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A group set up to investigate where appropriate regulation could support and stimulate the district heating market in Scotland has published its first report. Set up by the Scottish Government in 2014, the Special Working Group (SWG) looked at the current regulatory environment and has made recommen

Kengo Kuma Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has welcomed the “beautiful” progress on the V&A Museum of Design Dundee as he made his first visit to the construction site since work began.

BRE has launched the final phase of its innovation park at Ravenscraig. Students from New College Lanarkshire are actively involved with the Curriculum House which is the first ‘live’ higher level educational project of its kind in the UK.

Jim Burberry Online crimes affected 15 per cent of construction business premises last year, new UK government statistics have revealed.

Angela Constance Former education secretary Angela Constance has been handed responsibilities for planning, housing and building standards following yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle.

(from left) Crawford Beveridge, Petra Biberbach and John Hamilton The independent panel set up to carry out a “game-changing review” of Scotland’s planning system has published its report.

Tammy Adams Scotland’s construction firms have said they have much to encourage them in their efforts to address the country’s chronic undersupply of housing following a review into Scotland’s planning system.

The new £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing will not open until May 2017, six months later than planned, the infrastructure secretary admitted today. Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), the consortium building the bridge, informed ministers that ongoing effects of weather on construction mean

Gordon Nelson New housebuilding figures for Scotland underline the severity of the challenge that the Scottish Government faces if it is to tackle the country’s housing crisis, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland has warned.

Danny Lafferty Danny Lafferty highlights the problems arising from the complexity of new carbon and energy performance regulations to be introduced this year.

Councillors in Aberdeen have unanimously backed plans to expand the city’s heat network into the Torry community – offering hundreds of homes savings on their energy bills. The Combined Heat and Power scheme is expected to deliver low cost, low carbon energy to at least 350 homes in Torry as wel

McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed to complete a full refurbishment of Highlander House in the city centre of Glasgow. Formally occupied by the Scottish Government, Highlander House will undergo a complete refurbishment internally to provide 40,000sqft of high-spec Cat A space, including an

The Scottish Government has identified 10 immediate actions which it said will help deliver more homes and speed up the planning process. Building on the momentum that gathered during the work of the independent planning review panel, housing and planning minister Kevin Stewart said the crucial acti

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is calling for greater collaboration to eradicate unfair labour practices within the construction sector. The industry body said clients and tier one organisations need to take greater responsibility for their supply chains and not simply take the lowest of

Kevin Stewart The average time for a planning decision to be made on major developments has fallen by 17 per cent on the previous year, according to new Scottish Government figures.