Neil Sutherland (@makarneil) 's Twitter Profile
Neil Sutherland

@makarneil

Timber obsessive, Housing entrepreneur, Business founder MAKAR, p-time farmer, Bee steward, Forest Gardener, Biker, Runner, Father & husband. Highland, Scotland

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Last day of GWCTScottishGameFair! Swing by the Scottish Land & Estates tent to enquire about our timber commercial buildings, large sheds and net zero home range. #NetZero #ecohome #EcoConstruction

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Timber-rich, energy-efficient, healthy and inspiring homes can be the foundation of Scotland’s Natural Carbon Pump, a catalyst for housing regeneration and a way out of our current housing emergency. 🖊️makar.co.uk/blog/post-oil-… #HousingCrisis #CarbonZero #carbonpump

Timber-rich, energy-efficient, healthy and inspiring homes can be the foundation of Scotland’s Natural Carbon Pump, a catalyst for housing regeneration and a way out of our current housing emergency.

🖊️makar.co.uk/blog/post-oil-… 
#HousingCrisis #CarbonZero #carbonpump
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🏠 A short thread on the Scottish Government recently announcing a housing emergency. Many regional councils have followed suit. This measure has prompted almost daily media coverage. 1/5 #HousingCrisis #housingemergency

🏠 A short thread on the Scottish Government recently announcing a housing emergency. Many regional councils have followed suit. This measure has prompted almost daily media coverage. 1/5 
#HousingCrisis #housingemergency
MAKAR (@makarhomes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👉 Our latest blog explores this need for new homes, and how—if they are built from local timber and timber products—they can also help us tackle the climate crisis: makar.co.uk/blog/post-oil-… 5/5 #NetZero #timberhomes

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1/ Check out this short article in The National newsletter on how timber holds the key to solving the housing emergency, particularly relevant to rural Scotland, full article to be published in print on Sunday: thenational.scot/politics/24521…… The National #timber #HousingCrisis

1/ Check out this short article in The National newsletter on how timber holds the key to solving the housing emergency, particularly relevant to rural Scotland, full article to be published in print on Sunday:  thenational.scot/politics/24521……
<a href="/ScotNational/">The National</a>
#timber #HousingCrisis
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2 / Key to this is MAKAR integrated modelling for production and assembly tech, this is night and day from construction as its generally known, supply chain for local timber products is a WIP, robust enough but could improve, here's a short film youtube.com/watch?v=eoE8Ay…

2 / Key to this is <a href="/MAKARhomes/">MAKAR</a> integrated modelling for production and assembly tech, this is night and day from construction as its generally known, supply chain for local timber products is a WIP, robust enough but could improve, here's a short film

youtube.com/watch?v=eoE8Ay…
Neil Sutherland (@makarneil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3 / Architectural design is about (good) intentions, what would-be rural dwellers need are actual solutions, this is why MAKAR with 20+ years experience and 250+ delivered projects, can succeed with affordable homes and make a tangible difference with it's fresh approach

3 / Architectural design is about (good) intentions, what would-be rural dwellers need are actual solutions, this is why <a href="/MAKARhomes/">MAKAR</a> with 20+ years experience and 250+ delivered projects, can succeed with affordable homes and make a tangible difference with it's fresh approach
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1/ A thread on how housing in Scotland to be both net zero and affordable. Our new Affordable Terrace Homes do just this. makar.co.uk/our-services/m… Watch our video here: youtube.com/watch?v=eoE8Ay… #timberrich #netzero #passivehaus #affordablehousing #HousingCrisis

1/ A thread on how housing in Scotland to be both net zero and affordable. 

Our new Affordable Terrace Homes do just this.
makar.co.uk/our-services/m…

Watch our video here: youtube.com/watch?v=eoE8Ay…

#timberrich #netzero #passivehaus #affordablehousing #HousingCrisis
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2/ The average UK new build contributes 35 to 50 metric tonnes of C02 due to its ‘up front’ emissions relating to the high embodied carbon materials employed and their resulting industrial processes (steel, concrete and plastics in particular).

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4/ We have launched our net-zero Affordable Terrace Homes. Made from local #timber and timber materials, they are highly energy efficient, made to Passivehaus standards and meet stringent #affordablehousing cost benchmarks. A timeless architectural form as a timber-age solution.

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youtu.be/w7awystNhOQ?si… We are hoping the good people of Cromarty will quickly forgive our two day intrusion into their village - latest ⁦MAKAR⁩ team creation

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Eco-Friendly Home Built in Just 48 Hours! We’re making history in #Cromarty! Witness the assembly of this #ecohome in just TWO days. Our factory-controlled process guarantees precision, quality, and a commitment to sustainability. Contact: [email protected] #BuildingTheFuture

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Net zero affordable housing for Scotland’s rural workforce Read our latest article in the latest Scottish Land & Estates Land Business Magazine: scottishlandandestates.co.uk/resources/land… p42 #netzero #HousingCrisis #timber #affordablehousing #scotland #construction

Net zero affordable housing for Scotland’s rural workforce

Read our latest article in the latest <a href="/ScotLandEstates/">Scottish Land & Estates</a> Land Business Magazine: scottishlandandestates.co.uk/resources/land… p42

#netzero #HousingCrisis #timber #affordablehousing #scotland #construction
Douglas Chapman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@dougchapmansco) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Simon Forrest speaks with straightforward ambition for Scotland’s renewables, Grangemouth and taking matters into our own hands. Read the full story in today’s The National & watch out for the articles that follow. Join the conversation. #Scotland #Prosperity

<a href="/SimonForrest11/">Simon Forrest</a> speaks with straightforward ambition for Scotland’s renewables, Grangemouth and taking matters into our own hands. Read the full story in today’s <a href="/ScotNational/">The National</a> &amp; watch out for the articles that follow. Join the conversation. #Scotland #Prosperity
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Tomorrow is Burns Night, when Scotland honours its greatest poet. But Robert Burns wasn't just writing poems — he was reviving the Scots language. Scots was once spoken by kings — but it was cast aside. Here's the untold tale of English's closest cousin, and how it survived 🧵

Tomorrow is Burns Night, when Scotland honours its greatest poet.

But Robert Burns wasn't just writing poems — he was reviving the Scots language.

Scots was once spoken by kings — but it was cast aside.

Here's the untold tale of English's closest cousin, and how it survived 🧵
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"We have not used chemically treated timber in any of our projects [...] You take on the challenge & find a way to solve it." MAKAR's founder Neil Sutherland on eschewing toxic materials to build #healthy timber-rich homes:🎥at 31 minutes in. AgileHomes youtube.com/watch?v=7bAUFE…

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Robin Mcalpine's piece in The National is a major shift. Commonweal are using the same extraction data we spotted months ago and detailed on Substack. It shows Scotland as a high earning economy, on a par with the Euro Zone, but with enormous amounts of wealth extracted, more

Robin Mcalpine's piece in The National is a major shift.

Commonweal are using the same extraction data we spotted months ago and detailed on Substack.

It shows Scotland as a high earning   economy, on a par with the Euro Zone, but with enormous amounts of wealth extracted, more
Lesley Riddoch (@lesleyriddoch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Chuffed to see MAKAR new prototype affordable home built by its Inverness workshop in 2 weeks flat to show what's possible. Wood from nearby forest, assembly & workforce local. Net zero, eco friendly & heating costs £5/week. So why the big procurement/paperwork delays?