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As part of Scotland Excel’s ‘Supporting the journey to Net Zero’ campaign, Professor Sean Smith, chair of Future Construction and director of the Centre for Future Infrastructure at the University of Edinburgh, speaks of the importance of accelerating energy efficiency of buildings

Learning from the mistakes of the past is a common theme for the project team delivering the £207.3 million Edinburgh Trams to Newhaven line. The first phase of the trams project began operating in May 2014 after six years of disruption and a long-running dispute between the council and contra

UK technology innovation organisation CPI has opened its Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire, bringing 100 high-quality jobs and an initial estimated £200 million of technology investment into Glasgow Cit

Scientific charity the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the professional body for asbestos scientists the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM) are calling on anyone who may have asbestos in their buildings to urgently review their management plans. New research publish

Two higher apprentices are taking their next steps on the career ladder with a civil engineering firm courtesy of experience gained on key Scottish wind farms. Freddie Brown spent nine months at 13-turbine Kennoxhead, with classmate Alex Trickey scheduled to gain vital onsite knowledge at Benbrack,

Scotland could be in line for new jobs and investment after the UK Government unveiled new plans to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power - but the strategy has been criticised for a lack of ambition or any major new announcements. New green technologies are set to be developed and deployed in

Visitors from East Ayrshire Council were welcomed by Mr McCluskey to view his new home at Witch Road, Kilmarnock. The council’s housing development at Witch Road in Central North, Kilmarnock includes 43 new homes for older ambulant disabled residents built by the council’s strategic deve

After passenger services on Edinburgh’s newest section of public transport launched last month, SCN editor Kieran Findlay caught up with Turner & Townsend’s director and Scotland infrastructure regional lead Steve Jackson to discuss the final stages of the project, the night-tim

As any business knows, customers are the key to success. But if you’ve set up your plumbing business and aren’t seeing the levels of sales you expected, what else can you do? Fortunately, you’re not at a dead end.

As Henry Brothers marks its 50th anniversary, newly appointed managing director for Northern Ireland and Scotland, Jody Wilkinson, shares his intent on rebuilding the contractor’s presence north of the Border. When Jody Wilkinson joined Henry Brothers as managing director for Northern Ireland

Three of Motherwell’s tallest and most recognisable residential towers - Draffen, Allan, and Coursington towers - have been demolished in a carefully planned blowdown, ending more than 50 years of housing history in the town.

CCG (Scotland) has appointed long-serving employee and a key architect of its Technical Department, Gary Weir, to its board. Gary’s promotion to technical director underscores CCG’s continued commitment to excellence in pre-construction, quality assurance, and innovation, and he joins a

In the latest CIOB column for Scottish Construction Now, Jocelyne Fleming, senior policy & public affairs officer – Scotland, looks ahead to the legislative changes set to impact the construction sector in the year ahead. 2025 promises to be a busy year for Holyrood with significant develo

Homeowners across the country have collectively spent £50.6 billion in the last 12 months on home improvements. But which trades are most in demand at the moment and what services are homeowners looking to have completed over the coming year?

A hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material for the first time. The study, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, shows how the abundant sustainable material can be 3D printed