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Gilson Gray partner Stephen Dick calls for better collaboration to boost the number of newbuild completions in Scotland and hopes the new Labour UK Government will provide a potential positive influence. While the impact will largely be seen south of the border, the new Labour government has pr

An unusual swimming pool will finally be built in New York after a 13-year wait. Set to be developed in the East River near the Manhattan Bridge, the facility aims to show that filtering river water is possible without chemicals, so the water in the pool will come directly from the river.

Deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing Angela Rayner has announced the UK Government’s first steps to reform planning in England. The ambitions include building 370,000 new homes each year, reforming council housing targets, and enforcing new provisions to open up the me

Utility diversion works as part of the project constructing a new beach playpark and events park in Aberdeen with supporting blue badge parking are to start on Links Road beside its junction with Cotton Street.

The Scottish Government’s flagship home energy scheme to help homeowners install heat pumps is “hardly helping” people shift towards green energy, ministers have been warned.

Kathryn Sykes, structural project engineer at Harley Haddow, argues that it is important to identify how we combat the effects we are having on the environment when making improvements to our homes. As demand for house extensions continue, is building sustainably the everyday person’s first th

The number of new homes registered by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in Scotland has increased by 4% over the past 12 months, according to new figures.

It is essential that householders feel confident in the people carrying out retrofit upgrades to their homes if the UK is to deliver the scale of roll-out needed, according to new research. A study has been carried out on behalf of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) by Professor Alice Owen, Uni

Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have turned to their love of LEGO brick building when designing launch pads and shelters for astronauts visiting the moon.

CEO of Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton, shares his thoughts on how the new UK government could help to bring about much-needed change in Scotland’s housing. While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help to b

Nick Crossfield is to join Balfour Beatty later this year as CEO of its UK Construction Services business. Nick will be responsible for the strategic leadership of Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business, delivering on its business plans with a focus on further developing its presen

Work has started on a £7.7 million project to deliver a range of affordable homes forming a key portion of a popular East Lothian development.

Plans have been submitted for a £10 million revamp of visitor facilities at Scone Palace. The estate wants to convert an unused stable block to create a new entrance and to open a restaurant with a gift shop, office space, an upgraded ticket office and additional visitor attractions.

These images provide a first look inside a new development just south of the River Clyde.

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable. The need for a