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A nursery in Aberdeen has become the first commercial project in Scotland to be accredited by Passivhaus. Designed by BMJ Architects, the Rocking Horse Nursery at the University of Aberdeen has received Passivhaus accreditation, making it also the first nursery in the UK to be accredited.

CALA Homes (East) has partnered with The Prince’s Trust and Edinburgh College to launch a new initiative that aims to provide disadvantaged unemployed young people an opportunity to develop new skills and get hands-on experience. Ten local people have successfully taken their first steps in the co

Council leader Jenny Laing (centre) during the ‘Shaping Middlefield’ public engagement event A new £35 million regeneration project devised by residents is to transform one of Aberdeen’s most deprived areas.

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Launching North Lanarkshire Council’s Local Housing Strategy are (left to right) Elaine McHugh, head of housing solutions, NLC; Jim Leonard, vice chairperson and Anne McGhee, chairperson of North Lanarkshire Federation of Tenants and Residents; Councillor Kaye Harmon, vice convener of housing and

An outline planning application for the University of Glasgow’s plans to transform the former Western Infirmary site to a cost of £1 billion have now been lodged. The University, which took over the site in April, proposes a wide number of uses including teaching and research buildings, shops, re

Janis Vilcins' vertical distillery Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have laid out their ideas for how the land surrounding Aberdeen’s new bypass can best be utilised.

Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that progress on Scottish apprenticeship numbers is in danger due to uncertainty over an upcoming UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy.

Aberdeen City Council is to invite firms to draw up a design and delivery plan for enhancing the city’s Union Terrace Gardens. The council's finance, policy and resources committee agreed to call in specialists to carry out the design work for the Victorian park in the Denburn Valley including the

Project Management and Construction Ltd is toasting a record breaking May with over £6.5 million worth of orders having been secured. Contracts secured include a number of high profile refurbishment and conversion projects in Glasgow city centre, uppermost of which is the £1.7m refurbishment of on

Liberty House Group has announced it has started recruitment for the newly reopened Dalzell and Clydebridge steel plants in Lanarkshire. The international metals and industrial firm acquired the sites in April from Tata Steel following close work with the Scottish Government, which bought the mills

Output in the UK construction sector rose more than expected in April compared to the previous month, official figures showed today. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that output rose 2.5 per cent month-on-month in April, beating analysts’ estimates for a 1.2 per cent inc

‘Trainspotting 2’ turned road movie this week as one of Scotland’s busiest trunk roads was closed to allow filming for the Danny Boyle blockbuster. Stars Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller piled into an ageing BMW convertible, driving up and down the deserted A725 near Raith Junction in Lanark

Willie Donald of WM Donald (left), being presented with the ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award, by Neil Thomson, construction director of Stewart Milne Homes North The North-East’s most talented trades people were recognised for their achievements at the fourth annual Trades Awards event on Frid

Anneli Kiviniemi's ferry terminal plan Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have mapped out ways for oil dependent economies to diversify after the industry begins to decline.