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Lucy Black from the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre on the importance of collaboration in construction. Collaborative working seems like a no-brainer – it helps organisations improve efficiency, productivity and by extension, profitability. It also encourages the transfer of knowledge

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is to launch a funding call to provide an opportunity for housing associations to trial fresh ideas with new prototypes and processes for future development programmes. A partnership with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) aims to pr

Colin Hastie Colin Hastie, BIM consultant at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) reveals how BIM can boost the bottom line of a business.

Construction businesses in Scotland can now boost their BIM knowledge without leaving the office, thanks to Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s free new e-learning platform. Launched as part of CSIC’s renewed BIM in Practice programme, the platform will host six e-learning modules and prov

Stephen Good, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre chief executive and Sally Thomas, CEO of SFHA, sign the new agreement Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) have announced a new partnership which aims to use innovation to incre

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is urging Scottish construction businesses to innovate in order to improve the quality of air inside our buildings and tackle ‘sick building syndrome’. Scots spend around 80-90% of their time indoors, whether that be at home, school or work. Studies

Housebuilder and offsite manufacturer the Stewart Milne Group has teamed up with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to better understand and measure current site productivity, downtime and waste. CSIC and GCU also have a longer term ambition of

Leaders of innovative businesses operating in six of Scotland’s key business sectors, who will showcase their work to make resources last and transform Scotland’s economy, are set to open their doors as part of a diverse visit programme for Circular Economy Hotspot Scotland, it was announced tod

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Digital Health and Care Institute (DHI) are leading a pilot project that will explore a range of ways that colleges and innovation centres can work together to support business innovation. FUTUREquipped will see four of Scotland’s innovation c

Rohan Bush (first left) with the rest of the female members of the CSIC team By Rohan Bush, head of public partnerships and future workforce at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre

Jeanette MacIntyre In recognition of the need to address board diversity head-on and reflecting the growing appetite for innovation across the industry, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed three women among seven new additions to its governance Board.

Rohan Bush Policy, innovation and construction expert Rohan Bush has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of public partnerships & future workforce at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).

CSICs offsite manufacturing cell Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is calling on Scotland’s construction businesses to put forward their proposals for how automation could be used to increase efficiency or improve quality, with the chance for five businesses to receive up to £10,000

Mark Farmer speaking at a Construction Scotland Innovation Centre event. Picture © Andy Buchanan ‘Modernise or Die’ report author Mark Farmer believes that carrying on as normal is not an option for the Scottish construction sector.

Professor Sean Smith will chair the new working group The Scottish Government is to work with key stakeholders to ensure the right skills are available for housing and construction developments.