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A new digital service making it easier and quicker for developers to access land use planning information and advice becomes available today. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching the enhanced pre-application service to reduce the amount of red tape involved in the planning process, whi

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has introduced a working knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modelling) as part of its “new era” which has seen the firm identify the “rising stars” of the future and appoint eleven new partners. Hardies managing partner Derek Ferrier said:

Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced £400,000 of funding to support the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Festival of Architecture. Taking place from March to October 2016, the Festival will be an international celebration of design and creativity designed to highlight Sc

LaSalle acquires Aberdeen residential development from Dandara LaSalle Investment Management and developer Dandara have completed a deal that will deliver Scotland’s first large scale institutional PRS scheme at a major site in Aberdeen.

The date for the controlled explosive demolition of the Cockenzie Power Station chimney stacks has been confirmed as Saturday 26th September. The decision was reached after close consultation between ScottishPower, East Lothian Council and Police Scotland.

The CITB Pride of Construction Awards 2015 is looking for the country’s best construction workers. Nominations are now open to find local construction heroes and apprentices to represent Scotland at the awards.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has joined over 30 professional bodies from across the globe to create the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) coalition. The new worldwide initiative, which represents a landmark moment for construction, was officially launched at the I

Plans have been submitted for phases four and five of Sanctuary Scotland’s £50 million transformation of Anderston in Glasgow. Designed by Collective Architecture, the proposals for 206 new build flats, with a mixed tenure of social rent, mid market rent and shared equity, will complete the overa

Hillcrest appoints Marshall Construction to Dundee development Hillcrest Housing Association is to shortly begin work at their latest development in Dundee after awarding a contract to Marshall Construction.

Plans to build over 1,000 homes as well as a community hub and a link road have been approved by North Lanarkshire Council. The plan which will see 1,040 new homes developed in the pleasant village of Glenboig was put to the local authority’s planning and transportation committee last week by Hami

Self builders can take advantage of ISO-Chemie’s ISO-BLOCO One multi-purpose foam sealing tape, which comes with a 10 year performance guarantee and provides up to 70% cost savings when compared to other three component systems. ISO-BLOCO One tape enables windows and doors to be quickly and easily

Plans to convert a former nurses’ home in Perth into 29 new flats have been submitted to the local authority. The Courier has reported that an application has been lodged for change of use and alterations to the currently vacant listed building in Taymount Terrace.

An energy company has won the right to pursue a £130 million claim against contractors after a tunnel collapse hit the operation of a new hydro scheme, according to the BBC. SSE Generation launched the compensation claim following problems at its Glendoe site near Fort Augustus.

SHC Developments LLP has unveiled plans for a new student accommodation complex in Aberdeen. The Holburn Street building, designed by architects Halliday Fraser Munro, will consist of 46 apartments.

A Scottish charity is offering the chance for people to live in new build affordable homes in a community forest in Argyll. Kilfinan Community Forest Company (KCFC) is initially offering two homes and two self-build plots in a community-owned forest in Tighnabruaich with the hope of offering more in