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Heat energy is now being harnessed from visitors to a Glasgow arts venue. After three years of development, the radical new thermal heating and cooling system called BODYHEAT was activated at a special launch event at which SWG3 began officially harnessing body heat from visitors to the ve

It was another successful fundraising day for Breedon Scotland when it held its annual golf event at Gleneagles. The weather was kind and 10 teams of four were made up of customers, stakeholders and Breedon staff for an individual and team Stableford competition. The individual winner was Grant Shew

Highland Council's renewable energy installation, Hydro Ness, has been commended with a Merit from judges at the national Structural Steel Design Awards 2022. The Archimedes Screw installation on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness was shortlisted for the main awards earlier this year.

Plans to transform a former high school site in Greenock have been submitted to Inverclyde Council this month by CCG Homes Ltd. Formerly the site of Greenock Academy located on Madeira Street, the Glasgow-based developer has undertaken extensive engagement with the local planning authority to concei

Local residents will get the chance to view exciting plans for new housing on two significant development projects planned for Irvine. Plans are being published to transform the historic King’s Arms Hotel as well as proposals for almost 200 new homes at Montgomerie Park on the outskirts of the

Craig Fairfoull, head of sales and marketing at independent developer Dundas, reveals why Scotland's first time buyers are struggling to get on the property ladder. The outcry over the scrapping of the top rate of tax and the inevitable U-turn have served as cloud cover for a growing fiscal inj

New signs are now up at Shawfair to welcome visitors and celebrate the existing community and put one of Scotland’s new towns on the map. The designs are a mixture of directional and informational signs and include messages to promote the town’s closeness to city life in Edinburgh, whils

The latest housebuilder to acquire development land after securing planning permission for new homes at Blindwells will start on site this month, with the first properties expected to be available Spring 2023. Stirling-based housebuilder Ogilvie Homes, part of the Ogilvie Group, will deliver 77 home

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has announced that, in partnership with First Step Community Project in Musselburgh, it will donate £25 for each new home sold and legally completed within phase 2 of 149 new homes at its Ravensheugh development in nearby Wallyford. A total sum of £3,725

Monthly construction output in the UK construction sector increased by 0.4% in volume terms in August 2022, which is the second consecutive monthly growth following the upwardly revised increase to 0.1% in July 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today. The results mean August 20

A Scottish construction engineer has been detained in Iraq and is facing extradition to Qatar and two years in jail over a small bank debt. Brian Glendinning from Kincardine arrived in Iraq last month to start work on a construction engineering contract in Basra, when he was arrested by authori

The need for flexible, energy-efficient office space is set to drive the market across the central belt of Scotland into 2023, according to new data from commercial property specialist JLL. During Q3 of 2022, Edinburgh saw occupier activity remain robust with 166,000 sq ft leased, a 16% rise compare

Hundreds of people attended a memorial service to pay their final respects to a restaurant they believed had closed for the final time, only to be informed it was only shut for renovations. Rancheritos, a Mexican food chain, provide burritos, super nachos and tacos from its outlet in

The Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) is the largest infrastructure project Perth and Kinross Council has ever undertaken. Scottish Construction Now editor Kieran Findlay visited the project to find out how detailed design development and changes to construction methodologies have helped BAM Nutt

Ellon-headquartered housebuilder Scotia Homes has acquired timber kit manufacturer Caledonia Homes for an undisclosed sum. Caledonia, which is based at Castle Road Industrial Estate in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, has been 100% owned by Stuart Sutherland since 2004. The company has an excellent reputation