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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today published “significant” updates to the codes of conduct for RIBA members and practices, alongside new procedures for dealing with disciplinary issues. The updated Codes, which will come into force on May 1, were approved by RIBA

Transport Scotland has announced its intention to award a £300,000 ground investigation contract at the A90 Laurencekirk Junction Improvement scheme to Allied Exploration and Geotechnics Ltd. Subject to completion of the mandatory standstill period, work is programmed to start in early May and

Work is starting on the development of a new £4m care home in Langcraigs, Dumbarton. The new home, located at Gooseholm Road, is being developed by Meallmore Ltd, which runs 23 care homes across Scotland.

A butterfly sanctuary near the US-Mexico border is filing a restraining order against President Trump's wall. The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, has teamed up with other landowners to sue to stop construction of new sections of wall between the two countries.

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An innovative new affordable housing project has been completed in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow. Admiral Street, located adjacent to Paisley Road West in the south of the city, was once home to a confectionary factory in the mid-1900s and had been a gap site until being purchased by CCG (Scotlan

Ogilvie Construction has been appointed to build a visitors centre in Galashiels which tells the story of Scotland through one of the world’s largest tapestries. The Stirling-based firm will begin work in the coming weeks to develop a home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland which has been crea

Persimmon Homes has completed a new housing development at Railton Crescent in Arbroath. The development helps Cairn Housing Association deliver on its ambitious five year development programme which is projected to see 400 new homes built across Scotland.

West Highland Housing Association (WHHA) has appointed Oban-based Neil McGougan Ltd as the new contractor for its £4 million major works programme. The works will include the replacement of 150 kitchens, 400 bathrooms, 90 windows and doors and 150 heating upgrades.

A developer which had permission to transform a disused Aberdeen office block into a hotel will instead deliver flats at the city centre site. Mandale Construction North had initially proposed to develop the Custom House, on the corner of Guild Street and Stirling Street, into a 105-bedroom hotel.

Multi-disciplinary engineering services provider HKA has expanded its team in Scotland with two senior appointments. Fergus Taylor joins as technical director with responsibility for developing the project and contract management dispute and expert witness service and supporting the wider multi

Plans for a new health centre to replace three ageing Aberdeen GP practices have been backed by NHS Grampian. A business case for the £8.1 million project to build a new health centre in Northfield was given outline approval at a Board meeting last week.

Pioneering research which links the design of a healthcare facility to patients’ wellbeing has been incorporated into a Glasgow hospice. Designed by international design practice Ryder Architecture, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is the first palliative care facility in the UK to f

A construction and building materials group from Northern Ireland has set up a base in Aberdeen to manage a nearby roads contract. Northstone (NI) Limited has moved into Units 14 and 16 at the James Gregory Centre in Aberdeen Innovation Park.

Principal contracting specialist Linear Design & Construct (LDC) has been appointed to deliver a comprehensive fit-out of a travel centre for Lothian Buses. 49 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh is set to become the flagship customer experience and travel centre for the UK’s largest municip