Opinion

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Ash Sheikh, director of sales and marketing at Muir Homes, reflects on the recent cut in interest rates and its effect on the house building market. I am sure I am not the only one who was pleased with the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.

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Julie Moulsdale from Perceptive Communicators, who worked alongside the contractors on the Athlete's Village as well as some of the housing projects post-games, outlines how Glasgow's Commonwealth Games delivered a transformational journey for local communities. It is the only time I can ever rememb

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Tom Morton, CEO of Archangel, highlights a project in Huntly to show how technology can mitigate issues of black mould in homes. Black mould concerns affecting the health of tenants should be a ‘thing of the past’ and can be easily remedied using the latest technologies.

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Kathryn Sykes, structural project engineer at Harley Haddow, argues that it is important to identify how we combat the effects we are having on the environment when making improvements to our homes. As demand for house extensions continue, is building sustainably the everyday person’s first th

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Malcolm Bell, member of the Accounts Commission, discusses the challenges facing local councils in Scotland, including financial pressures, increasing demand, and the need for transformation in service delivery, and how they can be addressed through effective leadership, collaboration, and community

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With the consultation on the Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard expected to begin shortly, Kate de Selincourt from the UK Passivhaus Trust shares what it could deliver in terms of health. Scotland has big problems with public health. The life expectancy at birth is the lowest in the

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Mark O'Neill, head of energy consultancy at Hardies Property & Construction Consultants, likens heating a building to filling a sieve. I’m partial to a good analogy. In a literary sense, they serve the purpose of allowing a comparison to be drawn between two unrelated concepts to make a cl

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As Scotland's councils are increasingly faced with tough budget decisions, the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) is critical in ensuring financial sustainability and stability in local government, writes Jo Armstrong – chair of Audit Scotland's Accounts Commission. Our Spring budget br

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To mark Net Zero Week, Procast Group's growth and development manager David Chapman reflects on the firm's work so far with key partners to achieve its net zero goals and what the future has in store. Procast Group is a strong advocate for sustainability, and we invest significantly both internally,

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Zander Muego discusses the complexities of decarbonising the UK's existing housing stock, particularly social housing, in the pursuit of net zero targets while addressing fuel poverty and ensuring wider community benefits. The importance of decarbonisation is becoming increasingly well understo

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