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The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has shortlisted 35 of the country’s most impactful construction projects for its prestigious Social Impact Awards, Scotland. Published today, the shortlisted construction schemes in the RICS Social Impact Awards, Scotland include:

Cash flow pressures and site closures have piled on the coronavirus agony for Scottish construction companies, a major new industry survey has revealed.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change is integral to the UK’s recovery package, according to the Committee on Climate Change.

Solutions experts ECO, which has helped thousands of UK care home workers keep safe during the coronavirus outbreak, has applied its thinking and technologies to helping people feel safe in workplace environments. The firm has assembled a range of technologies aimed at keeping areas free of COVID-19

A masterplan for the mixed-use transformation of Candleriggs Quarter in Glasgow’s Merchant City has gained planning approval.

Scotland’s contractors have been instructed to follow physical distancing and strict health & safety guidelines as the industry took its first steps out of lockdown today.

Procurement solution provider Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has secured its landmark 100th partner. SPA partner organisations – such as councils, housing associations, universities and emergency services – delivered more than £160 million worth of projects in 2018-19 alone th

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signalled a return to construction work on sites in Scotland as industry moves to the next phase of its restart plan.

SSE has approved a final investment decision for the 103-turbine 443MW Viking onshore wind farm in a step which will bring forward around £580 million of investment to Shetland.

The Scottish Government should accelerate investment in housing, in particular through the Scottish National Investment Bank, and introduce a Scottish jobs guarantee in partnership with business as part of its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Led by ex-Tesco Bank boss Benny Higgins,

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today announced that it will be suspending levy payments from industry until September to help employers recover from the impact of coronavirus. The training body said its Skills Stability Plan 2020-21 protects apprenticeships and provides direct f

In the first in a series of blogs about how planning can respond to new and old challenges, planning minister Kevin Stewart offers some thoughts about recent events and what the future might bring for our places and people. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has made many of us ref

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out the UK Government’s intention to build its way out of the coronavirus economic downturn with a £5 billion capital investment plan but has once again delayed the publication of a revised National Infrastructure Strategy. Originally due in autumn 20

A community-driven organisation set up to support local people has been officially launched to support Dundee people and businesses. Centre manager Kara Swankie with chief executive officer John Alexander

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) is launching a series of free advice webinars to help industry professionals improve their contractual and commercial awareness on construction projects.