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Kincaid Court Fit-out firm Morris & Spottiswood has secured a contract to transform student accommodation at the University of Edinburgh.

A slowdown in the commercial building market in July resulted in construction confidence falling to its lowest level since last August, according to the latest monthly survey of industry purchasing managers. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped from 54.8 in

Architects, contractors and building commissioners must consider the design of new buildings if Scotland is to fully support those with dementia, writes Lesley Palmer. People living with dementia often struggle to understand and navigate their built environment due to the sensory, mobility or cognit

An appeal against East Dunbartonshire Council’s decision to reject plans for housing on greenbelt land has been dismissed by the Scottish Government. The local authority’s Planning Board unanimously agreed on 8 November 2016 to refuse planning permission in principle for housing on land at Weste

Work begins on Dundee Starbucks drive-thru The ground has been broken at Dundee’s first drive-through coffee shop.

An overwhelming number of tradespeople are failing to recycle efficiently, according to new research. The survey of 1,055 British adults carried out by tradeskips.com, found that 73% do not recycle their waste materials in their place of work, compared to 22% who do not at home.

Professional services provider Jacobs Engineering Group is to acquire engineering-services firm CH2M Hill Cos Ltd to create a global solutions provider employing 74,000 people. The cash and stock transaction has an enterprise value (EV) of approximately $3.27 billion, including approximately $416 mi

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Lbrands Store Design & Construction

University of Glasgow Maths and Stats building demolition begins Work is getting underway to demolish the University of Glasgow’s former Maths and Stats building in University Gardens - a prelude to work starting on the Learning and Teaching Hub.

The residents of an apartment complex in the US state of Georgia were shocked when they tried to leave home - only to find they were stuck, as their stairs had been removed. The emergency services were eventually summoned to help free residents of Maple Walk Apartments in Decatur who lived above the

Developers behind plans for a new community in Maidenhill, Newton Mearns, are to provide multiple pockets of land to facilitate the delivery of affordable housing as part of a range of newly agreed community benefits. The framework outlining the additional requirements for the development of 834 new

Work on a £2.6 million early years facility in Greenock is to begin this month after the project achieved financial close last week. The new 100-pupil facility will be built on part of the old Greenock Academy site and has been designed so the three nursery playrooms will all look-out over the Rive

Fife Council has lodged a planning application for a proposed £4.5 million extension to a primary school in Kirkcaldy. Under the plans, a new nursery facility will be created at Capshard Primary School along with associated car parking, landscaping and footpaths at the site in Barry Road.

A planning application has been submitted for Inverclyde Council’s new £1.7 million children’s house in Port Glasgow. The existing building on Crosshill Place in Port Glasgow will be demolished while the new children’s house will be built on the existing site.

CBRE associate director Iain Landsman The first trampoline park in Aberdeenshire has bounced into action after property consultancy CBRE secured premises at Highclere Business Park in Inverurie.