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Communities across Scotland are set to see a significant increase in legacy benefits created by local construction projects with the signing of a new Community Legacy Charter. In signing the charter, SCAPE Scotland and a collective of the nation’s leading construction, civil engineering a

The Scottish Government has published an updated Transforming Planning in Practice work programme for implementation of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and progressing wider planning reforms after much of the work had been paused during the pandemic. The updated work programme summarises progress t

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has announced its appointment as a Powerwall Certified Installer for Tesla UK. An industry-leading brand for the automotive industry, Tesla is a household name for its design and manufacture of electric vehicles – now the most popular EV ch

Councillors in Glasgow have agreed that a large area of land at Carmyle can be developed for housing. Initial plans lodged by AS Carmyle Ltd and New City Vision (Carmyle) Ltd in 2017 called for the redevelopment of land next to River Road, Kenmuir Road and Clydeford Road. Since then,

A multi-storey housing development in Clydebank will be declared as surplus and demolished following consultation with tenants. Future options for the Brunswick, Montreal and Quebec House developments were discussed with tenants after they were identified for review by West Dunbartonshire Council&rs

A new Scottish network of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has been launched today to help support and drive the sustainability of Scotland’s built environment sector. UKGBC Scotland was officially launched at an event inside the Blue Zone at COP26 in Glasgow this morning, with guest

A new suite of documents that will enable all public bodies to achieve ambitious net zero carbon targets on their construction projects has been published today.   Scotland’s public bodies now have access to a suite of Net Zero Public Sector Buildings Standard documents (the Standard

Clark Contracts has welcomed its appointment to the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s Public Building and Infrastructure Framework (PB3).

The old Haghill Primary School site in Glasgow’s East End is to be transformed into affordable housing after councillors approved the sale of the land to Milnbank Housing Association. Glasgow City Council had already started demolition of the crumbling B-listed building in Marwi

Council planners have been left red-faced after a planning application to install a new roof on a factory building was approved before the item had had a chance to be determined. Members of Craven District Council's planning committee were due to discuss a request for permission for a replacement ro

Angus Council has pressed on with its plan to demolish a former sheltered housing complex in Edzell and replace it with 21 new affordable homes. Inglis Court is a retirement complex with 24 one-bedroom properties, as well as a three-bedroom house, which was formerly the warden’s home.

HSBC UK has announced the launch of a £500 million Green SME Fund as part of its commitment to support businesses of all sizes to transition and thrive in a low carbon economy. This follows HSBC’s global commitment to provide between $750 billion and $1 trillion of financing and investme

Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has appointed social housing specialist accountant Stuart Beattie as its new head of RSL (Registered Social Landlords). Mr Beattie joined Chiene + Tait in 2005 as a trainee and from that time has developed his expertise within the social housing sector, working w

Police investigating allegations of corruption within Dundee City Council's Construction Services have concluded their inquiry and reported three men to the procurator fiscal, The Courier reports. The inquiry, which was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, was launched following allegations in the news

Morgan Sindall Construction is collaborating with contingency power specialists Aggreko in an effort to decarbonise construction sites across the UK.