Kinross luxury housebuilder sets sights on sustainable development
KINROSS-based Webster Homes has announced plans to launch its third development to market.
Subject to planning approval, the firm will build three 'exceptional' family homes...
‘Edinburgh’s greenest building’ launches to market following practical completion
A 'landmark' Edinburgh office building has been launched to the market. 1 New Park Square has been developed by Parabola and is located in...
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,...
Civils specialist marks Scottish milestone
CIVILS and building contractor Farrans Construction has announced it is celebrating 75 years in Scotland having completed over 1GW of wind farms - enough...
Green light for 90 new Passivhaus affordable homes in Newbattle
SMITH Scott Mullan Associates has announced that its project at Newbattle, Midlothian has received planning permission for 90 new Passivhaus affordable homes.
The development is...
Offsite specialist in landmark ESG certification
OFFSITE construction specialist Premier Modular has announced the business has been awarded Europe’s first ESG certification.
Following an audit by SGS, Premier has been certified...
Scottish Government minister visits Edinburgh firm behind new sustainable brick
THE Scottish Government's cabinet minister for business, trade, tourism, and enterprise has visited Kenoteq's new commercial factory under development in East Lothian.
Ivan McKee was...
New funding package supports delivery of sustainable homes in Airdrie
A Cumbernauld-based developer has started work on a new 17-home sustainable development in Airdrie.
McKernan Homes, managed by Peter McKernan, has been operating in Scotland...
Dalmarnock development to be designed for a ‘new era of living’
KEEPMOAT Homes is to deliver 48 new homes in Dalmarnock in Glasgow's east end after completing the purchase of land at French Street.
The range...
Firm plants 125 trees to mark milestone anniversary
DM Hall Chartered Surveyors is marking its 125th anniversary by planting 125 trees in Cashel Forest, a 3,000-acre estate which is being transformed with...
Caledonia secures £75m sustainable funding to build new energy efficient homes
CALEDONIA Housing Association has announced it has secured a 'uniquely structured' £75 million private placement, with support from NatWest, to further its commitment to...
Sustainable construction to the fore in Highland early years projects
MORGAN Sindall Construction has announced it has now handed over 12 of 13 early years centres worth a combined £13 million from the Highland...
Scottish built environment conference set to explore sustainability progress
THE Scottish construction sector needs to ‘trust the science’ when it comes to the climate emergency, Lord Willie Haughey has said ahead of an...
Firm calls for change to construction tenders to reduce waste to landfill
LIVINGSTON-based recycling specialist Brewster Bros is set to mark Earth Day (22 April) by calling for a change to all construction tenders that the...
Easter Ross firm uses specialist machinery on ‘crucial’ peatland project
A project to restore peatlands at the Rum National Nature Reserve (NNR) is bringing 'quick results', NatureScotland has said.
The project at Kinloch Glen was...
Edinburgh primary school set for £2.7m Passivhaus extension
MAXI Construction has been awarded a £2.7 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council for the design and construction of a new two-storey...
Expert warns Scottish construction professionals must redouble carbon quest
THE MD of a building physics engineering consultancy has warned that Scottish construction professionals must 'intensify' their bid to reduce carbon emissions from buildings.
Rob...
Scottish university to trial running broadband through live Yorkshire water pipes
THE University of Strathclyde is to trial running broadband through water pipes in South Yorkshire in a bid to get better internet access to...
‘Groundbreaking’ Newton Mearns pilot tests new technology to help deliver sustainable homes
NEW technology tipped to enable communities to become 'significantly' more sustainable is being used for the first time in the UK.
Housebuilder Cala Homes is...
Network Rail to construct new pond as part of major A9 project
A new pond is to be constructed as part of advance works on the project to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy.
Network Rail...
