An industry survey carried out by the Construction Knowledge Task Group has found that a third of practitioners do not have easy access to the knowledge they need to do their job. The startling admission came from 38.5% of the 299 practitioners from every part of the industry who took part in the su
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Apropos by DJ Alexander has announced the appointment of Nick Maunder and Matthew Garstang to its board of directors as the firm builds up to the launch of its new property portal next year. The firm said the appointments reflect its desire to grow its senior management team to deliver on its expand
Apprentices made redundant by the fallout from COVID-19 are being offered a lifeline by an industry-focused charitable trust backed by one of Scotland’s largest trade associations.
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) CEO Stephen Good outlines five themes that will define construction in 2021, ranging from greater collaboration in the industry to the need for enhanced supply chain resilience. It would be safe to say that any predictions made about the past 12 mo
COVID-19 has fast-tracked a social revolution where a wider range of working choices could be on the horizon for hundreds of thousands of workers, according to a new report by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT). The report found that the workforce of the future - predominantly those who hav
A Filipino construction worker has forged a new career after teaching himself how to shape surfboards by hand. After he’d been surfing and teaching for a few years, Larry Hufalar, better known as Tikboy, started tinkering around with broken boards, teaching himself how to make repairs. So
Super-stretchy wormlike robots capable of ‘feeling’ their surroundings could find applications in the construction industry, scientists say. A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed robots with forms of motion inspired by the movements of inchworms and earthworms
Steven Simpson, managing director at Cruden Homes East, highlights new developments that he believes put the focus on communities and thriving neighbourhoods. After the shut-downs, materials shortages and lack of skilled workers that have challenged the housebuilding industry over the last 18 months
The UK Government has today published its Energy Security Strategy which aims to "boost long-term energy independence, security and prosperity" for Great Britain and move away from a reliance on volatile international markets, something that has become even more problematic in the lig
Scotland’s skills and training minister visited City Building yesterday to present the Glasgow business with a historic accolade for developing its young workforce. City Building is the first ever construction firm, and only the fourth business in Scotland, to achieve the Investor in Young Peo
Scott Brewster reveals why Brewster Brothers has switched back to diesel to fuel its fleet just eight months after making the transition to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The decision to switch to green sustainable fuels should be an easy one. Certainly, for our organisation, a sustainable r
(If you are looking for today's Building Briefs please click here) A stately home has been demolished after it failed to find a buyer - despite being priced at just £1.
A team of architecture students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has created an innovative project to support the restoration of the Bon Accord Baths. The third-year students have created eight innovative ideas to reuse and br
Work to transform the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow to house a temporary NHS Scotland hospital is now under way with four main contractors involved.
A proposal to transform Granton Waterfront into a new coastal town with 3,500 new homes has been published by the City of Edinburgh Council.


