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Using robots to make offshore infrastructure inspection and repair safer is moving a step closer following the injection of £2.5 million of further funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). Founded in 2017 and led by Heriot-Watt and the University of Edinburgh, the ORCA Hub, which incl

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mrs Karen McChesney Network Rail Third Floor, 151 St Vincent Street Glasgow

Edward Dymock, associate architect at BDP’s Glasgow Studio and lead architect for EGIP’s redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street Station to the end of detail design, discusses how the new station was designed. There is no greater proof that People Make Glasgow than to see the city without

An Inverness hotel is to pioneer a new £2.5 million low carbon heating innovation which could pave the way for future decarbonisation of the gas grid in the Highland capital and further afield. In what will be a Scottish first, The Glen Mhor Hotel has commenced construction on an emerging syst

Brendan O'Hara, MP for Argyll and Bute, and Andy Sloan FICE FRSE, managing director for COWI in the UK, explore the idea of building better rural and island links in Scotland with tunnels for connected islands. Many of Scotland’s rural and island communities are economically fragile, according

Filip Stefanovic, head of engineering at Ecocoast, discusses the construction industry's obligation to protect the water in the area of construction, and how this can be done.  As with all industries, the construction sector is responsible for its fair share of greenhouse gas emissions, ac

Following its huge funding boost through the Ayrshire Growth Deal, Prestwick Spaceport has revealed plans to become the continent’s leading space hub as it steps up its marketing and operational efforts, whilst moving forward with launch partner discussions. The proposed spaceport&nb

Scotland’s biggest housing group Wheatley is to invest £100 million in major glazing, insulation and heating initiatives as part of a green agenda drive.

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: Mr Alexander Bonner

An energy from waste facility in Aberdeen is on target for commissioning to start as planned in spring next year with the facility fully operational by the end of that year, an Aberdeen City Council committee was told yesterday. The council’s capital programme committee agreed an update w

The Scottish Government has set out the actions it will take in the buildings sector to deliver on climate change commitments, support economic opportunities, and ensure a just transition, including helping address fuel poverty.

Construction and fitout specialist Morris & Spottiswood has completed two key projects for University of Strathclyde after being procured as a key partner through the Minor Works Framework.

The ground has been officially broken at a new housing development in Kilmarnock that will see 43 new East Ayrshire Council homes being built for older ambulant disabled residents by the council’s strategic partner CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The new homes at Witch Road/Witchhill Place have been

Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland West) has continued its growth across the central belt with the acquisition of a second parcel of land at Dargavel Village in Bishopton.

Two high-tech cutting ceremonies have taken place marking construction is underway to build North Star Renewables’ inaugural hybrid-powered vessel fleet specifically designed to support the UK’s growing offshore wind market. Comprising three of its service operation vessels (SOVs) and th