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Directors Mhairi Grant & Martin McCrae from the architecture studio Paper Igloo share their thoughts on the Stage 2 consultation of the Scottish Government’s Passivhaus Equivalent policy and encourage the Scottish construction industry to engage with the consultation before 16 October 2026

Ahead of this year's Scottish Construction Summit, SCN editor Kieran Findlay sat down with Lynsey Breen, who heads up AC Land Regeneration, one of the Advance Group Divisions, a sponsor of this year's event, to discuss the company's growth, its approach to land regeneration, diversification into em

Julie Scott-Gilroy, legal director in MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, and Lauren McLaughlin, senior solicitor in MFMac’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, share what the construction industry should know when progressing works under a construction contract. Notice

With devolution firmly back on the political agenda, Dr Jocelyne Fleming, Scottish policy and public affairs lead at the Chartered Institute of Building, thinks it raises some important questions for Scotland’s construction and built environment sectors about where the policies affecting our h

Pend has delivered the extension and reconfiguration of a Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh's Newhaven conservation area, providing a three-storey stone property that is situated near the pedestrian paths that trace the line of the city's old railways down towards the coast. Ali and Brian - who are th

Alison Condie, regional managing director for Barratt Redrow in Scotland, argues that projects like Durieshill underline the requirement for collaboration to bring something of this scale to life. Scotland needs more homes - that much is well rehearsed and accepted. What is discussed less often is h

In Scotland, a claim for hidden defects may be out of time before the defect and its consequences are fully understood. Speaking ahead of presenting on the topic of prescription at the Scottish Construction Summit next month, Jennifer McKay of MFMac and David Thomson KC of Axiom Advocates argue that

Alex Reeves, manager (built environment) at Zero Waste Scotland, discusses the main points revealed by the organisation's built environment Roadmap to Circularity. Scotland’s unique built environment has an important part to play in our transition to a circular economy.

Revised guidance settles a key question over how the aggregates tax exemption applies to construction and infrastructure projects, writes Bryn Reynolds. Construction companies that excavate rock, gravel or sand as a necessary part of laying foundations for houses or other building projects in Scotla

Julie Scott-Gilroy, a legal director in MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, outlines the key considerations for fire-safety-related claims in Scotland. The discovery of a fire-safety defect can leave a difficult question: who, if anyone, is liable?

Ahead of ScaffEx26 this week and its sponsorship of October's Scottish Construction Summit, the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) says it is seeing a marked shift in how Scotland's construction industry engages with the scaffolding and access sector, with Tier 1 contractors and

Sarah Bolton, Lighthouse Charity chief executive officer, supports awareness and action around World Suicide Prevention Day.  The People Behind the Numbers

Erica Dickson, legal director within MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, shares what the construction sector should know about the Commercial Payments Bill. As detailed in our previous articles, the direction of travel on the Commercial Payments Bill is becoming clearer. The Bil

Jane Wood, chief executive at Homes for Scotland, argues that today's Programme for Government is a crucial opportunity for the Scottish Government to address the housing emergency instead of waiting for the establishment of More Home Scotland.

After CITB's Workforce Mobility report found that increasingly localised construction labour markets support the UK government's agenda to provide work experience and connections with local employers, strategic director, Scotland, Ian Hughes, looks at the implications for the Scottish construction w