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The need to encourage traditional building skills will be highlighted outside the Scottish Parliament this week. The Scottish Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a traditional building skills demonstration with MSPs and school pupils receiving mini-masterclasses in stonemasonry, roof slati

Emtec Building Services is responsible for the full design, supply and installation of all the MEP services within the new YOTEL hotel in Glasgow’s Argyle Street.

The world's first guitar-shaped hotel will open in South Florida this year.

Problems in large construction companies are leading the news. Large construction projects always seem to be close to crisis. Away from the front pages, there are issues to resolve in most projects - which are no less significant for those involved. The start and finish of those problems is often t

The Scottish Government has failed to prevent SMEs in the construction supply chain from suffering from poor payment performance, according to a new industry survey.

Work has commenced on the first phases of a development that will deliver more than 1,000 new homes for Kirkcaldy. Murray Estates’ Kingdom Park development is located between the A92 and A915 on the north eastern edge of town.

Structured House Group has withdrawn its proposals to develop a block of student flats in Edinburgh.

Dundee Science Centre is seeking a design team for the £2.1 million refit of its ground floor.

Craig McLaren summarises the recent UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) roundtable which looked at the changes to the Planning (Scotland) Bill and explored how new approaches to planning can help us to build more, well-designed homes.

Mactaggart & Mickel has been awarded a ‘Commended Site’ at the first stage of the highly acclaimed 2019 NHBC Health & Safety Awards. Site manager Stuart Gillespie from Mactaggart & Mickel’s Greenan Views development at Doonfoot in Ayr has been recognised for demonstrati

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is inviting bids from digital-savvy business leaders for a share of £1 million in funding to help the construction industry to ‘go digital’.

Glasgow Airport has unveiled the first design images of its exclusive new executive lounge. 

The lost medieval home of the Lords of the Isles has been reconstructed virtually by experts at the University of St Andrews.

Plans to build more than 650 new homes near Edinburgh Airport have been approved by councillors.

St John’s Church was last night named Building of the Year as the Edinburgh Architectural Association unveiled the winners of its 2019 awards programme. Drawn from 15 shortlisted projects from 46 submitted entries located within the Edinburgh chapter, the winners were announced at a drinks rec