University Of Glasgow

Today's instalment in our COP26SCN feature highlights the pioneering retrofit of a pre-1919 tenement to Passivhaus enerPHit standards being undertaken on behalf of Southside Housing Association in Glasgow. Glasgow has around 73,000 iconic pre-1919 sandstone tenements. Their age, built form, con

Morgan Sindall Construction has completed its first project as a result of its position on the University of Glasgow’s capital projects framework, undertaking a complete refurbishment of Maclay Residences, which offers accommodation to postgraduate students.

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

An estimated £1.2 billion of Scotland’s buildings, transport infrastructure, cultural and natural heritage may be at risk of coastal erosion by 2050, according to new research.

Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced the completion of its contract with main contractor Multiplex on a prestigious new £90 million learning space for the University of Glasgow.

Engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has completed its contract with main contractor Multiplex on a prestigious new £90 million learning space for the University of Glasgow.

The construction of the University of Glasgow’s new James McCune Smith Learning Hub has generated more than £135 million in social value, according to a new report by lead contractor Multiplex. Giving undergraduate and postgraduate students access to state-of-the-art learning spaces

Clients of Clark Contracts have shown their confidence in the business after it unveiled £40 million of new orders in its first trading quarter of 2021. Orders secured from repeat customers include two refurbishment projects within the Curran Building for the University of Strathclyde, to

An in-depth study published by a team led by the University of Glasgow has found that the design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low. The report - Delivering design value: The housing design quality conundrum - which looked at all four UK nations, said n

The University of Glasgow has re-appointed Clark Contracts to its construction framework for a fourth consecutive time. This appointment will see Clark Contracts deliver construction, refurbishment, fit-out and maintenance works up to £3 million over the next 2-4 years. 

Morgan Sindall Construction has obtained a place on all three lots of University of Glasgow’s new £250 million capital projects framework.

Rolls Royce plc’s group property director Ian Campbell has accepted the position of executive director of estates at the University of Glasgow. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Ian has been group property director of Rolls Royce plc since 2007 and has had a wide-ranging career in loca

A campaign to attract more people into careers in construction kicks off this month, as 16 Scottish construction sites welcome in members of the public for special tours – including a world-leading research facility at the University of Glasgow.

The Scottish Funding Council has awarded £250,000 to a University of Glasgow-led project which will transform an old tenement building in Govanhill to reduce emissions and become more sustainable.

The construction of a £113 million research facility at the University of Glasgow reached a key milestone this week the completion of the five-story concrete frame and the half-way point in construction.