Sustainability breakfast club to launch in two further cities following Edinburgh success

A breakfast club bringing together sustainability professionals from across Scotland’s built environment is launching in two new cities, following its success in Edinburgh. Sustainabuild Scotland,...

Wood fibre insulation project gathers pace

A consortium of organisations leading in timber technologies, including Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) in...
Smart Works Scotland’s office at Scotiabank House in Edinburgh

Lighting specialist closes the loop with repurposing initiative

A Midlothian lighting specialist has embarked on a charity initiative which sees energy efficient light fittings recovered from fit-out projects donated to worthy causes. Loanhead-based Blackmoon...

Scotland commits to UN’s high-performance buildings initiative

A network of International Centres of Excellence for High-Performance Buildings has been launched, signalling a commitment to the sustainable development of buildings in an...

Rising energy costs to see Tesco install solar panels on large stores

TESCO has unveiled plans to install solar panels on its large stores over the next three years. The retailer said that onsite power generation will...

SSEN Transmission supports youth climate summit at Mock COP30 in Inverness

SSEN Transmission has been announced as one of the principal sponsors of this year's Mock COP30 event taking place in Inverness. The youth-led climate conference...
Riverside classroom Architype. Image credit: David Barbour

Scotland’s Passivhaus schools teach construction industry important lessons

By Sarah Lewis, research & policy director, Passivhaus Trust THERE are estimated to be 35 Passivhaus schools currently underway or in the pipeline in Scotland....
Blue roofs on city buildings

Off-membrane stance helps blend blue roofs

This excerpt from ACO Building Drainage’s recently published Blue Roof Guide Vol 2 details how blue roof integration impacts green, hard-landscaped, and biosolar roofs MULTIFUNCTIONAL...
Ed Anthony, Ecological Building Systems

Natural building products specialist appoints technical specification advisor

ECOLOGICAL Building Systems, a supplier of natural building products, has announced the appointment of Scotland-based Edward (Ed) Anthony as technical specification advisor. Ed brings over...

A. Alexander Group targets renewables market with newly created role

CHRIS Divers has been appointed to the newly created role of renewables project manager at Glasgow-based multi-disciplinary contractor A. Alexander Group. With over ten years...

New mortar made from recycled plastic helps reduce heat loss

NEWCASTLE University researchers have developed a mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel which it says improves insulation and reduces plastic waste. The team...

Jacobs launches recruitment drive to support climate response

JACOBS has announced plans to recruit 600 people to respond to the UK and Ireland’s climate response goals for energy transition and decarbonisation. The firm said...
Calton Square atrium plans

Plans submitted for ‘best-in-class’ Calton Square office refurbishment

PLANS have been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council for the proposed refurbishment of the Calton Square office building. The application has been made by...

Balloch and Wishaw get new super-fast EV charging points

OSPREY Charging has increased access to public EV charging in Scotland by opening two new charging hubs in Balloch and Wishaw. Six 300kW charge points...

We need to make the stars align for building zero carbon homes

As AIMCH, the flagship collaborative R&D project to develop, trial and scale up industrialised housing techniques ends, Stewart Dalgarno, its project director reflects on...

‘Green’ glazing solution helps save Edinburgh community hub

A former banker who was determined to make his house warmer and more energy efficient has seen his invention used in its first commercial...

Great British Energy announced as new tenant at Aberdeen’s Marischal Square

GREAT British Energy (GBE) is to be headquartered in Aberdeen at Marischal Square, the city's council has announced. The publicly-owned energy company, launched by the...

Keepmoat has emissions plans verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative

KEEPMOAT has had its plans to halve emissions by 2032 (from 2022) officially verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The firm joins three...

Plans unveiled for £75m Glasgow city centre development

MOSAIC Architecture + Design has submitted a planning application on behalf of Garroch Investments to demolish Glasgow’s Princes House and develop Magnet, a £75...
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Application submitted for ‘key component’ of £22 billion SSEN programme

SSEN Transmission has submitted a section 37 consent application for a 'key component' of its £22 billion pathway to 2030 investment programme. The application relates...