SUST.org Banner

News Archive

  • Power of Place
    First published: 10 September 2010
    Building Resilience in Island Communities Architectural Conference
    [full story]
  • Seminar Programme at Scotland's Housing Expo
    First published: 28 July 2010
    Throughout the EXPO a series of professionally orientated seminars is being organised by Sust.
    [full story]
  • Scotland's Housing Expo – Inverness August 2010
    First published: 25 July 2010
    The Highlands of Scotland is home to Scotland’s Housing Expo for the entire month of August 2010.
    [full story]
  • Spaces of Labour
    First published: 23 April 2010
    Re-imagining a Productive Landscape for Scotland
    [full story]
  • Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Traditional Buildings
    First published: 09 March 2010
    Historic Scotland host a one day conference looking at current pressures and ongoing research related to Energy Efficiency and sustainability in Traditional Buildings.
    [full story]
  • Building Scotland
    First published: 22 February 2010
    Historic Scotland host a two day conference looking at Scotland’s traditional building materials.
    [full story]
  • Exhibition of Scotland’s First Housing Expo opens in Birnam
    First published: 18 January 2010
    An exhibition of the UK’s first sustainable housing expo, which will be held in Inverness in 2010, will go on display at the Birnam Institute, on 13 January 2010.
    [full story]
  • Exhibition of Scotland’s First Housing Expo opens in Ullapool
    First published: 02 November 2009
    An exhibition of the UK’s first sustainable housing expo, which will be held in Inverness in 2010, will go on display at the MacPhail Centre, Ullapool on Monday 2 November
    [full story]
  • Eden Court Exhibition of Scotland’s First Housing Expo
    First published: 20 October 2009
    An exhibition of the UK’s first sustainable housing expo, which will be held in Inverness in 2010, will go on display at Eden Court from Tuesday 20 October, 2009.
    [full story]
  • Placemaking in Scotland Conference: Designing Urban Communities, Tuesday 6 October 2009
    First published: 24 September 2009
    “The policy decisions we take have an impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our citizens, and on the social capital and vibrancy of our communities.”
    [full story]
  • New School Building Case Studies
    First published: 17 September 2009
    The Scottish Government is delivering the largest school building programme in Scotland's history, rebuilding or substantially refurbishing schools across Scotland.
    [full story]
  • Post Occupancy Evaluation Seminar and Workshop, The Lighthouse, Glasgow 15 September 2009
    First published: 07 September 2009
    Post Occupancy Evaluation is rapidly becoming recognised as the vital final step in a construction project where the lessons learned can be used to improve the performance of the completed building.
    [full story]
  • Human Cities call for entries: Places to be
    First published: 20 August 2009
    Deadline 9 October 2009
    [full story]
  • SSEG - PassivHaus and Passive Solar Housing Tour, Aug-Sep 2009
    First published: 18 August 2009
    The Scottish Solar Energy Group (SSEG) promotes the use of solar in Scotland, as a means of reducing national reliance upon fossil based fuels whilst enhancing the health, comfort and safety within internal working and living environments.
    [full story]
  • Environmentally Sustainable Maintenance
    First published: 30 July 2009
    This week marks the launch of a Sust. study into “Environmentally Sustainable Maintenance and Housing Associations”.
    [full story]
  • Building Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2009
    First published: 29 June 2009
    The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow is proud to host the 11th International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference and Exhibition 27-30 July 2009.
    [full story]
  • Lambhill Stables Workshop, Wednesday 1 July
    First published: 29 June 2009
    A concept design workshop for a multi-use community garden building in North Glasgow.
    [full story]
  • 2009 European Design Award for a Sustainable Present
    First published: 18 June 2009
    Creativity and Innovation + Sustainable Development = Good Design
    [full story]
  • Designing out Waste: A design team guide for buildings
    First published: 18 June 2009
    The construction industry is the UK's largest user of natural resources, with 25 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation waste disposed to landfill each year.
    [full story]
  • Scottish Renaissance Towns Conference: by the community for the Community
    First published: 17 June 2009
    Thursday 25 June, Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire
    [full story]
  • Implementing the Sullivan Report: Local Energy Centres
    First published: 16 June 2009
    The Sullivan report recommended that the Scottish Government undertake "research to find ways to encourage low carbon local energy centres for large developments and, where potential exists, in existing stock."
    [full story]
  • RIAS CPD – Special Event
    First published: 15 June 2009
    Conservation and Sustainability – Conflict or Opportunity? A Swiss/ Scottish Perspective, Monday 22 June 2009
    [full story]
  • Low Carbon Scottish Housing for Real
    First published: 15 June 2009
    Low Carbon Scottish Housing for Real Centre for the Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University
    [full story]
  • Scotland’s Housing Expo Exhibition Opens
    First published: 22 May 2009
    Sust. Gallery, The Lighthouse, Glasgow 21 May - 9 August 2009
    [full story]
  • SSCI Exemplar Projects Announced
    First published: 21 May 2009
    The Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI) has led to 11 projects being recognised as having potential to demonstrate the creation of sustainable communities.
    [full story]
  • The EU Passive House Standard for all Buildings?
    First published: 18 May 2009
    21 May 2009, James Weir Building, University of Strathclyde
    [full story]
  • Energy-Efficient Planning and Building Exhibition
    First published: 08 May 2009
    11 May – 5 June 2009 Waverley Building, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG
    [full story]
  • Great Places Great Cities 2009
    First published: 28 April 2009
    Great Places, Great Cities 2009 is being hosted in Glasgow - one of Europe’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities.
    [full story]
  • ‘Renewable Heritage’ Microgeneration in Traditional and Historic Homes
    First published: 27 April 2009
    FRIDAY 15 MAY 2009, THE HUB, CASTLEHILL, EDINBURGH, 9:30AM TO 4PM
    [full story]
  • Cross Laminated Timber Conference
    First published: 27 April 2009
    Centre for Timber Engineering, Napier University 24 April 2009
    [full story]
  • Carbon Accounting Conference
    First published: 20 February 2009
    11 March 2009 Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh
    [full story]
  • Health, Wellbeing and Regeneration in a Cold Climate
    First published: 17 February 2009

    [full story]
  • Sustainable Design and Construction – CPD Series 2009
    First published: 13 February 2009

    [full story]
  • Timber and Construction Conference
    First published: 09 January 2009

    [full story]
  • SIX Student Awards 2008
    First published: 20 October 2008
    The SIX Architecture Awards are presented annually by The Lighthouse to students from Scotland’s six Schools of Architecture.
    [full story]
  • Deconstructing Building Stone
    First published: 12 September 2008
    The Scottish Stone Liaison Group is now taking bookings for its 2008-2009 programme of CPD seminars for building professionals.
    [full story]
  • Turning existing spaces into sustainable places:
    First published: 05 September 2008
    Scottish Natural Heritage Event 9 October 2008. Turning existing spaces into sustainable places: the role of planning and infrastructure.
    [full story]
  • Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative Launched
    First published: 01 July 2008
    Local authorities, and their partners, will be encouraged to propose more sustainable communities as part of the solution to meeting housing requirements in their areas.
    [full story]
  • Housing for Health and Value
    First published: 25 April 2008
    As part of our Sustainable Designs on You Programme, Sust. will be running a number of Training Courses throughout May and June 2008.
    [full story]
  • ENERGY HERITAGE: Energy Efficiency in Historic Homes
    First published: 09 March 2008
    Changeworks (previously LEEP) have been undertaking a pilot study of energy efficiency in historic homes, and exploring ways in which they can be made more efficient while retaining their historic integrity.
    [full story]
  • The Eco Prize for Creativity 2007
    First published: 28 November 2007
    At an award ceremony held at The Lighthouse on 13 November the Eco Trust announced the winners of the Eco Prize for Creativity 2007.
    [full story]
  • My Sust. House Exhibition
    First published: 26 October 2007
    The lighthouse opens the door of its interactive ‘eco-house’!
    [full story]
  • Six Architecture Awards 2007
    First published: 24 August 2007
    The SIX Architecture Awards are presented annually by The Lighthouse to students from Scotland’s six Schools of Architecture. The scheme is part of ACCESS to Architecture, a programme of events and activities informed by Scotland’s Policy on Architecture.
    [full story]
  • Launch of Glasgow Green Map
    First published: 20 August 2007
    The Glasgow Guide to Reuse, is the definitive guide to eco shopping in the Dear Green Place.
    [full story]
  • Scottish Eco Prize for Creativity 2007
    First published: 29 July 2007
    Now in its third year, the Scottish Eco Prize for Creativity has opened for entries for its 2007 award.
    [full story]
  • Maggie Centre Dundee Post Occupancy Study
    First published: 26 June 2007
    An evaluation of the Dundee Maggie’s Centre was commissioned by Sust. The Lighthouse on Sustainability
    [full story]
  • Proposed Study Tour to Scandinavia August 2007
    First published: 15 June 2007
    Following on from the success of our 2006 trip, in association with Homes for Scotland, Sust. is again planning a study tour to look at the best in sustainable design in Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
    [full story]
  • Highland Housing Fair Winners Announced
    First published: 06 June 2007
    Inverness will see a community full of innovative and environmentally friendly homes, plans unveiled last night revealed.
    [full story]
  • MySustHouse goes from strength to strength
    First published: 24 May 2007
    In the week when MySustHouse was rolled out in schools across Inverness as part of the New, Old, Green Exhibition at the Six Cities Design Festival,
    [full story]
  • Greenhouse/Blackhouse Exhibition opens in Inverness
    First published: 17 May 2007
    Greenhouse/Blackhouse is curated by Sust. and designed by NORD Architecture as part of the Six Cities Design Festival.
    [full story]
  • Entrading
    First published: 18 April 2007
    The UK’s first environmental store has recently opening in the heart of Glasgow.
    [full story]
  • Communities Scotland Launches Guide for Green Houses
    First published: 03 March 2007
    A new comprehensive guide aimed at greening Scotland’s homes was launched recently as a web based publication.
    [full story]
  • Scottish Executive Schools Division Case Studies
    First published: 02 March 2007
    Sust. has recently completed a project commissioned by the Scottish Executive Schools Division to document recent activity in the construction and refurbishment of schools throughout Scotland.
    [full story]
  • Glasgow Greenhouse Exhibition
    First published: 02 March 2007
    17 February – 7 May 2007 The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow.
    [full story]
  • Official Opening of Lauder College’s Sustainable Development Centre
    First published: 01 March 2007
    Lauder College’s new £4.5m Sustainable Development Centre was recently officially opened by Louise Batchelor, Environmental Correspondent for BBC Scotland.
    [full story]
  • My Sust House game scoops BAFTA Award!
    First published: 14 November 2006
    My Sust House, a “beautifully designed and engaging” game, which was devised and commissioned by Sust. and designed by Screenmedia and John Gilbert Architects, scooped the Best Interactive Media Award in the 2006 Scottish 2006 Scottish BAFTAs.
    [full story]
  • The Eco Prize for Creativity 2006
    First published: 16 October 2006
    At an award ceremony held at The Lighthouse on 28 September the Eco Trust announced the winners of the Eco Prize for Creativity 2006
    [full story]
  • Launch of the Glasgow Eco-renovation Network
    First published: 12 October 2006
    Wednesday 1st November 7:30pm Vitra Conference Suite, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow
    [full story]
  • Ezio Manzini – RSA Sustainable Design Lecture – Moving Towards a Zero Waste Society
    First published: 11 October 2006
    02 November 2006, 5.30pm Vitra Conference Suite, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow
    [full story]
  • SUST Study Tour to Scandinavia 6–10 August 2006
    First published: 06 September 2006
    In association with Homes for Scotland and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, Sust. recently organised a study tour to look at the best in sustainable design in Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
    [full story]
  • Park(ing)
    First published: 22 August 2006
    As part of the Architecture Week 2006 John Gilbert Architects green a Park(ing) space with turf.
    [full story]
  • Design & Construction of Sustainable Schools
    First published: 16 August 2006
    Further to two field trips organised by Gaia Architects and Gaia Research in 2005 to Norway and Germany, Gaia and Sust. were commissioned by the Scottish Executive
    [full story]
  • Community Green
    First published: 11 July 2006
    Community Green Exhibition now showing at The Radius Shop, Pollokshields
    [full story]
  • WRAP initiative on recycled materials in construction
    First published: 15 June 2006
    Many organisations involved in the procurement, design and construction of buildings are unaware of the potential to reduce environmental impact
    [full story]
  • Opening of Sustainable Backcourts
    First published: 15 June 2006
    In 2004 Sust. was pleased to fund a feasibility study for Partick Housing Association
    [full story]

Links


The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse on Sustainability