Scottish firms collaborate to reduce waste and carbon emissions

TWO Scottish companies are collaborating on reducing both waste and carbon emissions this National Recycling Week (October 14-20). Kenoteq and Brewster Brothers, two previous winners...
Balfour Beatty joins the Buy Social Pledge

Balfour Beatty joins the Buy Social Pledge to boost Scottish communities

BALFOUR Beatty has become the latest organisation to sign the Buy Social Pledge, a new initiative that sees businesses use their everyday spending to...
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Testing ground for low-carbon road materials launches in North Lanarkshire

A new testing ground has been launched by North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Amey and Safetytech Accelerator, with the aim of decarbonising roads. The...
New Deer substation

Balfour Beatty to lead New Deer substation extension project

BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed by SSEN Transmission to upgrade the New Deer electricity substation in Aberdeenshire. Originally energised in 2019, Balfour Beatty will now...

Energy projects save Dundee City Council £700,000 per year

VITAL Energi has revealed details of its work with Dundee City Council over the past seven years, during which time it has delivered three...
Politicians in Orwell Farm visit

Kinross architecture practice details Orwell Farm progress to local politicians

KINROSS-based architecture practice Studio LBA recently welcomed Jim Fairlie MSP, minister for agriculture and connectivity, alongside councillor Richard Watters, for a tour of its...

Host of Scottish areas benefit from SSE Renewables’ £10.4m donation

SSE Renewables has donated over £10 million to community groups across the UK and Ireland in the last year. A total of £10.4 million in...

Green light for Scotland’s first net zero college building

THE Scottish Government has approved plans for the build of the first net zero tertiary education building in the country. Scottish ministers have agreed to...

Project to boost heat pump take-up secures £450,000 in new funding

A project proposed by the future networks team at SSEN to develop new ways of accelerating and widening the roll-out of heat pumps has...

Built environment sector bodies urge Scottish Government action on retrofitting

14 built environment sector bodies have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take 'urgent action' to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes...
Doka supports the realisation of buildings with the highest sustainability standards, such as CIBC Square II in Toronto

Doka commits to Science Based Targets initiative

FORMWORK and scaffolding provider Doka has announced it has become the first company in its industry to commit to the Science Based Targets initiative...
Mark Farmer

The future of construction relies on upskilling, not just talent attraction

There’s a growing consensus across construction that the skills challenge can’t be solved by inspiring the next generation into the sector alone. While attracting...

HFD refinances flagship Glasgow development

HFD Property Group has announced it has agreed terms with HSBC UK to refinance its 177 Bothwell Street office development in Glasgow. The ‘Green Loan’...

Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm now operational

THE world's deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm and Scotland's largest offshore wind farm is now operational. All 114 of Seagreen's Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines are...

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...

Clean energy generator which could be used in construction set for Aberdeen trial

A hydrogen-power 25kW energy generator is to be trialled by at the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) site. Start-up company, Hydrologiq, will test the...

First tenants move into new ‘net zero ready’ Edinburgh development

THE first tenants have moved into net zero ready affordable homes at Western Villages in Granton Waterfront. Built by CCG, on behalf of the City...

Electrifying the grid: overcoming challenges for a just transition

Putting an end to the unnecessary burning of fossil fuels and helping to curb carbon emissions all around the world, electricity will be the key enabler on our energy transition.
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Reducing waste the circular way this European Week for Waste Reduction

By Andy Leah, general manager of Duraproducts AS we mark this year’s European Week for Waste Reduction, the message remains clear: waste prevention is not...

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...