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The new £1.5 million ferry terminal building at Tarbert on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides opened to the public this week.

The progress the Scottish Government has made against its Heat in Buildings Strategy has been set out in the annual Heat in Buildings Progress Report, which has been published today. During the past year, the Scottish Government has provided £170 million of funding through its Heat i

Views are being sought on measures to speed up the delivery of new homes as part of the Scottish Government’s response to the housing emergency.  The measures would help accelerate building on sites allocated for development or which have planning permission. They include fiscal incentive

On the banks of the River Clyde, a significant urban regeneration project is rapidly taking shape. Main contractor GRAHAM is leading the Central Quay development, which includes four student accommodation buildings for UNITE Students that will redefine this part of the Glasgow cityscape. The current

Outlining frustrations with the planning system in Scotland, Liz Hamilton from AS Homes and Briar Homes calls for an ambitious national housing target that filters down into local delivery frameworks and for the next local development plans to allocate enough deliverable land. One year ago, Scotland

In a landmark move aimed at raising construction standards and protecting homeowners, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has launched a comprehensive model for licensing domestic building companies.

Scottish Labour has criticised the current state of Scotland’s planning system, calling it “over-stretched and under-resourced” as new figures show the country has the fewest planners per capita in the UK.

A new heating system which will enable net zero aspirations is to be installed in an Aberdeen church.

Student accommodation provider Downing Students has started work on a £30 million project in Glasgow city centre and is asking the public to offer suggestions to name the development. Being delivered by main contractor George Downing Construction, the accommodation will feature 310 cluster bed

RTPI Scotland planning policy & practice officer, Nikola Miller, sets out the Institute’s manifesto for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in May 2016. The Scottish election takes place on 5 May. At this important time for planning – what with a planning review and difficult economic circu

The time periods proposed by the Scottish Government for the new version of Local Development Plans and the provision of homes in rural areas are still areas of concern despite some positives moves to change the planning system, Savills has warned. The property organisation has broadly welcomed the

Gordon Nelson Scottish builders reported growth in the final three months of 2016 but skills shortages have spread from carpentry and roofing to plumbers and site managers, according to the Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland).

A University of Dundee researcher has worked with architects to produce conceptual designs for a luxury ‘eco-treehouse’ capable of housing a family, regulating its own temperature and functioning on a self-maintaining, low-energy cycle. Civil engineering lecturer Dr Anthony Leung has devised a c

A new Ayr Academy secondary school is set to open later this month after being delivered by Kier Construction and hub South West Scotland on behalf of South Ayrshire Council. Ayr Academy, whose origins can be traced back to 1233 but did not come to be known by its present name until 1796, has moved

Work on Stirling’s first purpose built student accommodation development is due to commence in early 2018 Transactional activity in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) topped £100 million in 2017 as applicant numbers increased for the fifth year in a row.