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Campaigners are marking three months to Scotland’s fuel poverty deadline by calling for a three point plan to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s cold and leaky homes. Members of the Existing Homes Alliance have urged the Scottish Government to redouble efforts by introducing new inves

Michael Matheson MSP Concept designs of a new justice centre in Inverness have been unveiled to cabinet secretary for justice Michael Matheson ahead of a public consultation exhibition of the plans.

Teresa Bray To coincide with the announcement of Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme pilots, which is expected any day now, Changeworks is developing a series of insight papers to inform the debate on how to best deliver the programme.

(from left) Housing and health convener Councillor Dave Doogan, council leader Councillor Ian Miller, new tenant Nicola Davidson and Hadden Construction chairman, Scott Hadden Council’s house building programme continues with new Alyth homes

Matroskin the cat A cat has gone from being a stray to being coveted by the Communist party and eventually memorialized with a statue outside a Russian hockey arena.

Pressure to meet deadlines and “seriously flawed” designs are to blame for a six month delay to the opening of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, according to an architect behind the project. Robert Menzies has claimed that construction of the £150 million hospital was rushed de

John Murphy Fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has set its sights on facilities management contracts across the UK after appointing a new operations director.

A building merchant sales manager who embezzled more than £73,000 from his former employer has been jailed for a year. Jonathan Green was a sales manager at Grahams Building Merchants in Dundee when he gave his personal bank account details to two clients who were under the impression they were set

Image courtesy of Scottish Enterprise Construction Scotland is set to launch a new initiative to help Scottish construction businesses boost their profits by improving their productivity and efficiency.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: The National Trust for Scotland, Fao Mr Kinlay Laidlaw

Developers have submitted new plans to transform a derelict site in the north of Glasgow into a supermarket, gym, petrol filling station and business units. Forge Properties has applied for full planning permission for the development on a site at Carlisle Street next to the Morrison Bowmore bottlin

An artist's impression of how the facilty could look A demolition company is to investigate Orkney as a potential location for a new facility to decommission redundant oil and gas rigs.

A main contractor is being sought to help deliver a £63.5 million education campus for East Ayrshire Council. The planned Knockroon Learning & Enterprise Campus development in the Broomfield area of Cumnock will include: a merged primary school, incorporating two existing primary schools as wel

Bucksburn Academy An independent report into Aberdeen schools built through Public Private Partnership (PPP) has confirmed that they have not suffered the same construction defects as those found in schools in Edinburgh.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has applauded the Western Australian government for showing the way with tough new measures to deal with improving construction payment performance. From September 30, project bank accounts (PBAs) in Western Australian will become mandatory