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An architecture practice from Skye has unveiled plans to more than double in size as it hopes to “give value to Highland architecture”. Dualchas Architects, formed in 1996 by twin brothers Alasdair and Neil Stephen, is celebrating its 21st anniversary with a rebrand that its founders hope will e

The RICS Annual Dinner is once again being held at Glasgow’s prestigious Radisson Blu hotel on 22nd June 2017, and we look forward to welcoming our members, colleagues and friends as we celebrate the year’s successes. The evening will begin at 7pm with a drinks reception, followed by a sumptuous

SME builders, civil engineering firms, product manufacturers and specialist contractors have all reported a strong start to 2017 with increases in sales, output and workloads in Q1 driven by increased demand, according to a new survey. The Construction Products Association’s Construction Trade Sur

The construction sector could be on the verge of a virtual revolution thanks to new augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) technology created by a cohort of organisations. The consortium, which includes the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and the Advanced Man

A major operation to clear unexploded World War II bombs has been completed in the German city of Hanover, The Construction Index has reported. Three bombs found on a building site were defused by a team of eight men.

Villagers are hoping to acquire their local public toilets and turn them into a bank. Juniper Green in Edinburgh will be without a bank when Royal Bank of Scotland closes its branch their next month.

Plans have been submitted to Highland Council to build a dairy in a Wester Ross village. Revised proposals lodged by the Lochcarron Community Development Company feature a dairy, a retail area and cafe, along with parking for 30 vehicles at Ribhuachan.

Poor indoor air quality in UK homes is at a scale and magnitude that needs immediate national-level attention and action, according to a new report from built environment and medical professionals. With contributions from the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child He

The Scottish Government is continuing the Personal Achievement in Planning Award this year to recognise an individual planner, team, local authorities, consultants, community groups, developers, public agencies or voluntary organisation that have made an outstanding contribution to planning. This ca

Details of how more than £43 million is being invested in low-carbon infrastructure were announced today by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Shared across 13 projects throughout Scotland, this investment represents one of the largest direct energy investments in the last 10 years. The funding, award

The £12 million redevelopment of Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh is well underway thanks in part to the provision of hire equipment by Jarvie Plant. The Grangemouth headquartered company has already supplied a wide range of equipment including tower lights, an HD Tandem Roller, 8t excavator, 9t dum

CCG and Lidl UK have submitted a pre-application notice to West Dunbartonshire Council ahead of a future planning application for the retail and residential redevelopment of the Mitchell Way Site in Alexandria Town Centre. Working in partnership with architects Cooper Cromar and Glasgow-based develo

The Unite union is continuing its battle against the practice of big employers blacklisting construction workers, a year after securing a “historic” High Court victory. The High Court case concerning the blacklisting of workers by the Consulting Association, which involved the majority of the ma

Lack of properties continues to stymie housing market in Scotland A lack of available stock continued to hamper the Scottish housing market in April, despite a rise in sales prices, the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has found.

Output in the UK construction sector has fallen for the third month in a row despite an increase in new housing. Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show overall construction output was 0.7% lower in March, with the monthly fall worse than previous estimates.