Five Highland schools are to be nominated for consideration by the Scottish Government for improvement funding. At a meeting of the Highland Council on Thursday 22 September, councillors agreed that applications will be taken forward in three separate submissions to the Learning Estate Improvem
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Twenty-two apprentices from across North Lanarkshire are learning a range of trade skills with the council’s strategic housing and repairs partner Mears Scotland. Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council welcomed the young people at a recent visit to the council’s civic centre wher
Property and construction company Thomas & Adamson (T&A) is demonstrating its continued commitment to net zero targets with a staff benefits scheme that will give employees the opportunity to run a new electric vehicle (EV). T&A said its salary sacrifice scheme is set to save 2.4 tonnes
Bellway Homes has launched a consultation concerning plans to build new homes on the outskirts of Penicuik, Midlothian. Pre-application discussions for The Brae at Auchendinny include provision for a possible primary school on 28ha of fallow land bounded by established woodland.
“Transformational change” is needed across the construction industry to prepare for the challenges of net zero, Scottish Government Minister Ivan McKee told guests of construction trade association SELECT. In a keynote speech to an event hosted by the campaigning body, Mr McKee also high
Some of Scotland’s leading architects and heritage experts are to develop a masterplan for the only home built by the poet Robert Burns. A consortium led by Delfinity Limited won the contract to develop a sustainable future for Ellisland Farm and Museum near Dumfries, where the poet wrote Auld
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The need for flexible, energy-efficient office space is set to drive the market across the central belt of Scotland into 2023, according to new data from commercial property specialist JLL. During Q3 of 2022, Edinburgh saw occupier activity remain robust with 166,000 sq ft leased, a 16% rise compare
Argyll and Bute Council has opened submissions for its 2022 Built Environment Design Awards. The awards, open to anyone who has completed planning projects from 1st July 2015 to 31 December 2022, aim to recognise, promote and celebrate examples of exceptional design and sustainability across the who
National property development and asset management firm Evergold has unveiled its vision for a £50 million 300-home regeneration scheme for The Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy. Tahir Ali from the company bought the strategic three-acre town centre gateway site for £320,00
Occupier and investor demand for commercial property in Scotland fell further, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor. The survey points to a weakening in the market as the prospect of further interest rate rises weigh heavily on the outlo
The winners of the 2022 Architecture and Design Scotland and Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Scottish Student Awards for Architecture have been announced.
Aberdeen City Council has agreed a timeline for improvements to the city’s schools. The Education and Children’s Services Committee agreed a draft implementation plan associated with the recommended actions to be undertaken to develop the school estate over the next ten years and beyond.
Morgan Sindall has become the first construction company to partner with Developing Experts, an education platform that is revolutionising how children learn how STEM applies to the world of work. Developing Experts connects talent to future employers through lessons, online resources and a careers
A new Green Heat Innovation Support Programme worth up to £17.6 million is being launched today for companies across Scotland covering industries from manufacturing to technology innovators and the heating supply chain. The new programme has been developed by Scottish Enterprise in conjunction


