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The Scottish Land Commission has strengthened its Good Practice team this month with the appointment of Calum Stewart and Karen Grant as good practice advisers. Calum Stewart and Karen Grant will support the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit fr

Students from Fife College helped lay the foundations for their future careers at the former Tullis Russell paper mill site in Glenrothes this week. They were given a practical demonstration of some of the skills they are learning about, seeing concrete floors being poured and bricks being laid as p

‘Great oaks from little acorns grow, as the saying goes’, and on a young tree in Glasgow during COP26 this week, a transformative technology was unveiled which could have a lasting impact on the future of all the trees on the planet. On the imposing concourse of the City of Glasgow Colle

Planning applications will have to show how they help meet Scotland’s ambitious targets to cut emissions to net-zero by 2045 to get approval under new proposals tabled by the Scottish Government. Applications that create more town centre homes or help reuse vacant and derelict land will be mor

Aberdeen City Council is set to accelerate delivery of its hydrogen hub and reinforce efforts to build a hydrogen economy in the city following a £15 million funding boost.

Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has announced the appointment of Lee Hollywood as the new lead for its Scottish operation. Mr Hollywood originally joined Barhale in January 2020 and moves into the role from his previous position as senior contracts manager for Scotland. He pr

Work has started on a prestigious new-build housing development in Dalkeith town centre. The development is Midlothian Council’s first ‘Passivhaus’ housing project.

Construction and building firm, the JR Group, has handed over the keys to 36 modern retirement homes to Link Group.

Willie Watt, chairman of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB), has warned that the £2 billion of public funds which were allocated to the bank is "insufficient" to meet its objectives. The SNIB officially opened for business in November last year, with a focus on supporting Scotland&rs

A lack of new properties being listed for sale continues to drive house prices up, while most new buyers don’t factor in energy efficiency in their purchase, according to the October 2021 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) writes in our COP26SCN feature that its members are working to tackle climate change by using sustainable and highly energy efficient methods to build homes. A new survey pubished by SFHA has been published as COP26 turns its attention to the th

Miller Homes has secured the purchase of land at multiple locations across the east of Scotland, bringing 526 much-needed new homes to popular towns and communities.

Structural and civil engineering consultancy David Narro Associates has been named Employee Owned Company of the Year Award at the WeDO Scotland Awards.

The Highland Council has delivered an update on plans to find a long-term solution for 80,000 tonnes of residual biodegradable waste each year that cannot be recycled nor landfilled in Scotland after 2025. The council's communities and place committee was briefed yesterday on a umber of projects aim

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