Cost Planner / Estimator – Central Belt
Management Contractor P&L c. £50m
Technical Director – Glasgow
Consultant Civil Engineers – Energy & Renewables.
Director of Planning
Homes for Scotland, Edinburgh
Offsite Manufacturing & MMC: 3D v 2D – What lessons have we learnt?
The UK Government Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) champion led calls to ‘Modernise or Die’ in 2016 (Farmer) with many 2D and 3D solutions setting out to reduce construction time, overall costs and the carbon footprint whilst improving quality control and striving to double productivity. This fuelled increased efforts across the UK to adopt and …
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Managing/Commercial Director
Construction, Social Housing & Major Project Experience
Scotland’s ‘Passivhaus Equivalent’ – is it the building performance ‘super power’ we need?
Scotland is leading the way with the introduction of Passivhaus (PH) equivalent legislation, announced in Jan 2023. Described as ‘radical, ambitious, practical and forward-thinking’ if successful, could “future proof” homes, preventing retrofits. Moreover this should upskill the construction sector and make Scotland’s new homes significantly more energy efficient. But what are the implications to such …
Senior Project Manager, Scotland
Management Contractor – Laboratories/Cleanrooms/Biopharma P&L c£60m
Electrical Design Engineers, Scotland
Various Levels MEICA, Water/Wastewater
Home office to homes from offices – striking a quality balance?
With so many homes having a dedicated ‘office’ and more office buildings with plans to become converted to homes – the broader impact on town planning, urban economy and carbon footprint requires careful management. There must be a consideration for quality construction in the conversion process to ensure a truly viable and attractive future format …
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The Good, The Bad and The Future
Whilst exploring topics to add to our blog, it was really the intention to come up with something upbeat; something positive to write about in light of the past years of uncertainty and inevitable change. In previous blogs we already touched on the pandemic, which has opened up a new world of hybrid working and …
