The Green Economy currently forms almost 10 per cent of the total economic activity in the UK, employing 939,600 people in low-carbon and environmental jobs. What is your reaction to the low-carbon investment which led the green economy to succeed in crating hundreds of thousands of green jobs? The scale of green employment and low-carbon infrastructure investment has been rising, employing a significantly larger workforce than other UK industry, a major report by the Green Alliance think tank revealed today. MORE >>

Train4TradeSkills today launched it’s National Job Survey to look at employment in the UK and the career satisfaction of British Workers. Here’s what the study found for Scotland: • Workers in Scotland rate job enjoyment ahead of salary. Only 16% of workers in Scotland agree they are happy with their current job. London, UK – 18 November 2011 – A study into the career satisfaction of British workers reveals that 28% are not satisfied with their current job and only one in four have no plans to change their career in the next five years. Related articles. MORE >>

A £10 billion Treasury package will guarantee the debt of housing associations and private developers in bid to create jobs and revive housing market. The Conservative Chancellor defended government’s plan to guarantee an extra £40 billion infrastructure investment that will start building projects stalled by lack of finance and create new trade jobs. The government is planning to re-write planning rules for the building industry in order to boost the construction of “nationally significant” infrastructure projects and build new homes, Chancellor George Osborne unveiled yesterday. MORE >>

A multimillion accommodation scheme at the University of Stirling has been granted to a large construction firm which will see will the creation of 788 contemporary bedrooms and bring new jobs during its three year redevelopment period. The £11 million contract will enable Stirling to compete with universities and colleges around the world whist creating employment opportunities for people in the trades and directly benefiting the local economy. What is your reaction on the multimillion accommodation scheme at the University of Stirling? MORE >>

I wonder where the shingles are hiding & where the water might want to go… Oh yeah & that results in this type of damage. Even with the shingles overhanging the sheathing by 2″, you still need to install a drip edge to prevent water from being wicked back by surface tension & wind. That is one reason why the drip edge has that little kick-out & window sills have a kerf on the bottom. For For more on getting this & other flashing details correct; Getting the details right: 4 biggest roof flashing errors to avoid. Steps to temporarily patch your roof with a tarp. MORE >>