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Collette Miller explores the Passivhaus and EnerPHit energy efficiency standards, outlining their development, core principles, and the benefits and challenges associated with their adoption by social housing providers aiming to meet net zero targets and improve tenant well-being. In the 1980s, the

Civil, structural and conservation engineering consultancy Will Rudd Glasgow has announced a raft of key promotions to its engineering and technical teams. The business has promoted Martin Kelly to senior engineer/team leader, Douglas MacLeod to senior civil design technician, and Alasdair Gathergoo

Plans to open a new Forres Academy by autumn 2028 have moved into the detailed design phase after Moray Council ruled out a potential alternative site. The planning process is now underway, with the first public stages being consultations on the pre-planning application notice, set to take place tow

There have been more than one million pedestrian and cyclist crossings over the Govan-Partick bridge since its opening around nine months ago.

Robertson Construction Tayside is nearing completion on the £66.5 million new Monifieth Learning Campus.

Building services contractor John N Dunn Group says it has entered the new financial year with a buoyant forward order book, much of it sustainability-focused. The Newcastle-based business, founded in 1893, provides a wide range of building services, including mechanical, electrical and renewable en

A pedestrian safety activist is facing a criminal trial after making his own crossing with chalk. Charlottesville, Virginia man Kevin Cox used what he said was spray chalk to create a makeshift pedestrian crossing at an intersection where a fatal accident took place last October.

MAKAR has stepped in to deliver two four-person affordable homes at Achnacroish on the Isle of Lismore after the original contractor went into administration.

A former office worker jailed for defrauding two construction companies has been ordered to pay back more than £80,000 under proceeds of crime laws. Stephanni Houston, 41, of Ayr, was sentenced to 38 months in prison in November 2023 for embezzling over £516,000 from two construction com

Scotland needs twice as many qualified electricians as it currently has in order to successfully transition to net zero, a construction expert has warned. Professor Sean Smith, director of the Centre for Future Infrastructure at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, made the remarks in the latest Sparks'

Clark Contracts recently held their 13th annual Spring Classic at Loch Katrine, which raised £2,500 for their nominated company charity, Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH).  

Highland housebuilder Tulloch Homes, part of the Springfield Group, has appointed a new land and planning director to facilitate growth in the region. David Jewell, who first started with Springfield in 2014, has been promoted to land and planning director for Tulloch Homes. His promotion follows th

Pacific Building has hailed the opening of Seaton House at the home of golf in St Andrews.

Progress continues to be made on the St Machar Academy grounds improvements project, which will provide new outdoor facilities for pupils and staff alike.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a company seeking to develop derelict land near Paisley against a reporter’s decision that the residential part of the development went against the masterplan for the area. J29 (Scotland) Ltd sought to construct a multi-use devel