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The UK Government has raised the maximum price offshore wind and other renewables projects can receive in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, improving the chances for new agreements after this year’s auction saw no new projects brought forward.

John Forster, founder & chair of Forster Group, shares how renewable energy sources, like solar, will be key to helping construction sustainably scale up operations to meet current needs. As we enter 2026, the construction sector stands at the centre of the UK’s most urgent social and econ

Billions of pounds will be invested to ensure national infrastructure continues to deliver for the people of Scotland, the Scottish Government has revealed. Published alongside the draft Budget 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review, the draft Infrastructure Strategy sets out the Scottish Government&r

2025 has been another busy and often demanding year for Scotland’s built environment sector, writes Jocelyne Fleming, CIOB’s policy lead in Scotland. Throughout discussions this year, the CIOB in Scotland has tried to make one point clear: none of the issues we face sit neatly on their o

Members of the Highland Council’s Climate Change Committee have welcomed continued progress across a range of projects within the council’s Net Zero Programme, alongside the approval of four new initiatives to further accelerate action towards a climate-resilient and sustainable Highlan

Largs school children joined Provost Anthea Dickson to officially open North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development.

The influential construction figure commissioned by the UK Government to produce the ground-breaking 'Modernise or Die' report on the construction industry, Mark Farmer, delivered a candid assessment of the industry’s challenges and opportunities at the Scottish Construction Summit 2025 yester

Industry leaders have joined forces to form a Community Interest Company (CIC) with the ambition to establish a nationally significant, industry-led Centre of Excellence for Skills, Safety and Innovation in Inverness. Known as Highlands and Islands Skills, the initiative aims to redefine how infrast

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is calling on Scottish charities to apply for funding from its Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II). Up to £18.5 million from the fund has been dedicated to support Scottish charities, enabling them to provide vital housing alongside their supp

An architecture student who completed her degree at the University of Dundee while also caring for her mother is calling for accessibility to be at the heart of design. Regina Franca, who graduates next month with an MA in Architecture from the University’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art

Places for People has joined forces with Dunbar-based charity The Ridge to deliver a groundbreaking project aimed at empowering local residents and tackling social challenges.

Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group, explores how early planning and a collaborative, impartial approach are essential to ensuring a smooth and cost-effective transition as billions in PFI assets return to public ownership. The great Private Finance Initiative

Scottish entrepreneur Danny Campbell is calling on fellow business leaders to return to the classroom and help inspire the next generation of innovators after mentoring pupils at John Paul Academy through the START programme. Campbell, architect and judge on BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year, re

Work is underway to transform a former Gourock school site into a new community greenspace. The first phase of improvement works at the old St Ninian’s Primary plot will start this week when contractors will move in and get set up.

The first tenants have moved into ‘net zero ready’ affordable homes delivered by the City of Edinburgh Council at Western Villages in Granton Waterfront. Once fully occupied, the site will deliver 388 affordable homes, a mixture of social rent and mid-market rent.