat...
Gordon Nelson

Green Home Festival to return to Edinburgh Fringe

THE popular Green Home Festival is making a return to the upcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Now in its third year, the Green Home Festival will...

Inverclyde peatland restoration project secures funding boost

A three-year project to restore an area of peatland in Inverclyde larger than 780 football pitches has been awarded funding by Peatland ACTION. The Duchal...
Gavin Johnston and Sam Hart

New BE-ST facilities tipped to boost Scotland’s net zero goals

SCOTLAND’S construction and built environment professionals are being urged to make the most of two new facilities at BE-ST’s Innovation Campus in a bid...

SSEN Transmission signs framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric and Van Oord

SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK. Under the framework agreement, Sumitomo Electric will...

Work begins on East Ayrshire net zero assisted living development

  CCG has commenced work on the build of East Ayrshire Council's first net zero assisted living development. The site, at Kilmarnock Road in Mauchline, will...