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A proposal for the UK’s first patented prefabricated timber frame party wall system is one of the first six innovation projects to be approved by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s (CSIC) Technical Advisory Group of industry and academic experts. The new party wall system is the brainchil

The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) has become the first refurbished building in UK to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘Outstanding’, achieving a score of 87.5 per cent. Created by Graham Construction, the building is the world’s first carbon innovation hub and was opened in the centr

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded contracts worth a combined £15 million for two new projects at RAF Lossiemouth to support the station’s Typhoon aircraft. RAF Lossiemouth is an RAF fast jet main operating base and is home to squadrons operating both the Typhoon and Tornad

A scheme to build a tram-train link is one of two options being put forward for a new connection between Glasgow city centre, Paisley and Glasgow Airport. The flagship project in the £1.13bn Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal, would see tram-train carriages would operate on the heavy rail network b

John Alexander Dundee City Council has announced plans to invest almost £4 million into improvements to multi-storey properties across the city.

Inverness Castle The Scottish Government is to invest £5 million into the construction a major new justice centre in Inverness following approval in this week’s Budget.

Tokyo architecture firm Kengo Kuma and Associates have designed a set of cedar building blocks that allow kids to explore more complex and unusual shapes. The designers behind the £80 million V&A Museum in Dundee think the time has come for the next generation of architects to put down the squa

Nicola Barclay Assuming the position of chief executive of home building industry body Homes for Scotland today, Nicola Barclay has set out the plan of action she has identified as necessary for tackling the country’s housing crisis which sees 160,000 on waiting lists and many others struggling to

The Laurieston Transformational Regeneration Area has been named as one of six housing projects across the UK to compete for the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) prestigious planning awards this year. Delivering 459 new homes to a 13 hectare regeneration site in the Gorbals, the project join

Edinburgh's Old Town UNESCO has called on the UK government to demand changes to Edinburgh’s planning system in order to preserve the Old and New Towns, two of six UNESCO sites in Scotland.

Tammy Adams Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has today announced the internal appointment of Tammy Adams as head of planning.

A speculative industrial building at Link Park in North Lanarkshire Changes to business rates for empty properties in Scotland, which come into force today, could lead to a slowdown in industrial developments and limit choice for businesses looking to expand north of the border, according to Knight

Immersive Hybrid Reality training by Heriot-Watt University Virtual reality may not be new technology but for construction its potential is not only being developed to design and construct better buildings but now explored as training to save lives and reduce injury.

ISG has completed a £2.3 million refurbishment of an office block at 100 West George Street in Glasgow. Designed by Bennetts Associates on behalf of Whiteburn Projects and London & Scottish Investments, the work has created over 19,500 sq ft of open plan, high-specification office accommodation

Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour has launched its manifesto for the Holyrood election, pledging to reform the planning regime and to end the housing crisis by building 60,000 affordable homes.