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BRE is launching a competition to identify tools and technologies that can rapidly and accurately measure the heat losses from solid wall homes in the UK. There are over seven million solid wall homes in Great Britain that could benefit from insulation. Insulating these types of homes is one of the

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre has taken the next major step in its development by appointing ten leading experts to form its Technical Advisory Group, and finalising its collaboration agreement with 12 partner universities. The Innovation Centre, which was launched in October 2014, bri

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Tiphereth Ltd.

The construction of Antoni Gaudí’s already 133-year-old Sagrada Família in Barcelona is now being accelerated by one of the most modern technologies around: 3-D printing. As a matter of fact, the construction process in Barcelona has been utilizing 3-D printing for 14 years, introducing the tech

Theatre Royal The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a 24 strong shortlist for its 2015 awards.

Dozens of workers affected by the collapse of Dundee building firm Muirfield Contracts have successfully found new employment although only nine of the apprentices have secured new placements, according to a union rep. The firm went into administration earlier this month, resulting in the loss of ar

An £11 million injection of European funding will allow work to start on the University of St Andrews’ £25m green energy centre on the 36-acre site of a former paper mill at Guardbridge. Over 225 jobs will be created during the construction phase with the University pledging apprenticeships and

Academics have called on universities in Scotland to boycott construction firms which blacklisted workers involved in trade union activity. A motion to the annual congress of the UCU Scotland union, which represents lecturers and support workers, said universities should enshrine a ban in their proc

Staff at Kier Inverness office with Lord Provost Alex Graham and Danny Alexander MP Kier Construction has demonstrated its commitment to the Highlands by opening an office in Inverness to capitalise on the growing number of contracts it is winning across the region.

Plans to turn Trongate eyesore into student housing and hotel Developers have submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to develop an eyesore on Trongate that has lain derelict for over a decade.

Gordon Matheson Work on a £1.13 billion City Deal that will bring tens of thousands of new jobs to Glasgow and the Clyde Valley is to formally begin this week after it was approved by ministers at the UK and Scottish governments.

The flats at Sandy Loan in Broughty Ferry A Dunfermline building company has gone out of business within weeks of finishing a housing development.

The original design for Usher Hall Original architectural drawings of the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, which have not been seen in public since 1910, will be displayed for the first time in the concert hall between 12 May and 1 September 2015.

A £4.7 million construction contract for the first phase of the regeneration of Denny Town Centre has been awarded by Falkirk Council to Clark Contracts. The work, won through a competitive tender, involves the construction of ten new build retail units, a library and community space with associate

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Urban Union