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Councillors will be asked next week to approve the complete closure and potential demolition of Brunton Hall in Musselburgh amid ongoing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) inspections.

The developer behind plans for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre has appealed to the Scottish Government over the failure of the local authority to make a decision.

Refurbishment projects and Technical Due Diligence instructions across all commercial sectors have dominated workload at independent commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy Jones Hargreaves in the year to date, as client activity increases from Q3 to Q4.

National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) president Colin McCorquodale has shared his vision for the future of the UK's foremost roofing and cladding trade association. Colin, of Archibald McCorquodale & Son Ltd, was elected the 57th President of NFRC at the federation's AGM on 1 October

Scottish architecture, building surveying, and project management firm GLM has launched its new website. Part of its broader brand evolution, the new digital platform is aimed at sharpening the firm’s focus on providing bespoke services to both private and commercial clients.

International property and construction consultancy Gleeds is to convert from a general partnership to a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) structure in the new year. The switch, which follows the relocation of its global headquarters next year, is part of an ongoing action to simplify the group as

Bellway’s commitment to the Home Builders Federation Programme encouraging women into construction has paid off with three assistant site managers now working within the company’s Scotland West division. Alyson Watt, Clare Bauldie and Morgan Lindsay all arrived at the company through dif

Consultation drop-in sessions for the new Larkhall Leisure Centre are to take place next week.

Restoration work on a crumbling disused building once hidden away in the middle of a forest on Scotland’s west coast has reached the stage of the building now “starting to resemble a bothy, minus the roof”. Volunteers from the Mountain Bothy Association (MBA) have been putting in l

Vattenfall has become a Registered Participant of Heat Trust having proactively registered the Midlothian Energy Ltd (MEL) heat network and another project in north London.

Architecture practice MAST Architects has launched MAST Energy, a sustainability and energy consultancy which aims to ensure a sustainable net zero approach is at the forefront of the design process. The firm said MAST Energy will focus on energy efficiency, underpinned by a robust and deliverable e

The Highland Council is undertaking a retrofit project in Caol for Swedish Timber properties which aims to enhance the energy efficiency of homes, reduce carbon emissions and reduce energy demand and costs.

An appeal that sought to secure planning approval for a new retail and housing development in Thornhill has been rejected by the Scottish Government.

CHAP Group hosted a commemorative golden shovel event at its Craighill housing site in Kincorth, Aberdeen, to mark the commencement of construction.

Scottish Opera's proposals for a major mixed-use transformation of its current New Rotterdam Wharf site in Glasgow, including multi-storey student accommodation blocks, have been given the green light.