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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is set to implement “significant regime measures” after a series of reforms were agreed by the Incorporation’s council. Among its changes, the next president of the architecture body will be elected by all the RIAS members and no longer

Typical four bedroom detached homes proposed by Taylor Wimpey West Scotland for Linwood Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted a detailed planning application to Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 110 new homes through the development of land at the former Johnstone Hospital site on Bridge

The Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme is to be extended beyond 2019 after the Scottish Government announced a further £100 million investment over two years. The initiative, which helps people purchase a new-build home without the need for a large deposit, has supported more than 12,000 households into

CCG business strategy manager, David Wylie, left, and Paul Sokhi, managing director of Morrison Community Care Group CCG (Scotland) Ltd has commenced work on a new £8.2 million care home in West Dunbartonshire on behalf of award-winning care provider, Morrison Community Care Group.

Edinburgh World Heritage has announced the launch of an innovative new project to improve the energy efficiency of the Canongate Housing development, alongside undertaking vital conservation work on the architecturally important listed buildings.

Court of Session Perth-based energy giant SSE, which was seeking £130 million in damages from an engineering contractor following the collapse of a tunnel at a Fort Augustus hydro-electric scheme nearly a decade ago, has won its appeal over the affair.

Guy Marsden Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties, who are developing the Magenta site in partnership with Clyde Gateway, says developing new workplaces is equally vital to delivering new homes.

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The River Kelvin in Kelvingrove Park, where the water in the river will be improved following completion of the project Scottish Water is about to start a major project on its waste water infrastructure in the West End of Glasgow to improve the environment and water quality in the River Kelvin.

STEM project brought to life by pupils from Bargeddie Primary School and a team from Taylor Wimpey West Scotland As part of Bargeddie Primary School’s focus on STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – a team from Taylor Wimpey West Scotland took the opportunity to lead a se

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has teamed up with Radiant & Brighter to trial a work experience programme which aims to raise awareness of the housebuilding industry and the opportunities it has to offer to BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities.

Workers at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have launched a petition to put pressure on its new chairman to reverse plans to outsource the organisation’s construction training and oppose plans to outsource so called ‘back office functions’. Members of the Unite union are collect

The city of Glasgow is a frontrunner in the race to become the new regional home for Channel 4, new research by planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has revealed. The broadcaster has pledged to move some 300 staff to new headquarters outside of London by 2019 in a bold move to improve its

Kanye West has announced he is starting an architecture firm, Yeezy Home. The rapper posted on Twitter: “We’re starting a Yeezy architecture arm called Yeezy home. We’re looking for architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better”.

Greater protection for customers could be on the way after an interim report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) suggested that consumers in the district heating market are not getting value for money. The CMA study – which began in December – set out to establish whether heat netwo