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The creation of a £25 million green energy centre by St Andrews University will come closer to fruition this week if councillors give their backing.

Construction and housebuilding firm The Cruden Group has recorded its 15th profitable year in a row despite a planned reduction in sales. The company, which employs around 600 and has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and East Lothian, said that turnover slipped to £135 million in the 12 months to 31 M

Gordon Nelson Small and medium construction businesses in Scotland suffered in the run-up to the independence referendum vote, research from the Federation of Master Builders has shown.

Aberdeen City Council has approved proposals for new student accommodation to help ease the chronic shortage of beds in the city.

Sarah Speirs High levels of private and public housing and private commercial activity has helped create the highest construction workload recorded since 2007, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Health secretary Alex Neil has announced the go ahead for the new community health and care centre in East Renfrewshire and another facility in Glasgow.

The current Langlee Primary in Galashiels Two new schools will be built by April 2017 after Scottish Borders Council agreed to put significant funds towards replacing Broomlands Primary in Kelso and Langlee Primary in Galashiels.

Drones have been deployed to carry out inspections of buildings in Edinburgh in the hope of detecting any dangerous structural defects.

Student accommodation provider Unite is to expand its presence in Aberdeen after acquiring its fifth development site in the city.

(left to right) Rear: Ian Paul site manager, Bill Banks. Front: Charlie Milne, Community Cllr Elspeth Paterson, Cllr Tim Brett, Dougie Herd, Julie Watson Fife councillors joined Kingdom Housing Association representatives to mark the beginning of works that will see a mix of 66 badly needed new home

John Hamilton The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced John Hamilton, chief executive of Winchburgh Developments, as its new chairman.

Commercial activity continues to ramp up at a marked pace, driving construction growth into the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the latest figures from industry analysts Glenigan. The Glenigan Index for November, which covers projects starting on site during the three months to October, has inc

Dawn Group has swung back into profit in its latest financial year, as its homes division reaped the benefits of the Scottish Government’s Help to Buy scheme. Alan Macdonald

Creative Scotland has awarded more than £3.5 million of Large Capital Funding to help three organisations realise ambitious plans to transform cultural facilities.

Barr Construction has issued a call to the local construction industry to get involved in the first phase of the renovation of Glasgow’s historic Kelvin Hall. Main contractor Barr will undertake a full transformation of the much-loved city landmark to create a unique community cultural hub.