Building Briefs - June 21st

  • 37km offshore cable will connect NnG to onshore substation

The first of two export cables, each 37 kilometres in length, has been installed at the nearshore of Thorntonloch Beach as part of construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm.

Building Briefs - June 21st

Photo credit: Peter Devlin

These electricity transmission cables will connect NnG’s two offshore platforms to its onshore substation located in the Lammermuir Hills.



The offshore cable was transported to the nearshore area of Thorntonloch Beach by Prysmian Group’s cable-laying vessel, the 124 metre long Cable Enterprise.

The onshore winch cable was pulled through a 650m long horizontal directional drill duct and connected to the offshore cable situated on the deck of the vessel, 1km from shore. The offshore cable was then directed back through the duct towards onshore where it will be connected to the onshore cables behind Thorntonloch Beach.

The Cable Enterprise will lay the offshore cable from the nearshore of Thorntonloch Beach to the site of NnG. The cables will be buried to protect them from damage. Prysmian, one of NnG’s tier one contractors, expect the second offshore cable to be installed in July.

NnG, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, will supply enough low carbon electricity for around 375,000* homes and has a capacity of c. 450MW of low carbon energy and will offset over 400,000 tonnes of Co2 emissions each year



 

  • Work set to begin on East Lothian medical practice extension

Work on the £4.1 million extension and refurbishment of Harbours Medical Practice is getting underway early next month.

The practice was built and completed in 1980. The new project will see the building being extended to meet the needs of the growing population in the Cockenzie and Port Seton area and the demand for a wider range of services.



The project will see the building of additional Consulting Rooms and Treatment Rooms and the existing building will be refurbished throughout so that clinical services can be delivered in an environment which is appropriate and fit for purpose.

 

  • Inverness city centre heritage survey to begin

The Highland Council is conducting research about Inverness city centre and is encouraging residents, visitors and businesses - anyone who lives, works or enjoys leisure in the city - to take part in a short on-line survey.



The survey is part of the evaluation of the Inverness Townscape Heritage Project (IHTP) which has been running in the city centre for the last six years.

The project has delivered grants to improve buildings, as well as delivering an activity plan to facilitate traditional building skills training, heritage engagement and lectures plus the creation of a digital heritage trail. 

The survey is being carried out electronically as due to Covid-19, the project team are not able to deploy market researchers to physically talk to people in person on the streets. However, it is hoped that by being online this will enable a greater audience reach in order to garner opinions on how the city has evolved and improved throughout the lifetime of the IHTP. 

This research is being conducted in accordance with the Market Research Society Code of Conduct and all responses are confidential and in reporting will be anonymous. As part of the questionnaire participants have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win £50 of vouchers of their choice.



The survey will run for three weeks and the results will help shape a final evaluation report which will be publicised later this summer.

To take part, visit here.

 

  • Level 8 Apprenticeship in Scotland to include APM’s Project Management Qualification

Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, has announced that its Project Management Qualification will now form a core part of the Level 8 Project Management Apprenticeship in Scotland, meaning all apprentices who complete their course will have gained the respected qualification.



The decision to include APM’s qualification is part of the new framework for the apprenticeship, which is funded by the Scottish government.

The apprenticeship, including the Management Qualification, will help set apprentices up for a future career in project management, with the opportunity of entering the profession with both a completed apprenticeship and a recognised professional qualification.

It will also allow apprentices access to Route 1 for full membership of APM, which requires an accepted qualification and 3 years’ experience, as opposed to the experiential Route 3 which requires five years’ experience.

The design of the Level 8 Project Management Apprenticeship was driven by employers and the inclusion of the APM’s Management Qualification is at the request of employers as part of a wide consultation.



To find out more about the new Level 8 Project Management Apprenticeship in Scotland, click here.


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