Tollcross Housing Association has been granted planning permission to deliver 43 new homes near Tollcross Road. The vacant brownfield site, in Altyre Street, south of Trainard Avenue, was most recently used as an overflow car park for the 2014 Commonwealth Games after three-storey residential f
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Plans to build 1,200 new houses across Fife by 2024 have been agreed by councillors.
Edinburgh BioQuarter has formally launched its public procurement process for a private sector partner to help deliver a £1 billion health innovation district which will create jobs, homes, and a community for thousands of people in Edinburgh. Located just three miles south of Edinburgh city c
Cumbernauld-based bedroom systems specialist Kelvin KBB has added Jim Miller to its senior management team in the role of sales and marketing director. Jim brings decades of sales and leadership experience to the role where he will support Kelvin’s business development, marketing, digital
A network of International Centres of Excellence for High-Performance Buildings has been launched to signal a global commitment to the sustainable and energy efficient development of buildings in an initiative led by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). International representa
Plans have been submitted for a narrow block of ten apartments on a brownfield gap site in Glasgow's West End. HJV Consultants has enlisted Elder & Cannon Architects to draw up plans for the seven-storey building at Kelbourne Street.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: The Chester Hotel
SFHA chief executive Sally Thomas spoke at an official COP26 UN System Side Event yesterday to discuss how to decarbonise homes in an inclusive and affordable way. In her contribution to our #COP26SCN feature, she highlights how the housing sector is already working on this.
The process of planning and paying to build renewable energy schemes in Scotland needs to be simpler and less costly to better tackle the climate challenge, according to a senior lawyer who is advising on a number of schemes across the country, as well as acting for landowners. Susan Law, a partner
Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd is to invest £15.3 million in its Livingston manufacturing facility, with Scottish Enterprise support, to significantly increase its productivity, efficiency and research & development (R&D) capabilities to meet increasing Europea
Forth Ports has been granted Listed Building Consent by the City of Edinburgh Council to fully repair the Category A Listed Victoria Swing Bridge located at the Port of Leith to conserve the bridge for the future and create a useable space for the local community. The private six-figure investment w
In the next in our COP26SCN feature on how the housing sector is playing its part to tackle climate change, Scottish Construction Now examines an innovative concept from Elderpark Housing at its landmark new housing development in Govan – harnessing the power of the sun with 'sun rooms' in apa
The first of Liebherr’s new articulated dump trucks to arrive in Scotland have gone into service with long-term customer Edward MacKay. And the contractor believes the manufacturer has got it spot-on with the latest TA 230 model.
Kingdom Housing Association has expanded its development in the village of Bonnybank, around 2 miles north of Leven in Fife, with the completion of 14 new homes for social rent.
Shares in Persimmon fell more than 3% in early trading today after the housebuilder said it expected build costs to rise 5% this year and was being “frustrated” by continuing planning delays.


