Housebuilder supports Haddington school with Eco-Gardens initiative
STEWART Milne Homes is supporting pupils at a Haddington primary school to revamp their nursery garden.
The housebuilder awarded £1,000 of funding to Letham Mains...
Sustainable Edinburgh office development secures first pre-letting tenant
30 Semple Street, which has been described as one of Edinburgh’s newest and greenest office developments, has secured its first pre-letting.
Six months prior to...
Can we trust governments, and ourselves, to address industry’s climate concerns?
By Alasdair Rankin, managing director of Aitken Turnbull architects Â
As we hopefully begin to emerge from one devastating global crisis, we are able to see...
Good ventilation takes on extra air of importance in education buildings
From removing pollutants to boosting concentration levels, improving indoor air quality is one of the most important considerations when creating educational facilities that are...
BESA wants more focus on addressing embodied carbon challenges
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has revealed it is marking World Environment Day on June 5 by highlighting that the built environment still...
Charity creates new roles to help drive decarbonisation of Scotland’s homes
ENVIRONMENTAL charity Changeworks has announced two appointments to new positions described as 'integral' to the organisation’s drive to decarbonise Scotland’s homes.
Ian Cochran will join...
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...
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...
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...
Fife firms hail success of SPE Offshore Europe
EIGHT Fife-based businesses recently participated in SPE Offshore Europe, held at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.
CluisTROM, TDC Parsons Peebles, PFI Sign Plus Ltd, International...
NatWest to lead retrofit skills programme for construction industry
NATWEST Group has become the Supply Chain Sustainability School's first partner within the finance sector, with a shared objective of addressing climate change through...
Green roof boosts sustainability credentials of Corstorphine development
DEVELOPER Artisan Real Estate has revealed that more than 1,000 square metres of living ‘green’ roof has been laid on top of Rowanbank Gardens...
Clyde Gateway is key partner in pan-European heating and cooling project
By Hugh Moore, project manager at Clyde Gateway
When I travel to Paris this week for the next meeting of the D2 Grids Steering Committee,...
Berwick Bank wind farm proposals to progress to detailed design
EAST Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principle for the proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm's onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection at...
Brewster Brothers earns VIBES Circular Scotland award
RESOURCE management specialist Brewster Brothers has won this year’s VIBES Circular Scotland award.
The company started recycling waste from construction sites in 2017, and such...
Survey highlights need for more understanding around sustainable heating options
UK householders have a 'strong' appetite for investing in more sustainable forms of heating, new research has revealed.
However, the survey announced by trade specialist...
Advance Construction appoints group sustainability champion
CAMPBELL Evans has been appointed as group sustainability champion by Advance Construction.
In addition to his current role as SHEQ compliance & sustainability manager at...
Funding boost for Highlands project that would create 500 construction jobs
SSE has announced it is providing a £100 million investment boost into what could be Britain's biggest pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years.
The...
Green homes will drive the reimagination of age-exclusive living
By Fraser Lynes, MD of Cruden Homes
WHEN it comes to finding the perfect home, everyone has their own list of essentials, whether that’s a...
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...
