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A new stadium at Aberdeen beach is projected to inject at least £1billion into the local economy over the next 50 years and generate footfall of 38 million. The economic impact of a community sports stadium as the centrepiece in Aberdeen’s beach regeneration has been revealed in a report

Occupier and investor demand for commercial property in Scotland fell further, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor. The survey points to a weakening in the market as the prospect of further interest rate rises weigh heavily on the outlo

Works on the first new-build distillery in the Cairngorms National Park have been completed and the project has been handed over to owners Gordon & MacPhail. Nestled on the bank of the river Spey, The Cairn distillery has been designed to reflect its environment. The design has been inspired by

Typically, the construction industry has been a male-dominated world with little to no provisions for women, people of certain faiths or those with disabilities, but times are changing, writes CIOB’s Mark Harrison. I was appointed the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) first Head o

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) is celebrating recognition for efforts at the 10th Festival of Traditional Buildings, held in August 2022, through a parliamentary motion submitted by Gordon MacDonald MSP and received widespread support within the parliament. The motion highligh

The world’s largest annual photography competition for the built environment, the Art of Building, has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The competition, which is free to enter, attracts thousands of entries each year from both amateur and professional photographers,

The project team behind the flagship PLATFORM_ Glasgow build-to-rent (BTR) development celebrated a significant project milestone at this week’s topping-out ceremony. Contractor, GRAHAM is delivering the scheme on behalf of PLATFORM_, an investor, developer, and operator of BTR communities acr

A new affordable housing development in Croftamie is a step closer to being built. Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park planners have approved a Matters Specified in Conditions application by Rural Stirling Housing Association for 14 two-storey houses, cottage flats and semi-detached units on gra

Plans have been revealed for a 59-home housing development on former industrial land in Coldstream. A Pre-Application Consultation (Pac) document has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council by Simon Smith, of Morpeth-based SinCera Retail Solutions Ltd, for the redevelopment of the old Rutherford

Barratt Developments has announced plans to increase its workforce and invest in new plant development at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame Limited, following its acquisition by the housebuilder in 2019. The plans will see the creation of around 40 new jobs in the Borders community, the extension of

This confident message from expert voice Stuart Johnston of DM Hall is welcome news for the commercial property market in Aberdeen. Few have ever filled their boots by trying to correctly call a turning point in markets, but a remarkable concatenation of circumstances in Aberdeen in recent months ha

Real estate investor CA Ventures has revealed proposals to develop purpose-built, managed student accommodation at the former Archaos nightclub site in Queen Street, Glasgow. Providing active ground floor uses, which may include retail or commercial uses, the proposed development could generate arou

Stirling-based Avant Homes Scotland has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of an area director. Iain Innes, who joins from housebuilder Dandara, has 40 years’ industry experience. In his new role he is responsible for identifying opportunities to further expand Avant Homes&rsquo

The City of Edinburgh Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes it needs by 2030, in the light of a new report from planning and development consultancy Lichfields. The ‘Start to Finish City of Edinburgh’ Insight report comes as the draft

Plans for the redevelopment of the former Marks & Spencer Store on Sauchiehall Street have been brought forward for consultation. Developers have announced that a public consultation event will take place this week on their proposals for student, and potentially other residential accommodation,