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CCG begins work on Leith Fort affordable homes Work has started on a new affordable housing project located in Leith.

A world full of underwater cities, super-tall skyscrapers and homes simply printed out on-demand thanks to 3D printing technology are just some of the ways we can look forward to in 100 years time, according to a new report. The SmartThings Future Living Report, which was commissioned by Samsung-own

Perthshire-based I&H Brown has seen an expansion out of Scotland pay off with a two-thirds rise in turnover to £55 million, while pre-tax profit rose 75 per cent to £2.1m. The landowner and civil engineer currently has a £28m order book, up from £23m a year ago, and its property development

Renfrewshire Council has brought in additional resources to clear a backlog of streetlighting repairs following a dispute with the original contractor. A dispute over the agreed costs of the project with Lightways Contracts resulted in the contractor's failure to carry out the maintenance scheme.

A project to adapting Scotland’s cities for active travel and public transport has been named on a shortlist of low carbon, future-proof engineering projects fit for the 21st Century and beyond. Speaking at the Edinburgh based Green Investment Bank last week, climate change minister Dr Aileen McLe

Hammerson has formally submitted its plans for a £200 million expansion of its Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen. The application for planning permission in principle (PPiP) to Aberdeen City Council details a proposed expansion including new retail and leisure space, additional parking space

Plans to build a 28-storey hotel at the Waterfront in Edinburgh have been unveiled. Ocean Terminal and Hodder Planning held a public consultation this week into proposals for the 96m tower which would be situated to the north east of the existing waterfront shopping mall.

The Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian which produces enough power for two million homes is to remain operational for at least an extra seven years, operator EDF has announced. In a statement to the stock market this morning, the French energy firm said the plant would now be operational

Proposals have been put forward by Cruden Homes to deliver 105 homes at Aberlady. A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been lodged with East Lothian Council signalling the intent to lodge a planning application following a period of community consultation for the proposed site lying to the wes

HGV opening hours extended on Forth Road Bridge The phased reintroduction of heavy goods vehicles to the Forth Road Bridge is continuing and the hours during which HGVs can cross the bridge are being extended.

An urban flooding project to tackle the deficiencies in Glasgow's drainage system and allow the building of 22,000 new homes on previously unviable brownfield sites has been received a funding boost. The Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet has approved £3.17 million of funding towards the next st

South Lanarkshire Council has granted planning permission for a £15 million mixed used development in Rutherglen. To be located on land adjacent to Junction 2 of the M74 motorway, the Two74 development will comprise of an anchor retail store, a retail terrace, drive-thru restaurant and two family r

The owners of the Port of Dundee are to invest more than £10 million to create a new quayside with an industry-leading “heavy lift” capability and a significant onshore operational area. The privately funded investment will result in the development of the quayside at the East end of the port,

Ryder Architecture has been appointed by the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to implement the detailed design and delivery phase of its new building in Glasgow. After 18 months of fundraising by the hospice, enabling works are now underway, with the project expected to start on site in June.

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has been awarded a contract that will see it play a key role in helping the construction industry get up to speed with Scottish Government protocols in Building Information Modelling (BIM). BIM is essentially a computer-generated model containing graphical and tab