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Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has appointed Dr Anas Bataw as director of its visionary Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) in Dubai. Dr Bataw joins CESC with a wealth of experience and a proven track record in academia and industry collaboration in the Architecture, Engineering and

In a guest blog for CITB, health and safety consultant Andrew Gardiner shares three lessons to be learnt from lockdown. A contingency plan is essential

Private and commercial developers are being reminded that Moray Council's new guidance on developer obligations comes into effect from today. The new guidelines apply to all new developments, from a resident building a new-build home for themselves, or larger-scale housebuilding or commercial develo

hub East Central Scotland is to fund and support this year's Design Engineer Construct (DEC) learning programme at Perth High School. The move follows the success of the inaugural initiative with hub at the school last year. The DEC learning programme was created by UK social business ‘Class o

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is marketing a prime multi-let industrial investment opportunity in Blantyre for sale with offers over £1 million invited.

A simple manufacturing technology based on chitin, one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, could be used to build tools and shelters on Mars, according to a new study.

Plans have been submitted to demolish two office blocks in Edinburgh to be replaced with a mixed-use development.

Despite a fall in profits, housebuilder Springfield Properties said today it is well placed to benefit from a significant increase in demand since resuming operations as buyers seek to move out of city centres and into larger homes with gardens. (from left) Michelle Motion, chief financial

Plans for a £40 million whisky distillery near Jedburgh are back on the table after a previously-approved application expired in January.

Kier Group has appointed Helen Samuels to a newly created senior role within its construction business. A Chartered Civil Engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Helen will join Kier as technical director in January 2021, from her current role as CEO of Bibby Marine.

Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to demolish Greyfriars House, paving the way for the development of 140 flats on the site.

All new build and refurbishment projects delivered by Willmott Dixon from 2030 will be net zero carbon in operation under a new 2030 sustainable development strategy from the contractor.

The £1 billion regeneration of Dundee's Waterfront which has so far delivered the V&A museum and a new railway station has failed to change the lives of its poorest residents, according to the Accounts Commission.

Landscape architect Kath McTaggart discusses the benefits of designing and creating learning and social environments that spark imagination and creativity. Raised in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes at school, sitting bored at my desk and staring out of t

The PRS REIT, the closed-ended real estate investment trust that invests in new-build homes for the Private Rented Sector (PRS), has announced that an additional £50 million of development debt facilities have been approved with Barclays Bank. This takes the company’s overall debt facili