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TV presenter Guy Martin carried out a variety of building physics experiments in his recent House Without Bills channel 4 programme.  This involved carrying out an 'Ice Box challenge' to test how well Passivhaus buildings perform in hot weather. The video of the experiment is currently on YouTu

Ambitious new plans have been submitted to transform the iconic Grade A-listed Sugar Sheds at James Watt Dock in Greenock, into a dynamic, culture-led events space, marking another major step in the regeneration of Inverclyde’s historic waterfront. The proposals, brought forward by Glasgow Art

Since announcing in January that the Caledonian Hotel in Stornoway will reopen after more than a decade, following investment from SSEN Transmission, new images have been published offering a further glimpse of how the hotel will look, as refurbishment works continue to progress. Thanks to SSEN Tran

A new investment company built to pair nature recovery at scale with affordable rural housing has been launched today on World Environment Day. NatureProsperity aims to channel long-term capital into nature recovery and launches with four initial investees: Highlands Rewilding, the Scottish nature-r

Willmott Dixon reached a £2.6 billion order book with a forward £4.4bn pipeline in 2025, up by 31% from the previous year.  The construction company’s underlying profit before tax reached £29.1 million, up from £28.6m in the previous year. Total pre-tax profit was

Chris MacLeod tells Colin Cardwell that the success of GRAHAM comes from collaborative, skilled teams delivering complex projects while investing in people, communities and the future workforce. In today’s challenging construction sector, successful project delivery depends on more than just t

The UK’s biggest festival for a low carbon built environment will be taken directly to regional Scottish communities for the first time. For the past five years, industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and practitioners have travelled to Glasgow for BE-ST Fest. In 2026, the festival evolves

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) grown timber is being used to bring back a taste of Iron Age life on Loch Tay in Perthshire. Around 150 tonnes of timber from FLS forests is providing the foundations for the reconstructed crannog – an Iron Age loch-dwelling – at the Scottish Crannog Cent

BE-ST and Carbon Futures have announced a new strategic partnership designed to combine their respective strengths and deliver greater impact on their shared mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. BE-ST will enter into this initial two-year partnership via its subsidiary

Miller Homes is to continue its work in the growing town of Winchburgh with plans for almost 100 new properties. The housebuilder has planning permission for 98 family homes of 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms as well as a series of new roads and landscaping adjacent to Beatlie Bridge at the West Lothian communi

Nearly £1.8 million has been invested across Angus through the Seagreen Offshore Wind Community Benefit Fund, including £590,000 in and around Montrose to support community-led regeneration, skills development and local facilities. As part of this investment, £125,000 has been awar

A 200-year-old flute once owned by Robert Burns's son has been played in the United States for the first time, as the campaign to save Ellisland Farm takes its message to the heart of New York City during Tartan Week 2026. The instrument, restored after centuries of silence, was performed by acclaim

A major project to develop a new net zero distillery in Sutherland has secured up to £1.57 million from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Struie Distillery is being developed by the Dornoch Distillery Company Limited (DDCL), founded in 2016 by brothers Simon and Philip Thompson.

Following recent Competition and Markets Authority enforcement action against companies involved in bid‑rigging and other anti‑competitive practices, Colin Miller, a legal director in the corporate team at BTO, issues a timely reminder that construction remains a priority sector for regulatory s

Edinburgh’s housing market is proving more resilient than most UK cities, but remains highly price‑sensitive and dependent on accurate valuations, Savills told an audience of 400 real estate professionals at its Scottish Property Outlook event in the capital today. Presenting the firm’