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The second part of the Scottish Government's consultation on the forthcoming New Build Heat Standard has been launched. The government is developing regulations which will, from 1 April 2024, prohibit the use of direct emissions heating systems in new buildings: both domestic and non-domestic.

Wood-burning stoves, bioenergy and peat heating will now be permitted in new homes and buildings following a review of the New Build Heat Standard.

Eamonn McGarvey Work to refurbish seven multi-storey tower blocks in Aberdeen is to start within weeks after Keepmoat was appointed to the £17.5 million project.

Clark Contracts has released a video of its team installing two gantry's on top of the towers at 55 Douglas Street to facilitate a spider crane which will assist with the delivery of steel work required for the extension to the building.

The Northern Ireland Executive has launched a new £33 million fund for the remediation or mitigation of the life safety fire risks linked to external wall systems in residential buildings.

Extensive work at Stranraer Museum has been successfully carried out over recent months as part of strategic investment in the town’s conservation area. The scope of work in progress extends from the weathervane on top of the clocktower spire right down to the drainage system below the buildin

The UK construction sector saw a slight uptick in activity in September, but it remains firmly in contractionary territory.

A new plan providing further detail on how Dundee aims to become Scotland’s pioneering net zero city has been approved by Dundee City Council. Led by the Dundee Climate Leadership Group (DCLG), a partnership of public and private sector organisations, the Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) sets out

Computer-generated image of the Queens Quay development including the energy centre Plans have been submitted for a new energy centre at Queens Quay which developers say could make Clydebank become the “greenest town in Scotland”.

New fire safety regulations under consideration by the UK Government could undermine existing qualifications that currently ensure contractors are qualified and competent to carry out work in their field, the trade body for Scotland’s electrical industry has warned. In its response to the &lsq

A new energy centre at Queens Quay could start generating heat by Autumn 2018 after planning permission was granted for the development at the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. Construction of the energy centre for the District Heat Ne

By Dave Holland, engineering director at Mabey Hire Rapid population growth and an increasingly dense urban environment means that engineering projects in city centres are becoming more intricate and complex. Whether digging new tunnels in London’s vast Tube network, navigating mazes of undergroun

Work to shape the future of Scotland’s transport infrastructure investment has taken a step forward. A contract to support the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) has been awarded to a combined team of Jacobs and Aecom.

Scotland's largest offshore wind farm, the fourth-largest in the world, has been officially opened by HRH Prince Charles today.

An urban flooding project to tackle the deficiencies in Glasgow's drainage system and allow the building of 22,000 new homes on previously unviable brownfield sites has been received a funding boost. The Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet has approved £3.17 million of funding towards the next st