Carbon audit helps JR Group progress sustainability ambitions
THE JR Group has made progress in its journey to become carbon neutral following completion of the initial stage of a carbon auditing process.
The...
Environmental sensors rolled out in council homes in West Dunbartonshire
ENVIRONMENTAL sensors aimed at eradicating damp and mould are being installed in more than 10,000 council homes in West Dunbartonshire.
The technology works by tracking...
Organisers hail success of first Sustainabuild Scotland breakfast club
ORGANISERS of the first Sustainabuild Scotland breakfast club have hailed the event a success after more than 40 professionals battled through Storm Jocelyn for...
BE-ST Impact Report highlights ‘tangible progress’ towards sustainability and decarbonisation
BE-ST's 2023 Impact Report has revealed the steps that the innovation centre has taken in the past year and the 'significant positive impact' for...
Free online course aims to bolster understanding of retrofit for contractors
CONTRACTORS are being given the opportunity to access a free retrofit training course.
The online course, Retrofit 101, has been curated and designed by The...
Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges
By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow
Due to the combined understanding of...
Scottish universities to work together to tackle climate emergency
A new initiative has been launched to bring together Scottish universities to address the climate emergency.
Scotland Beyond Net Zero (SBNZ), founded jointly by the Universities...
Edinburgh residents urged to give their views on energy efficiency
EDINBURGH residents are being asked for their feedback on a long-term plan for decarbonising heat in buildings and improving energy efficiency.
The City of Edinburgh...
Speakers confirmed for first net zero breakfast club networking event
A host of professionals working within the built environment and construction industry with a shared interest in driving sustainability are to come together for...
Reuse of construction materials amongst suggestions for new circular economy plans
PROMOTING the reuse of construction materials are amongst a set of actions being suggested as part of the Scottish Government's draft circular economy and...
Green light for East Ayrshire eco-wellness park
THE build of an eco-wellness park at the former Barony Colliery in Auchinleck has moved a step closer after East Ayrshire Council granted planning...
Five-part series will explore construction’s role in Scotland’s net zero transition
A five-part series will explore how Scotland's built environment and construction sector is to deliver the just transition to net zero.
Titled The Big Conversation,...
Furniture recycling specialist upcycles Boralex’s first Scottish office
WORKPLACE furniture recycling organisation Recycle Scotland has supplied 'upcycled' furniture for renewable energy firm, Boralex’s first Scottish office in Edinburgh.
As a global leader in...
South Ayrshire wind farm to provide £2.8m in funding to communities
ALMOST £3 million of funding to be generated through the newly constructed Kirk Hill Wind Farm in South Ayrshire has been pledged to support...
Edinburgh Boiler Company promotes Dougie Bell to MD
THE Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) has appointed Dougie Bell as managing director, with founder and previous MD Mark Glasgow becoming chairman.
Bell, who steps up...
Entries sought for Retrofit Academy Awards
THE deadline to enter The Retrofit Academy Awards is looming large, with January 16 the final date to submit nominations.
The annual Retrofit Academy Awards...
Six ways to reduce embodied carbon in construction
Ewan Duffin, Harley Haddow associate director
Embodied carbon is something we should all be talking about in the race to net zero and push to...
Brewster Brothers’ second recycling plant opens near Cumbernauld
BREWSTER Brothers has fully opened the company's second recycling plant as part of a £7 million expansion.
The firm's wash plants transform excavated soils and...
Architectural practice creates net zero workspace prospects in Kinross-shire
A Scottish architectural practice has created a net zero rural office for itself and other SMEs who share the firm's environmental ethos.
Orwell Farm in...
Going beyond the environmental argument for retrofitting
By Moses Jenkins, sector skills manager, Historic Environment Scotland
When thinking about the retrofit of our older building stock, it is important to get the terminology...
