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When a construction worker in Larkspur, California, encountered a woman who refused to move her car from a construction site reserved parking space, the worker known as BBQLunch on Reddit, decided to extract some revenge. We’ll let the man himself take up the story....

The Scottish Government has published the country’s first Energy Strategy which it said will strengthen the development of local energy, empower and protect consumers, and support climate change efforts while tackling fuel poverty. The strategy includes a range of actions, including a £20 million

The newly-opened £20 million Nucleus building in Wick, built by Morrison Construction, took home two awards at the inaugural Architects' Journal Architecture of the Year Awards this month. The building, designed by Reiach and Hall and home to the national archive for the civil nuclear industry, won

Detailed plans have been released for a £500 million waterside quarter development close to Edinburgh city centre. Built around a purpose-built marina, the Edinburgh Marina masterplan proposes a mix of leisure and accommodation, establishing the city as a viable alternative to established west coas

£1.83m of urgent works are needed at Ayrshire College's Ayr campus, the report said A new report has estimated that it would take over £360 million of work to bring Scotland’s entire college estate up to an acceptable condition.

New construction orders reached a seven-month high in December thanks in part to a buoyant housing sector, new figures have revealed. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) indicated the highest number of new jobs created since last June, but supply chain pressures

Housebuilding to healthcare business James Walker (Leith) Ltd has reported a 14% lift in annual profits, notably from “strong demand” across its residential housing developments. Insider reports that the Livingston-based group said demand for housing also lifted revenues in its timber frame manu

Canadian researchers have uncovered a mysterious ‘physical wisdom’ used by skilled trades that enables them to work fast and safely to minimise physical strain. The University of Waterloo, in Ontario, fitted construction workers with motion sensors and used artificial intelligence (AI) technique

Harry Smith The Scottish housebuilding sector is performing well despite the political and economic pressures threatened by Brexit, according to independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew which has transacted nearly £148 million worth of new build plot sales in the last 12 months.

National engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has opened its second Scotland office in Edinburgh. The business, which recently completed its multi-million pound Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) project on the iconic Queensferry Crossing, has established itself as a key prov

Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern has predicted a stable year ahead after the housebuilder continued to see good demand and trading throughout 2017. In an end of year trading statement issued today Taylor Wimpey revealed housing completions increased 5% to 14,541 homes, with an improved ope

Former employees of the defunct construction company Land Engineering Scotland who were made redundant last year with less than a day’s notice have won a quarter million pound compensation award. The company, which went under last summer at the loss of 135 jobs, failed to consult the workforce abo

A list of 23 jobs which are needed to be done before the Queensferry Crossing project is finally declared finished has been released by Transport Scotland. The works, which are scheduled to take until at least September to complete, include concrete, painting and various maintenance tasks.

Residents of a street called “Bell End” have launched a petition to change the name because of its impact on house prices. But thousands of people have backed a rival petition seeking to protect the name, claiming that it has historical and sentimental value.

Scottish ministers have granted planning permission in principle for the country’s first purpose-built film and TV studio following a long-running planning battle. Developers PSL Land Ltd said the Pentland Studios, which will be based near Straiton, outside Edinburgh, could help kick-start Scotlan