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The Existing Homes Alliance (EHA) has given a cautious welcome to the outcome of the Spending Review which confirms the Scottish Government’s commitment to providing £1.8 billion to decarbonise Scotland’s homes.

Wheatley Group has joined forces with a panel of world-leading environmental experts to support its journey to net zero. A panel with renowned national and international academics and thought-leaders has been set up to support its sustainability plans and help meet the Scottish Government’s re

Construction work has started to create a new inpatient ward at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, marking the final stage in the development of a new National Treatment Centre at the Larbert hospital. The National Treatment Centre - Forth Valley will form part of a network of new National Treatment Centr

Construction work on Edinburgh’s first ‘net zero’ housing development is underway in the north west of the city. Led by the City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with Glasgow-based contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the 75 home ‘Granton D1’ affordable housing pilot is pa

Plans for an innovative £20 million facility in West Dunbartonshire to turn waste plastic into hydrogen, which will be the first of its kind in Scotland, have been approved.

Employers working in the property and construction sector had a unique opportunity to meet some of the most talented built environment undergraduates in the region, at the Women in Property regional Student Awards held in Edinburgh and Glasgow last week. 19 students from universities across Scotland

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a whisky distillery against a judge’s decision not to grant interdict in a trade mark infringement case brought against another company proposing to develop a retail site in a village near the distillery. Tomatin Distillery Compa

Work to stop waste material from a historic landfill site seeping into the River Ericht at Blairgowrie will start today.

Lighthouse Club CEO Bill Hill has spoken to Scottish Construction Now in light of an article in the Daily Mail that suggested construction workers have gone 'woke' due to a change in their lifestyles far removed from the outdated stereotype. In a poll of 2,000 builders, three-quarters said they regu

Construction, development and property services company the Wates Group has launched a new brand which it said will signal its commitment to net zero carbon and support those facing fuel poverty from unprecedented rising energy costs. The launch of Wates Retrofit comes two years after Wates Living S

Following a recent challenge at Walker Timber in Bo’ness, staff clocked as many steps as possible over a four week period to raise funds for their nominated charity - Bo’ness Car4U. By the end of the month, staff had collectively walked 4280 miles generating the same amount in pounds for

Pupils, teachers and councillors joined together on last week to mark the beginning of work at the site of a new learning campus in Neilston. The sod-cutting ceremony is a major milestone in the project, which will bring Neilston Primary School and Madras Family Centre and St Thomas' Primary School

People are being invited to find out more about an emerging blueprint which aims to create a new era for Bishopbriggs town centre. The Bishopbriggs Public Realm Plan is a key part of East Dunbartonshire Council's £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme - supported by £15.1 million each

Work has started at the South College Street Junction Improvements project which will increase capacity and improve traffic flow on this section of the road network in Aberdeen. The project by WM Donald includes a package of junction improvements and road widening measures and there will also be sha

A giant 'sand battery' that can store enough cheap renewable energy to heat 100 homes for up to two weeks has been constructed in Finland. Polar Night Energy’s first commercial sand-based high temperature heat storage is now in operation at Vatajankoski power plant area.