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The retrofit of Civic House, a former printworks, has created a hub of cultural and social enterprise that brings new life to a neglected corner of Glasgow.

Clare Paterson writes about the initiatives and efforts undertaken by the Scottish Government and the construction industry to reform the process of construction procurement, discussing recent workshops focused on streamlining procurement, increasing collaboration, and improving outcomes. On average

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has criticised “shocking” new planning application statistics which revealed a 46% drop in the volume of applications for major housing developments for 2022/23 compared to 2019/20. The official annual and quarterly planning applications statistics, pub

Nearly one-third of Scotland’s office space could soon be at risk of being unusable if the Scottish Government follows the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) that apply to England and Wales, according to analysis from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy found

The progress made by local authorities across Scotland to develop their own energy projects has been outlined in new league tables published by the STUC. The ‘Public Power League’ tables, which show Aberdeenshire topping the capacity chart with 226 megawatts of energy, aim to show the pr

Gilson Gray legal director Gregor Duthie shares his thoughts on the Register of Controlling Interests in Land and what it means for overseas investors and trusts that hold Scottish property. Greater transparency over the ownership of property in Scotland – and the UK, for that matter – h

SCN's latest Construction Leader Callum Houston talks to Margaret Taylor about Holmes Miller's proud public sector achievements, working in China and the challenges architects face to ensure they are appropriately remunerated. When she visited the Scottish Prison Service’s new site f

Burns & McDonnell business development director Zoe Dempsey looks at the changes that the engineering sector will need to make if it is going to have any chance of achieving the UK and Scottish governments’ ambitions for a net zero energy system. Getting to clean energy targets will depend

With some architects in Argyll and Bute no longer accepting small domestic commissions because of interminable planning delays, some of the region's most prominent practices have grouped together to raise concerns with the local planning department and discuss how the system can be unblocked.

Tenants living in two council-owned blocks of flats in Methil are set to benefit from a £4.5 million package of improvement works following a review of fire safety.

John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group, Scotland's largest integrated solar roofing business, discusses the affordability challenge of the emerging era of electrification. Eighty per cent of homes in 2045 will be the homes we live in today and therein lies a dilemma: How do we achieve net

Cruden Homes has lodged a planning application with Scottish Borders Council for the construction of 70 new homes in Jedburgh, specifically for social rent. These homes are set to occupy the previous location of Howdenburn Primary School on Lothian Road, a site left vacant since the school's closure

This week West of Scotland Housing Association and development partners hub West Scotland and CCG (Scotland) unveiled a plaque to celebrate the Passivhaus certification of the landmark Springfield Cross social housing development in Glasgow’s East End — a significant milestone in the cit

New bungalows have all but disappeared from the list of new homes with registrations falling by 70% in the last year, according to the NHBC.

The creation of a £1.3 billion well-connected, sustainable new coastal town at Granton Waterfront in Edinburgh has reached yet another major milestone.