Scottish Futures Trust

More than 200 people have taken part in a series of events to inspire and influence the drive to have more people living in Scotland’s town and city centres.

An industry-wide survey has been launched today to find out how Contractor Design Portion (CDP) can impact more positively on construction quality. Led by the Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC), which was launched 12 months ago to further embed a quality culture across Scotland&rs

A series of events have been planned to bring together diverse voices to discuss how Scotland’s built environment and construction sector will respond to the climate and biodiversity crisis.

Peter Reekie, chief executive at Scottish Futures Trust, looks ahead to what 2024 has in store for construction and infrastructure in Scotland, and sets out one area that all organisations should make a priority over the next 12 months. “The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it

More school building projects across Scotland are set to benefit from a share of the £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) to build new, modern, state of the art facilities.

Businesses working across the construction sector are benefitting from a free-to-use online platform that gives them important information on future public sector building projects.

Today will see the official start of the construction of the new £66.5 million Monifieth Learning Campus on the site of the existing school playing fields.

Industry leaders from across Scotland's public and private sectors have been appointed as co-chairs to develop ten core construction areas where transformation across the sector is needed most. Their appointment follows the publication last year of the Scottish Construction Accord by the Constructio

Scotland’s climate and renewable energy capability make it an ideal location for datacentres, a new report has concluded, after it selected 20 shortlisted sites across the country suitable for large-scale data centre development.

The creation of a National Metrics Library for the UK’s built environment will help improve new and existing assets by making it easier to measure their performance, according to a new strategy paper by the Scottish Futures Trust and the Construction Innovation Hub. The performance of the buil

The first images showing how the new Paisley Grammar School Community Campus will look have now been revealed.

A ‘topping out’ ceremony took place last week at Dunfermline Learning Campus, marking a major milestone for the project. Pupils helped cabinet secretary for education and skills, Jenny Gilruth and councillors lay a cement plinth commemorating the school building reaching its highest poin

Work to deliver a state-of-the-art primary school in West Lothian has started.

BakerHicks has played a leading role in the development and delivery of version 2.0 of the Scottish Futures Trust’s (SFT) Standard Information Management Plan resource, in conjunction with a consortium of building contractors and local authorities from across Scotland.

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has today launched a new business plan which urges public and private sector organisations across Scotland to focus on greater collaboration to help deliver a net zero built environment. The plan for 2023/24 appeals to all involved in new-build and refurbishment proj