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New bridges, roads, cycling and pedestrian routes are all under construction at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire and expected to be open in May 2021 as Wills Bros Civil Engineering delivers the infrastructure underpinning the development. The Glasgow Ai

Stewart Dalgarno discusses the achievements so far at the mid-way point of the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project. In 2019 the annual housebuilding target was missed by 138,978. The UK Government wants 300,000 new homes built a year — a number not hit

Work has now started on a new £12 million active travel bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal in northwest Glasgow.

Legislation which requires all homes in Scotland to have interlinked smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be delayed by 12 months following criticism of the timing of implementation due to the impact of coronavirus.

Elderpark Housing and a long-established Govan-based business have come together to deliver a jobs boost for young workers. Turner Services this week unveiled its three newest apprentices - all of whom live within Glasgow’s south side.

One of London’s largest housing associations is to undertake a comprehensive safety review across a six-block residential development following expert advice that the construction of the buildings may be putting around 1,000 residents at risk.

Perth and Kinross Council planners have agreed a proposal to convert the four-storey building at the rear of Cafe Biba in Perth city centre into seven flats. Bridge of Allan-based Malcolm Parry Architects, which submitted the proposals said the traditional building, thought to be 130 years old, has

Three families have moved into Scotland’s first community-owned Passivhaus homes which have been developed by Nith Valley LEAF Trust (NVLT) in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Small Communities Housing Trust (DGSCHT). Representing the community of Closeburn in Upper Nithsdale, NVLT is a

A large extension to Cuningar Loop Woodland Park, beside the Clyde, between Rutherglen and Dalmarnock, has received planning approval.

Eight schools in Hampshire are to receive unique LEGO Education to inspire children to work in the construction industry. Mr Stephen Shaw is a LEGO Education Academy Certified Trainer who visits schools around Hampshire to promote science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEM) subjects in a

The UK’s largest newly planned hydro pumped storage scheme, which could deliver power to three million homes, has been given the green light by the Scottish Government.

Palm Capital and Edinburgh-based 7N Architects have revealed plans to build new a mix of apartments and townhouses in Edinburgh. 

Plans for a proposed mixed-use development including around 500 new homes in Polmont have progressed with the submission of a planning application to Falkirk Council.

The Scottish Government has approved plans for a new wind farm in East Ayrshire which developers promise will deliver a host of benefits to the community as well as generating clean, green electricity. Banks Renewables has been given the go-ahead for its Lethans Wind Farm, east of New Cumnock, after

Kingdom Housing Association has started work to convert its vacant office building at Natal Place in Cowdenbeath back to its original residential use. Natal Place, Cowdenbeath