Search: building systems nordic

Scottish Renewables has set out some of its priorities for the Scottish Government’s upcoming Programme for Government, which will be published in the coming weeks. Renewable technologies like wind, solar, hydro and more now provide the equivalent of 97.4% of the electricity consumed in Scotla

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has called on the Scottish Government to focus on clarity, collaboration and consumers in order to avoid a “perfect storm” of circumstances threatening present and future housing delivery ambitions. The call came after the organisation’s annua

The award-winning Queens Quay Heat Pump Energy Centre is providing low-carbon heating to the first phases of the £250 million Clydebank-based development and members of West Dunbartonshire Council, Vital Energi and Star Renewables recently gathered to celebrate the achievement at an official o

Gas network company SGN has published a roadmap for how hydrogen can play a leading role in delivering the Scottish Government’s target of one million homes with low carbon heat by 2030. The research, published with global consulting and engineering advisor Wood, sets out a transformational an

Scottish finance & economy secretary, Kate Forbes MSP, must use the levers at her disposal to support the decarbonisation of the built environment and assist those impacted by COVID-19 that have so far been out of scope for Scottish Government help, according to the Scottish Property Federation

Work is now underway on a major new cycling and walking route linking the east and the west of Edinburgh. Transport convener Councillor Lesley Macinnes was joined in Roseburn yesterday by Patrick Harvie, minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants' rights, and Karen McGregor, portf

Royal Bank of Scotland, under the NatWest Group, is launching green loans, and through Lombard, green asset finance propositions for qualifying SMEs, with no arrangement fee, to help them achieve their sustainability ambitions. Following the announcement of the group’s ambition to provide &pou

UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Transforming Construction challenge (TCC) has today released the results of the in-depth Impact Evaluation report that assesses the achievements, contributions and impact of the TCC on the construction industry.

Argyll and Bute Council has approved nearly £600,000 investment in projects aimed at revitalising town centres across the area. The funding comes from the Scottish Government’s Place Based Investment (PBI) Programme, and Crown Estates Fund. Projects include:

The redevelopment of Bangour Village has taken a major leap forward as Ambassador Group and West Lothian Council have agreed key community benefits as part of the conditions of the site’s approved Planning Permission in Principle.

A striking Scottish architectural gem hidden in the rural Highlands has been shortlisted in the 2023 UK Passivhaus Awards.

The Scottish Government is consulting on measures that will save businesses time and money by making it easier to install renewable energy equipment.

Duncan Smith, River Clyde Homes' energy & sustainbility manager, looks at the economic argument for decarbonising our buildings. Over the coming decade, we have to decarbonise heat and make our buildings as efficient as possible to meet our climate change objectives and have any chance of s

Businesses across Scotland are being called on to vie for work worth up to £100 million to support the country on its net zero journey. The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) is urging firms of all sizes to apply for its latest framework, offering property refurbishment and modernisation spec

Sanctuary Scotland welcomed housing secretary Màiri McAllan to mark the completion of 44 new affordable homes in Cumbernauld. The £9 million Adam Place development in Seafar has seen the disused former Lennox House commercial site transformed into a range of high-quality one-, two- and