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Plans for the Royal High School Building on Calton Hill are well underway including an ambitious garden project which will see exciting new gardens with free public access created in the grounds of the building. 

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland's delivery of the new Whitefields neighbourhood in Dunfermline took an essential step forward this week after Fife Council approved its Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) for a programme of infrastructure works that will include roads, sewers, SUDS, and l

Vital energy-efficiency improvements to the UK’s commercial buildings and older housing stock are often put on hold due to the inability to source suitable funding. It is estimated that £5.9 trillion in finance is needed to retrofit all the commercial property in Europe to a modern stan

A much-anticipated transformation of a vacant urban site in Dundee is now complete, with 162 new homes already occupied by residents.

Ahead of the Autumn Budget taking place on 30th October 2024, the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to urge the Treasury to provide stability and certainty for the plant-hire sector.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling for construction companies to accelerate the number of apprenticeship starts by claiming CITB apprenticeship grants. 

The UK Government has pledged to bring forward a new consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman service to ensure homeowners can challenge developers for quality issues. 

Nationwide Building Society has increased its interest-free green loan offering from £15,000 to £20,000 to encourage homeowners to make energy-efficient improvements. The 0% Green Additional Borrowing products, available to existing Nationwide mortgage customers, need to be spent on impr

A "bold" plan for sustainable development in the capital has passed another milestone after it was agreed by the City of Edinburgh Council's planning committee.

Persimmon Homes North Scotland raised over £53,000 at a glamorous charity ball for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland.

A series of major policy documents aimed at protecting and enhancing public housing in Dundee are set to be discussed by councillors.

After a black bear repeatedly punched a large hole in the fence of a homeowner in Vancouver, the family took the next logical step - to install a super-sized doggy door.

Councillors will be asked next week to approve the complete closure and potential demolition of Brunton Hall in Musselburgh amid ongoing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) inspections.

The developer behind plans for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre has appealed to the Scottish Government over the failure of the local authority to make a decision.

Refurbishment projects and Technical Due Diligence instructions across all commercial sectors have dominated workload at independent commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy Jones Hargreaves in the year to date, as client activity increases from Q3 to Q4.