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Work has started on a prestigious new-build housing development in Dalkeith town centre. The development is Midlothian Council’s first ‘Passivhaus’ housing project.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) writes in our COP26SCN feature that its members are working to tackle climate change by using sustainable and highly energy efficient methods to build homes. A new survey pubished by SFHA has been published as COP26 turns its attention to the th

South Lanarkshire Council is providing assistance to a local business that is constructing office and industrial spaces that are future-proofed for potential changes to the environment.

The renovation of Queens Cross Housing Association homes at Cedar Court is next up in our COP26SCN feature following a visit to the development by a COP26 international delegation. Three of Glasgow’s best known high rise blocks have attracted international praise for their improved environment

AM Bid, the Edinburgh-based bid and tender specialist, has exceeded forecasts in recording a £1 million turnover for the first time in its seven-year history. Following a year of continued regrowth and building back from the initial impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, the business saw r

The Cadworks office development in Glasgow has been awarded an AirScore Design and Operation ‘Gold’.

An automated bricklaying robot has secured accreditation from housing warranty and insurance provider NHBC.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Simon Gilmour

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has been unable to determine the cause of the fire at The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building in 2018, a three-year investigation has concluded. Much of the world-renowned building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was extensively

RESIDENTIAL – FEWER THAN TEN UNITS Applicant: Backmuir Trading Ltd

The second online Build Ayrshire programme which guides local construction-related businesses on how to win more new, high-value work from Tier 1 contractors, kicked off today with eight businesses operating across Ayrshire and beyond. The programme is designed to support and help businesses in the

The most ambitious Passivhaus affordable housing programme in Scotland is underway in Midlothian. Midlothian Council is paving the way by building 182 green council homes of the future. All of them will meet the demanding energy-efficient building ‘Passivhaus’ standard.

Following last week's Holyrood discussions on improving ventilation in classrooms, air conditioning expert Gregor Stewart highlights the downsides of the Scottish Government’s ventilation fund. There is no doubt we should applaud the fact that, in the wake of major societal disruptions such as

Building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) has officially commenced works at Pinewood School in Blackburn, West Lothian.

Laing O’Rourke has developed a new carbon calculator that can quickly analyse levels of embodied carbon using the digital model, enabling its technical team to reduce the carbon content of projects.