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Kevin McCloud and the JML Contracts team filming at the JML factory in Perthshire Scottish construction business JML Contracts will feature in this week’s Grand Designs show (Wednesday 25 October) after carrying out work on what is potentially the smallest two-bedroom house in London.

Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed plans to build a restaurant in southern Norway that will be partly submerged in the sea to give diners a glimpse below the waves. Described by the practice as "Europe's first underwater restaurant", the building will comprise a rugged concrete box with half o

British builders rack up 130 hours per year making tea and other hot drinks with 82% of workers arguing that regular ‘tea breaks’ aids productivity, new research has discovered. A survey of UK workers in the construction industry carried out by household appliances retailer AppliancesDirect.co.u

Santa Claus and Andy Murray Stirling-based manufacturer Superglass has gone straight on to Santa’s nice list after gifting him insulation to make his grotto toastier than ever.

Barratt Homes is urging its customers to help their prickly neighbours this Bonfire Night with five tips on making gardens into a haven for hedgehogs. The developer, which has joined forces with the RSPB to set a new benchmark in wildlife friendly developments, is encouraging households to watch out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=V9-ltPsbw9g International touring and recording artist Justin Johnson has released a video in which he plays slide guitar on a three-string guitar made from a shovel.

Companies must get to grips with Artificial Intelligence or face becoming obsolete, according to a new research report. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an insight paper which explores the impact of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the built environment, and the

An Abertay University student team has turned some of Scotland’s most iconic designs into playable digital puzzles as part of an innovative collaboration with V&A Dundee. The Falkirk Wheel, the Jaguar F-TYPE, and V&A Dundee itself have all been digitally mapped then broken into ‘slicesâ€

Cities could tackle the global problem of rising levels of waste and depleted resources by using organic waste, such as bananas, potatoes and maize as building materials, according to new report by Arup. The consultant said that capturing organic waste streams from cities and the countryside could p

A company that turns redundant shipping containers into portable temporary hotel accommodation has now moved into providing accommodation for construction site workers. Snoozebox has set up Snoozeboxworks to supply on-site sleeping accommodation for remote projects.

Queensferry Crossing made using three whole plaice, mussel shells, seafood sticks and cavolo nero kale An artist has recreated the Queensferry Crossing and other major UK landmarks using only fish.

Work at a Dublin construction site was temporarily brought to a halt this week after a hitchhiking scorpion scuttled out of a batch of building supplies. The alarm was raised when the unexpected visitor crawled out of a delivery of kitchen sinks – believed to have arrived at the Baggot Street site

A host of famous faces from the Gorbals are to be honoured at a new housing development in the area. A total of 19 well-known names have had a house type named after them at the next phase of Urban Union’s Laurieston Living development.

They’ve been derided as dunces for long enough - now the hunt is on to find the UK’s brainiest van driver. Van leasing specialists LeaseVan.co.uk has launched a new contest to rehabilitate the reputation of Britain’s army of van drivers.

Possible evidence of a medieval Norse parliament meeting place may have been found at an archaeological site in the Highlands, the BBC has reported. A geophysical survey of Thing's Va Broch near Thurso has found "faint features" that may relate to activity associated with the meetings.