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The CITB Pride of Construction Awards 2015 is looking for the country’s best construction workers. Nominations are now open to find local construction heroes and apprentices to represent Scotland at the awards.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has joined over 30 professional bodies from across the globe to create the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) coalition. The new worldwide initiative, which represents a landmark moment for construction, was officially launched at the I

Andrew Milne Edinburgh's tenements are a vital part of a vibrant city. Andrew Milne asks isn't it time we started looking after them?

Plans have been submitted for phases four and five of Sanctuary Scotland’s £50 million transformation of Anderston in Glasgow. Designed by Collective Architecture, the proposals for 206 new build flats, with a mixed tenure of social rent, mid market rent and shared equity, will complete the overa

A half mile-long new sewer tunnel is to be installed beneath the streets of the Yoker area of Glasgow as part of a £7 million project to help improve the water quality and natural environment of the River Clyde and tackle flooding issues. Scottish Water has started work on the project, which involv

Researchers carrying out model screw pile tests The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry.

Hillcrest appoints Marshall Construction to Dundee development Hillcrest Housing Association is to shortly begin work at their latest development in Dundee after awarding a contract to Marshall Construction.

Skanska UK has received a funding award worth more than £700,000 to develop the use of robots for on-site and off-site construction. The award came from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as part of their collaborative R&am

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: David and Janice Simpson

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Glasgow City Council

Plans to build over 1,000 homes as well as a community hub and a link road have been approved by North Lanarkshire Council. The plan which will see 1,040 new homes developed in the pleasant village of Glenboig was put to the local authority’s planning and transportation committee last week by Hami

Self builders can take advantage of ISO-Chemie’s ISO-BLOCO One multi-purpose foam sealing tape, which comes with a 10 year performance guarantee and provides up to 70% cost savings when compared to other three component systems. ISO-BLOCO One tape enables windows and doors to be quickly and easily

The cleared site for new Tayvallich homes Argyll Community Housing Association to build new village homes

Plans to convert a former nurses’ home in Perth into 29 new flats have been submitted to the local authority. The Courier has reported that an application has been lodged for change of use and alterations to the currently vacant listed building in Taymount Terrace.

Argyll and Bute Council has said its £2.83 million structural repair and refurbishment of Dunoon’s iconic Victorian-era wooden pier is reaping the social, economic and environmental benefits the use of local sub-contractors and work placements. Work to the buildings is expected to be complete by