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The construction and housebuilding industry is struggling with mixed messages today regarding whether building sites should close or remain open following the latest restrictions on public movement. Springfield Properties has announced the closure of all sites, sales offices, kit factory and offices

Apprentices in Scotland have six new routes to specialist qualifications thanks to the work of the building engineering sector’s leading skills organisation.

The owners of an Edinburgh care home have revealed how the innovative design of the building has helped protect residents from coronavirus.

Members of the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) have voted in favour of the Consensus Proposal for a new Levy Order to encourage training in the construction industry. 74% of SBF members endorsed the Levy Proposal for 2022 – 2025 put forward by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

A battery energy storage (BESS) operator has today secured a milestone infrastructure agreement with the National Grid to accelerate the building development of two new renewable energy projects in Glasgow and Dounreay over the next five years. The Grid Offer Notifications (GONs) agreed with the Nat

Sprinklers will become a mandatory requirement for traditional buildings that are newly converted into hotels in Scotland if changes to the law are passed. These follow recommendations from the fatal accident inquiry into the Cameron House Hotel fire in December 2017, which caused the deaths of Simo

A portfolio of seven office buildings in Aberdeen’s Westhill has been sold for £10.8 million, in the latest in a series of commercial property deals in the city.

A free guide aimed at improving the safety of buildings has been published by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and other professional bodies. The publication, titled “Guide to Products Critical to Safe Construction,” provides designers, specifiers, and installers with the

Regeneration specialist Artisan Real Estate has submitted a planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council to transform a sandstone New Town office building into a 102-bedroom city centre hotel.

Cumbernauld-based precision manufacturer Cube Glass has been awarded a £400,000 contract to refurbish the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Building.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has today released its updated residential sustainability assessment, BREEAM UK New Construction: Residential V6.1, formerly known as Home Quality Mark (HQM). BRE said the move, which follows a rebrand of HQM, will streamline and simplify certification for n

A Cumbernauld-based specialist in energy-efficient building exteriors has tripled the size of its HQ to take on larger contracts and grow its turnover by 50% this year. Net Zero Facades has expanded to a new, larger site in Cumbernauld to support its ambitious plans, in line with sales forecasted to

Aberdeen City Council has awarded planning consent for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project at Rigifa Farm, Cove. The Source Galileo Ltd project will be a containerised battery storage facility (up to 56 x containers) with up to 40MW of energy storage, along with an access track, electrici

A man has spent £30,000 building his own canal in his garden - complete with a functioning lock system and a narrowboat converted into a swimming pool.

A huge, round, 4,000-year-old building has left archaeologists puzzled and threatens to disrupt a major airport project on a Greek tourist island. The structure is described as a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete's Minoan civilization, famous for its sumptuous palaces, f