News

Important insights into one of Scotland’s most successful community benefit programmes were offered to public sector bodies at a recent AGM.

The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for people’s views on proposals to create new homes and commercial premises in Craigmillar’s local centre.

Ogilvie Construction has reached another milestone in the project to build a new student accommodation facility in Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh with the completion of the top story and roof deck. Members of the construction and design team celebrated the achievement with a 'topping out' ceremony alo

Consultations are taking place on planning issues including the historic environment, housing and developer contributions for schools in East Dunbartonshire. 

Over nine in ten (94%) developers surveyed in Scotland believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced by UK developers, according to the latest research from Shawbrook.

Scotsman Developments Ltd has revealed plans to create 703 more student bedrooms at the former Madras College in St Andrews. The builds are part of the firm's Phase 3 plans for the former playing fields within the northern part of the Kilrymont site.

The construction industry is facing increasing challenges due to both seasonal and environmental factors, making it essential to take these into consideration when designing schemes as they give rise to thermal loading.

Dundee Football Club Community Trust (DFCCT) has obtained planning permission from Dundee City Council for a new football training centre and community hub at Riverside.

Work has started on a project in Campbeltown that will see residents benefit from better walking and cycling routes along the town’s Cutting and Quarry Green.

A team of archaeologists recently discovered historic 900-year-old door guardian statues in Angkor Thom, Cambodia.

Pupils and staff at Woodburn Primary School in Dalkeith are enjoying new state-of-the-art educational facilities after main contractor Kier and Midlothian Council completed the £11.4 million extension and refurbishment project early.  Opened six weeks ahead of schedule, the new 2,262m2 ex

First minister John Swinney will today announce plans to expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging network across Ayrshire and the Glasgow City Region.

Clark Contracts has been awarded a fourth consecutive Silver Medal from business sustainability assessments leader EcoVadis. In this latest assessment, Clark Contracts was rated within the top 15% of rated companies globally, with over 130,000 currently rated by EcoVadis.

New research on Ireland’s infrastructure demands has concluded that almost 80,000 more construction workers are required to address significant shortfalls in housing, health, transport and electricity across the country. Comparing Ireland’s infrastructure to other high-income European co

CIBSE’s president Fiona Cousins has appeared on the podcast 'Behind the Built Environment', hosted by BESA’s CEO David Frise.