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Andy Hadden of Tartan Leisure with Armadilla CEO Gordon Hunter and MD Archie Hunter Eco-friendly, outdoor living and working spaces manufacturer Armadilla is supplying holiday accommodation units to Wavegarden Scotland, the country’s first inland surfing destination, in a deal worth around &po

Glasgow-based urban regeneration specialist Kelvin Properties has today had its application validated to redevelop a traditional 1890s school building, which will bring 49 new homes to the city’s West End. The building, which has lain vacant for a number of years, will be converted into 24 pro

A number of council properties in West Lothian have been declared surplus to requirements. The properties are either no longer required for the delivery of services and/or have been replaced by new facilities.

Architect Bruce Kennedy says the use of biophilic design for the Heriot-Watt campus in Dubai helps bring interest and comfort into the building, particularly as it sits in such an extreme environment. When visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus in Dubai, they leave

Construction firm City Building is leading the charge on reducing the construction industry’s carbon emissions by upskilling its workforce on renewable and sustainable building technologies. The company, a 50/50 joint venture between Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Group, has been suppo

Staff at architecture practice Holmes Miller are to uphold a tradition that followed the untimely passing last year of a much-loved colleague by participating in a charity walk. Carol Rafferty was a keen walker and as well as a celebration day to mark her life, colleagues will take pa

More than £83,000 has been invested in West Dunbartonshire communities as part of West Dunbartonshire Council’s More Homes initiative. Contracts for every new housing development require developers to commit to delivering social, economic and environmental benefits for communities includ

A renewables company has failed in its bid to overturn a decision to refuse planning consent for a wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. NLEI Ltd had sought to develop a wind farm at a site on the Queensberry Estate near Crawfordjohn, Sanquhar and Wanlockhead. The Scottish Ministers refused to gr

As part of Scotland Excel’s ‘Supporting the journey to net zero’ campaign, Ian Heron - residential specification manager, Renewable Heating at Mitsubishi Electric - writes about the need for an urgent change in the way we heat our buildings. In June 2019, the UK became the first ma

A £10 million upgrade to the Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) serving customers in Ellon has been completed, boosting the site’s capacity by around one third. The project means that the WWTW is able to support the town’s growing community while continuing to protect the local env

A renewable energy developer is planning to build three battery energy storage systems across three Scottish Water sites in Renfrewshire. The battery energy storage systems would play an important role in balancing supply and demand and providing niche services to support the operation of the electr

Administrators have been appointed at Livingston-based contractor NRS UK (Noel Regan & Sons) after the firm succumbed to spiralling supply chain costs and fixed price contract issues. The company provides construction, civil engineering and power solutions services to a wide range of b

There is overwhelming public support for building new wind and solar farms to lower bills and tackle the cost of living crisis, a new poll has revealed. The polling data, published by Survation and commissioned by RenewableUK, shows that 77% of people throughout the UK think governments should use n

Fraser Mitchell has re-joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the planning team, bringing to the firm and its clients almost two decades’ planning expertise, with a particular focus on the housebuilding, commercial property and clean energy sectors. Mr Mitchell, who trained at Shepherd

Arc-Tech (Scotland) has commenced work at Western Villages, the largest net zero housing development currently under construction in Scotland. Comprising 444 homes located along the waterfront of the Firth of Forth, Western Villages forms part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s £1.3 bill