Aberdeenshire housebuilder honoured for sustainability credentials
A Scotia Homes development in Angus featuring properties heated from non-fossil fuel sources has been recognised as one of the most sustainable in the...
Renewed plans submitted for solar farm on Isle of Cumbrae
COMSOL Energy has lodged a planning application with North Ayrshire Council to establish a solar farm on the Isle of Cumbrae.
Located at a site...
Groundforce Shorco launches carbon calculator for temporary works
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has announced it has developed a carbon calculator for temporary works and is making it available to customers and the shoring industry...
Collaborative project aims to help build a low carbon future for the north of...
A new initiative has been launched to help accelerate the drive towards building a low carbon future for the north of Scotland.
The partnership between...
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...
Housebuilder launches Urban Wildlife Strategy across UK developments
CALA Homes has unveiled its new Urban Wildlife Strategy, which includes a series of measures across all new developments to support and protect Britain’s 'rapidly...
Green Home Festival gears up for second year at Edinburgh Fringe
THE Green Home Festival is to be launched by Scottish Government housing minister Paul McLennan on August 14.
Mr McLennan is due to be a...
Solar entrepreneurs give backing to Scottish construction start-up business
SOLAR entrepreneurs and climate campaigners Dr Jeremy Leggett and Paddy Padmanathan have backed Inverness-based MAKAR Timber Engineering (MTE), a new company that aims to...
Proposed Orkney wind farm would ‘reinvigorate’ Scotland’s supply chain
OFFSHORE consent applications have been submitted to the Scottish Government for the build of the West of Orkney wind farm.
The build, which is earmarked...
Scottish millennials willing to pay more for eco-homes
NEW research has revealed that young housebuyers in Scotland are prioritising environmental credentials when buying a new home, despite rising living costs and higher...
Highland Council launches ‘pioneering’ energy benchmarking tool
THE Highland Council has launched what it says is a 'first for a local authority in the UK' online energy benchmarking tool.
Benchmarking energy performance...
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,...
Electrical bodies highlight green skills and urge others to show net zero commitment
SELECT, the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) have released a new video ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship...
DM Hall appoints first energy services manager
DM Hall has appointed Billy Thomson as its inaugural energy services manager.
In this newly created role, he will spearhead the firm's initiatives in energy...
Peel Ports preparing Hunterston marine yard to support offshore wind sector
PEEL Ports Clydeport has signalled its intention to invest up to £150 million in the redevelopment of the Hunterston marine yard in Ayrshire.
Peel Ports...
Balfour Beatty secures £192m contract to construct three new substations in Argyll
BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded a contract to construct three new substations in Argyll on behalf of SSEN Transmission.
The contract has been awarded through...
Scottish Water delivers ‘first of its kind’ project in Hamilton
SCOTTISH Water has completed work on a 'groundbreaking' project to harness hydropower from waste water.
Describing it as a 'first of its kind' in the...
Mac Mic Group enters ‘milestone’ agreement with Aggreko for Inchinnan solar park
FAMILY-owned Mac Mic Group has achieved a major milestone for the business after entering into an agreement with Aggreko UK for a 45-year period...
Plans for build of £130m battery storage facility in Bathgate edge forward
PLANS for the build of a £130 million 200-megawatt battery storage facility in Bathgate have passed through West Lothian Council's executive committee without objection.
The...
Build of £35m low-carbon waste water treatment works complete in Winchburgh
THE construction of Scotland's lowest carbon waste water treatment (WWTW) works has been completed by Scottish Water.
Built in Winchburgh, the £35 million low carbon...
