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A planned €250 million extension of a hospital in Germany is being held up by a single European nightjar even though no one has seen the bird for a year, the mayor has claimed.
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An innovative breakfast club bringing together sustainability professionals from across Scotland’s built environment is coming to Dundee – following overwhelming support for its Edinburgh events. Sustainabuild Scotland, a networking movement which launched in January 2024, has been runni
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The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) yesterday brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time to host a reception about driving net zero awareness and timber’s benefits to the Scottish economy. Along with three other leading timber and wood produc
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Finalists for the prestigious Scottish Home Awards have been unveiled, marking the 17th edition of the key celebration of excellence in Scotland's housing sector.
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A revised application for phase one of the South Stirling Gateway development has been approved by Stirling Council planners. Persimmon Homes was granted detailed planning consent for the development, between Pirnhall and Bannockburn, at a meeting of the Planning and Regulation Panel in October 2023
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Kate Lackie, Malcolm MacLeod and Allan Gunn have been appointed as assistant chief executives with The Highland Council. Under a new council structure consisting of three service clusters, they will each manage a service reporting directly to chief executive Derek Brown.
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GRAHAM has started construction on a new £59 million low-carbon development in Edinburgh which combines student flats, build-to-rent and affordable homes. The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever mixed-use residential development of its kind by Unite Students, one of the UK&rsqu
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A new development is set to claim the title of the tallest residential tower globally as it reshapes the Dubai Marina skyline with its unparalleled height reaching 517 metres.
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Blackfinch Property has announced an £11.1 million investment into a residential development in Partick.
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Students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment are building their skills with Cala Homes (North) as part of a student project to design net zero carbon homes in the North East.
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Peterhead-based engineering business JBS Group has achieved a turnover of £11.5 million for the year ended 30 April 2024 – up from £8.3m for the same period last year. The firm has secured a plethora of contracts in the UK and internationally, with clients including operators, glob
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The Highland Council has presented findings from the Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) undertaken by consultants WSP into the proposed design for Academy Street in Inverness.
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Two Ayrshire College students, Billie Murray and Chantelle Muir, have been selected to attend the Scottish bricklaying ‘SkillBuild’ competition taking place in Edinburgh in June this year. SkillBuild is the largest and longest-running multi-trade competition in the UK for construction ap
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BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) is to undertake a deep retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre and use the opportunity to transform the building into a living demonstrator of best practice in the retrofit of non-domestic buildings.
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Perth and Kinross Council is hosting two workshops in May to provide householders and landlords with advice about retrofitting energy saving measures and connecting them with qualified contractors.
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