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Death defying swimming pools are set to become the newest architectural trend in central London under newly unveiled concept designs.

Bruntwood has received planning approval for The Ev0 Building, the UK’s lowest carbon new build workspace.

FMB’s Scotland director Gordon Nelson welcomes a recent initiative on construction quality and shares the latest on licensing the construction industry. Quality and high standards. Easily said, much harder to practice and consistently deliver across and within the construction industry. Both a

A state-of-the-art independent private hospital specialising in cosmetic and plastic surgery has been completed at Granton on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

In an exclusive for our sister publication Scottish Housing News, Hans Mitchell, client relations director at fire safety engineering consultancy Harmony Fire, summarises the Scottish Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations. The recent Scottish Government Response t

CBRE is to relocate its teams based in three offices into a new prime office in Glasgow city centre, creating a new major central hub in the West of Scotland. The real estate advisor has secured the ground floor at 177 Bothwell Street, extending to almost 18,000 sq ft. It is currently bein

Ground has broken on a new hands-on learning centre at Scottish charity Harmeny Education Trust’s 35-acre estate, designed by Loader Monteith with Studio SJM Architects. Located just south of Edinburgh, Harmeny Education Trust provides education, care and therapeutic support to young people wi

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has heaped praise on the £110 million University of the West of Scotland (UWS) campus at Hamilton International Technology Park.

A new system for submitting building standards applications is due to go live on Wednesday, 24 August. The eBuildingStandards.scot service will enable the electronic submission of applications for building warrants and other related forms, such as completion certificates. It will also allow multiple

Minister for local government, housing & planning Kevin Stewart reflects on a big week in the world of planning in Scotland. There is an especially busy and exciting period ahead for Scotland’s planning system.

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the independent champion for change in construction, has completed the acquisition of the Building a Safer Future (BSF) programme. 

The UK Government has proposed the creation of a new national regulator for building safety as part of a series of reforms in response to the Hackitt report. New regulations and a related eight-week consultation were published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) yest

Cities could tackle the global problem of rising levels of waste and depleted resources by using organic waste, such as bananas, potatoes and maize as building materials, according to new report by Arup. The consultant said that capturing organic waste streams from cities and the countryside could p

South Ayrshire Council’s Prestwick Leisure Club has reopened following a £3.6m refurbishment to enhance facilities and improve energy performance, delivered by Robertson Construction Central West.

The UK Government has established a new regulatory body with 'strong' enforcement powers to oversee the safety of construction materials.