CICV

Many firms in the Scottish construction sector face significant financial challenges, primarily due to payment delays and the associated issues they present.

To address this, the CICV has published a payment timelines survey which aims to understand payment-related pressures, identify critical areas of concern and develop a strategic plan to address these challenges.

Sharing your experiences and perspective is pivotal in strengthening the construction sector's resilience to financial challenges.

Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/CICV-pay-poll

✅ Duration: 10 minutes
✅ Anonymity for all participants
✅ Closing date: 23 November 2023.

Fill | Payment Timelines in Construction The construction sector is an essential component of the Scottish economy, contributing over 7% to its Gross National Product. However, many within the sector are facing mounting financial pressures. In a collaborative effort to understand the depth of these pressures, the Construction Industry Coll...

If you missed out on the Green Home Festival, or would like to refresh your memory on what was discussed, presentations from selected shows can now be downloaded from our website, with a watch-again link to our webinar.

We've also added images from the events held at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Edinburgh, featuring special guest Anna Campbell-Jones and representatives from SNIPEF, SELECT, Federation of Master Builders, Scottish Water, Worcester Bosch, James Alan Construction Ltd, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, Vattenfall, Built Environment - Smarter Transformation, Loco Home Retrofit CIC, Home Energy Scotland, James Frew, Renewable Heat, H M Raitt & Sons Ltd, Matthew Clubb, Calum Duncan Architects, Page\Park Architects and Eco-Congregation Scotland.

>> Browse the presentations and images here: https://greenhomefestival.co.uk/shows/

The CICV's second Green Home Festival has been hailed a massive success – but organisers insist that government and industry must work closer together to deliver clear guidance and “myth-bust” misinformation around low-carbon living.

👉Read the full story: https://bit.ly/GHF-myth

That's all folks! The Green Home Festival ended in style with another busy event this afternoon as the experts from Eco-Congregation Scotland and Page\Park Architects discussed how old churches could be converted into eco-friendly housing. A great way to close a great week!

Day 4 of the Green Home Festival ended with a presentation on eco-friendly garden rooms and offices, with Gordon Nelson from the Federation of Master Builders helping Gary Finnie of Garden Rooms and Glamping get hands-on with some interesting equipment at the HQ of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland. Only two more shows to go tomorrow!

It was standing room only at the Green Home Festival again this morning, with a packed audience for our show on taking a fabric first approach to retrofit.

Thanks to Gordon Nelson of the Federation of Master Builders for hosting, and to our speakers Alastair Raitt, Calum Duncan Architects and Matthew Clubb for answering the wide range of questions asked.

If you missed our webinar on how to reduce your energy usage, it's now available to watch again at https://bit.ly/GHF23-webinar.

Held on Tuesday 15 August as part of the Green Home Festival, the session includes advice and practical tips from the experts at Built Environment - Smarter Transformation and Loco Home Retrofit CIC.

The third afternoon of the Green Home Festival saw a lively debate about hybrid heating, hosted by SNIPEF at the home of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Edinburgh.

Once again, it was great to see a full room and plenty of questions for our expert speakers, Dean McGrogan and Stuart Hawthorn from Worcester Bosch and Barry Sharp from Renewable Heat.

Next up is our **sold out** event on fabric first tomorrow morning, followed by the afternoon session on greener garden rooms and offices. Details and tickets are available at https://bit.ly/GHF-garden

Another day, another full house at the Green Home Festival, this time to hear our morning session on all things heat pumps with Home Energy Scotland, Renewable Heat, James Frew and SNIPEF.

Great to see everyone so engaged with renewable technology as we continue our week of practical advice & information on low-carbon living.

Climate change is the “defining issue of our time” and we all have a role to play to ensure we successfully transition to net zero - that was the message from Minister of Housing Paul McLennan as he opened this week's Green Home Festival.

The Minister also told guests at the home of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland that increasing understanding and raising awareness about the changes we need to see are key to reducing emissions from Scotland's building stock.

The launch was hosted by Gordon Nelson of the Federation of Master Builders, and other speakers included Sandra Cummings of Faithful+Gould and award-winning designer Anna Campbell-Jones.

>>Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/MSP-launch

It's heat pump day today at the Green Home Festival, with two free shows being hosted at the home of RICS in Scotland as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

First up is our **sold-out** session on preparing for a heat pump, with Home Energy Scotland, James Frew and Renewable Heat.

Then at 2pm we have a presentation on hybrid heating systems with Barry Sharp of Renewable Heat and Dean Mcgrogan of Worcester Bosch. A handful of tickets are left for that one at https://bit.ly/GHF-hybrid

Both shows are also supported by the experts at SNIPEF.

👉A few tickets are also left for our shows on Thursday and Friday. Grab yours at https://bit.ly/GHF-2023

It was a great pleasure to welcome Sarah Boyack MSP to the Green Home Festival today, who was an enthusiastic contributor to our session on community heat networks. Thanks also to Danielle Miller from Built Environment - Smarter Transformation for helping to organise such an engaging (and sold out) show at the home of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland.

We're delighted to announce that we have our first sold out show of the week! Our fabric first session on Thursday with Matthew Clubb, Calum Duncan Architects, Alastair Raitt and Gordon Nelson is now fully booked - thanks to everyone who's reserved a place.

>>Tickets for our other FREE events are also going fast - get them here: https://bit.ly/GHF-book

Thanks to everyone who attended the first morning of the 2023 Green Home Festival, which was opened by Housing Minister Paul McLennan at the home of RICS in Scotland.

Expertly hosted by Anna Campbell-Jones and Gordon Nelson of Federation of Master Builders, our session on greener kitchens saw some excellent questions from a full house at Charlotte Square.

Insights into water waste were provided by Brian McCarthy of Scottish Water and Fiona Hodgson of SNIPEF, the builder's perspective came from Alan Macauley of James Alan Construction Ltd, while tips on electrical savings were delivered by Robert McGoogan of SELECT.

>>More free shows are running all week, with tickets available at https://bit.ly/GHF-book

Another great session on microwave heating this afternoon, with Professor Sean Smith from the University of Edinburgh Sustainability answering a wide variety of questions from the audience.

That's a wrap for Day 1 - see you tomorrow for our show on community heat networks with Built Environment - Smarter Transformation!

🎟️Hurry! The last few tickets for this year's Green Home Festival are going fast, so grab your place at one of our 11 *FREE* shows and enjoy advice on greener kitchens, heat pumps, garden rooms, cutting your energy bills and more!

👉Book here now: https://bit.ly/GHF-book

🚨Final presenter confirmed! The Green Home Festival line-up is now complete, with James Anthony of Eco-Congregation Scotland joining the experts from Page\Park Architects to discuss how old churches can be converted into eco-friendly housing.

👉Get your FREE tickets here: https://bit.ly/GHF-church

⛪️Religious, heritage and community groups are being urged to attend the upcoming Green Home Festival and discover how former churches can be transformed into energy efficient social housing that benefits whole communities.

👉More here: https://bit.ly/church-show

⏰A week today it's heat pump day at the Green Home Festival. Our first show will see a panel of experts from Renewable Heat, James Frew, Home Energy Scotland and SNIPEF advise on how to prepare, available funding options and ways to cut your existing bills.

👉There's a few tickets left here, so hurry! https://bit.ly/GHF-pump

🚨New presenter alert! We're delighted to announce that Antoine from Edinburgh Napier University will be joining us next week to discuss the benefits of district heating networks and their potential for communities across Scotland.

👉Book now at https://bit.ly/GHF-networks

Housing Minister Paul McLennan is set to launch the 2023 Green Home Festival next Monday after agreeing to kick off our week-long series of free shows about low-carbon living.

👉Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/GHF23-open

With a week to go, we're delighted to announce that the 2023 Green Home Festival is set to be launched by Housing Minister Paul McLennan, who has agreed to kick off our week-long series of free shows about low-carbon living.

👉Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/GHF23-open

What happens to churches and community halls at the end of their working lives? And could they really be resurrected and converted into energy efficient housing?

This show will demonstrate how there is hope for older religious buildings, with expert input from Jess Davidson and Eamon McGarrigle of Page\Park Architects and James Anthony from Eco-Congregation Scotland.

Hosted at the home of RICS in Edinburgh, this presentation is one of 11 free events being hosted as part of this year's official Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

>> Book your place now: https://bit.ly/GHF-church