An extensive consultation with residents and owners in eight Aberdeen city centre multi-storeys has been launched as part of the production of a full options appraisal for the future of the buildings. The consultation, which is online as well as copies available in drop-in sessions, will explore vie
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A new £400,000 pilot fund has been launched to support pioneering projects that help organisations owning Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings respond to climate change.
Four years after its launch, the Scottish Futures Trust has announced a review of the Scottish Government's Net Zero Public Sector Buildings Standard and is inviting stakeholders across the public sector and construction industry to provide feedback that will shape its future development.
Strathedin Properties, a family-run developer with roots in heritage restoration, is revitalising landmark buildings in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of a major growth push, backed by a £5.3 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. In Edinburgh’s prestigious Church Hill, the busine
With question marks hanging over the Scottish Government's Heat in Buildings Bill, CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager Ashley Campbell explores the purpose of the legislation and why it’s so needed. Towards the very end of a debate on supporting households with cost of living pres
Image:Bent Primary School. Photographer: Daniel Hopkinson New guidance has been launched to help local authorities improve their school estate by refurbishing existing buildings.
Fergus Ewing A major programme to make public sector buildings more energy efficient gets underway today.
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has appointed akp to undertake Cat-B enhancement works and Cat-C fit out work at its three Eco Campus buildings at Hamilton International Park.
Around nine tons of masonry fell at Oxgangs Primary School in January 2016 Construction faults similar to those which caused a wall to collapse at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh have been found in council properties throughout the city, the Accounts Commission has revealed.
A report looking at the role that technology will play in the construction industry in the future, has revealed that 3D printed walls, drones and a roof made from recycled plastic bottles from the ocean will all be possible by 2025, thanks to advancements in technology. The report, written by renown
Euan McDermott Third generation family-owned construction company Fleming Buildings has expanded its team with the recruitment of Euan McDermott to oversee its growth strategy.
V&A Dundee, Perth Theatre and a housing association office in Glasgow are among the 19 architectural gems included in a shortlist of Scotland’s best new buildings. The projects were unveiled as the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announced the shortlist for its 2019 aw
A new report has revealed that online retail giant Amazon uses a stringent set of metrics built into its vast dispatch hubs to not only track the performance of workers in the warehouses but to automatically fire them if they fail to meet certain standards.
The final school of a £1 billion-plus investment programme in South Lanarkshire has been completed.
An estimated £1.2 billion of Scotland’s buildings, transport infrastructure, cultural and natural heritage may be at risk of coastal erosion by 2050, according to new research.


