Loans of up to £175,000 to help self builders are open for application today, November 21st from the Communities Housing Trust.
Scotland’s Self-Build Loan Fund Reopens
An Orkney Straw House #EarthDay
Nick wanted to construct a greener alternative to traditional house building methods and built his home out of straw bales.
Making Your Home Even Draughtier
Islanders may find this hard to take in but building standards applied across the UK would make homes in areas with the highest rates of fuel poverty even draughtier.
David Stewart MSP Delighted at New Fire Sprinkler Regulations
David Stewart MSP, Labour, is delighted that the Scottish Government has published guidance to the building industry, ahead of installing fire sprinklers in all new social housing with new regulations coming into effect next year
From Butts to Building Bricks
Researchers at RMIT University, Australia, have been working on developing bricks that use recycled cigarette butts in their composition.
Good News for Construction and Tourism
This week there has been some good news for the construction and tourism sectors in Scotland.
Digital Tool To Aid Building Conservation
“This new tool offers the advantage of being able to conduct inspection and analysis of 3D data remotely, while still obtaining precise results.” Lyn Wilson, HES
Orkney’s Straw House
Nick wanted to construct a greener alternative to traditional house building methods and built his home out of straw bales.
Trade Union Demands Non- Essential Construction Sites Remain Closed
“Construction workers should not be used as test subjects by building luxury flats to get an economy moving that values wealth at the expense of our health.”
Construction Assessors Recruitment Drive Launched
A project has launched to recruit and train 100 new construction assessors across all of Scotland’s construction Colleges.
