An independent commission to advise on a 30-year strategy for infrastructure investment has appointed its final members. The Infrastructure Commission, chaired by Ian Russell CBE, will provide independent, informed advice on the vision, ambition and priorities for infrastructure in Scotland.
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Foster + Partners’ plans to develop a 1,000ft public cultural attraction nicknamed The Tulip next to The Gherkin in London may never get the chance to bloom. Deriving its name from its nature-inspired form, the designers said The Tulip would enhance The Gherkin, one of London’s most cher
Housing association Dunedin Canmore – part of Wheatley Group – has secured £16 million of charitable bond finance to help build hundreds of new homes. The new funding was announced as Scottish Local Government, Housing and Planning Minister Kevin Stewart visited a development in th
According to the United Nations, in 2050 the world’s population is expected to be around 9.8 billion, which is expected to grow to an astonishing 11.2 billion people in 2100. Back in 2010, Tokyo, Japan had the biggest population of any city on the planet with a population of over 36 Million pe
Scottish Power has revealed plans to spend up to £2 billion in the UK during 2019, its biggest ever investment in the country in a single year. The announcement came as the company updated its investment plans following the sale of its thermal generation business and transition to 100% renewab
Applying for Engineering Services SKILLcards has been made easier and quicker following the launch of a new, online service. The Engineering Services SKILLcard is operated by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and is held by more than 60,000 people working in the heating, ventilati
The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings. A collaborative project with the University of Brighton, UniLaSalle in Rouen, France, and five other academic and non-academic partners is investigating
Kelvinside Academy has joined forces with Balfour Beatty to open Scotland’s School of Innovation, the first of its kind in the UK. Set to open its doors in August this year, the building will be a beacon for the construction sector as it will be the country’s first sustainable building d
Merchant Homes has secured planning permission for a proposed new residential development in Glasgow. Located at Stepford Road, just north of the city’s Edinburgh Road, Lochwood Gardens will comprise a collection of 106 homes including a mix of two, three and four-bedroom detached, semi-detach
Queensberry Properties’ land and development director, Fraser Lynes, says there’s no need for our cities to continue expanding outwards, when Scotland has plenty of urban land available for redevelopment. For almost a century, people have worried about suburban sprawl and the growth of o
Plans to develop a Glasgow-wide Metro system and a new underground station linking Central and Queen Street stations are part of a radical new blueprint being proposed for the city. The Glasgow Connectivity Commission wants about £10 billion to be spent over the next 20 years on a range of mea
Edinburgh has become a hotspot for investment in student accommodation, according to Knight Frank’s Global Student Property 2019 report. The independent commercial property consultancy found the Scottish capital was the third most popular destination in the UK for investment in purpo
An increasingly diverse new range of talent is likely to be attracted to the electrotechnical sector in Scotland if it is finally recognised by Parliament as a profession, according to the trade body for the sector. With the enhanced professional credibility that Protection of Title would bring, SEL
WSP associate Ewan Jures on the importance of district heating networks. Scotland has been at the forefront of the climate change debate for many years and even more so in the last few months - having agreed to an ambitious target of net zero emission by 2045, five years ahead of the rest of the UK.
Restoration and redevelopment plans by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) have gained planning approval from the City of Edinburgh Council.


