Colleagues from across the electrical sector have paid tribute to Anne Galbraith, who is stepping down as chief executive of the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) after 12 years at the helm. The experienced CEO will be retiring in early April after overseeing the development of e
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Forres-based steel fabrication and construction services company AJ Engineering has introduced technology to help manage its carbon footprint and improve efficiency across its operations with the introduction of Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
Reforming Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to be net zero-ready will speed up the decarbonisation of the UK’s built environment, according to a new report published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).
A comprehensive survey into the housing needs of the population has found that more than a quarter (28%) of households in Scotland do not live in accommodation that adequately meets their needs.
A pre-World War II water tank is to be given a new lease of life as a luxury home. Plans drawn up to convert the two-storey Catcraig Water Tank, on the outskirts of Dundonald, and make it fit for 21st century living were approved by South Ayrshire Council.
O’DonnellBrown has received planning and listed building consent from Glasgow City Council for its refurbishment of The Pipe Factory, a former factory acting as a gateway to the city’s Barras Market and an iconic landmark in Glasgow’s industrial heritage.
Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF), has responded to the publication of the Scottish Government's 'Starting a National Conversation on the Heat Transition in Scotland'. The government said its Heat in Buildings Public Enga
Dundee City Council has unanimously rejected plans for 144 flats at the site of a controversially demolished former jute mill.
The world’s first open source, digitally-printed 3D house is being built in central London.
Balfour Beatty is celebrating the official opening of the newly refurbished Gleneagles Station in Auchterarder following a £7.4 million investment. Infrastructure works on the station and surrounding area have been completed in time for the anticipated influx of visitors for the Ryder Cup starting
Kenny Steele (left) and George Massie demonstrate Eyesee’s live visualisation with a 3D model on a site adjacent to Aberdeen harbour A Scottish software developer is revolutionising how proposed developments are viewed with a new system which gives architects, officials and the public a chance to
The R&A has unveiled plans for a new equipment testing centre at Kingsbarns Golf Links near St Andrews. A planning application has been prepared by architects Wellwood Leslie and lodged with Fife Council. The new 22,750 sq. ft facility is to be located to the north of the practice area at Kingsb
Developers are poised to lodge a planning application for what would be one of the biggest expansions in Perth for a generation, according to reports. If passed by Perth and Kinross Council, Bertha Park, which would see 3,500 homes built along with a secondary school, ecological water treatment syst
Craig McLaren Craig McLaren, national director for Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland, outlines work the Institute is taking forward that explores what can be done to improve how we plan for housing.
Hovering bizarrely over Glasgow’s Whitevale Street high rises, an innovative demolition platform is now in place to begin demolishing Scotland’s tallest residential towers -from the top to the bottom.


