The Crown Estate is launching two pilot housing projects to test different approaches to building net zero homes. The projects have been identified to explore the opportunities and challenges of delivering industry-leading net zero housing developments. Both will draw on best practice in sustainable
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Highland Fuels Ltd
Elon Musk is set to sell Twitter building signs and other items from the company at auction after the social media site rebranded as X. Items within the lots are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Tilbury Douglas CEO, Paul Gandy FCIOB, as its latest vice president. In 2025, Paul will become the 122nd president of CIOB. His presidency will follow on from that of Mike Kagioglou FCIOB, who will succeed the current president, Sandi Rhys Jon
The Highland Council has made a formal request to the Scottish Government for an extension to the operational date for the new Nairn Academy building. One of the conditions of Phase 2 of the Scottish Government’s Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) funding award is that the buildi
A collection of countryside retreats has benefitted from more than £1.7 million in investment from The Cumberland Building Society. Monachyle Mhor, Mhor 84 and Calair Cottage form part of the Mhor Estate which is owned and operated by chef and hotelier, Tom Lewis. His portfolio consists o
Pacific Building has secured two major tourist hotel refurbishment projects in Edinburgh worth £11 million. The extensive works are underway at the Holyrood Hotel and the Mount Royal Hotel, which are both high-profile, busy stopovers for visitors to the capital.
The JR Group has appointed two new members of the team in managerial roles across the business. Eric Farren and Stephen Bishop will both support The JR Group in further building upon the successful pipeline of projects.
The Hub Community Foundation (HCF) has raised £780,000 for its Building Brighter Futures Fund (BBFF) to support Scotland’s young people as they work to overcome a number of challenges in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The BBFF Fund works with ch
Sandra Lindsay, formerly the head of development at Wheatley Group, has taken on the role as development director for building and construction firm The JR Group. A chartered planner who is well respected throughout the industry, Sandra brings with her unrivalled experience across the public and pri
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published an update on a market study probing competition concerns in housebuilding in England, Scotland and Wales.
The National Retrofit Hub has appointed Simon McWhirter, deputy chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, to its board. He joins a highly experienced team of experts who have over 100 years of combined experience in influential roles within the retrofit housing sector.
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 12% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurring on construction sites.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Sireo Immobilienfonds No.4 Edinburgh Ferry Road
A former office building at Edinburgh Park has become a temporary home for 42 artists, as the vacant space is repurposed by creators specialising in sculpture, illustration, textile design, printmaking and more. Outer Spaces, the arts organisation behind the initiative, recently received a £50


