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Major changes are afoot in Scotland's housing market as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly alters the way people think about their working environment and the nature of the work-life balance, property professionals have warned. The nine-to-five office routine, with a couple of hours of unprodu

Orkney Islands Council has signed an agreement with Hoy Energy Ltd which will ensure that the island’s income from the existing community turbine won’t be adversely affected by the potential development of a council-owned wind farm in Hoy.

The UK's electric vehicle (EV) revolution could be in danger of stalling unless technological innovation can prevent system overload, a local energy networks operator has warned.

A two-floor Scandinavian-style lodge serving hot drinks is one of several bespoke spaces being created for University of Edinburgh students to safely interact between their studies. The lodge – which will be situated in Bristo Square, alongside the University’s historic McEwan Hall &ndas

Contemporary design has hit the Shore with the launch of a brand new three-storey townhouse showhome at a CALA Homes (East) development at Leith’s waterfront.

Construction work on a hospital project in Broadford on Skye has inspired a well-known artist to produce a series of works.

Glasgow City Council has revealed plans to introduce fees for pre-application planning advice for the first time.

A construction company that unsuccessfully tendered for a local authority contract has failed to establish that the local authority was in breach of transparency obligations imposed on it by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 

A new 4,000 capacity facility centred on the burgeoning esports market could be headed for a prominent site at the billion-pound Dundee Waterfront development. Dundee City Council has entered into an 18-month exclusivity agreement with Northern Lights Arena Europe Limited (NLAE) that allow

Building and construction firm The JR Group has added to its expanding portfolio with the launch of a new timber kit division. In a move by the firm to offer a more rounded service to clients, DC Timber Systems has now been incorporated into the group which already includes JR Constru

Plans for an operations and maintenance base in the Scottish Borders which is linked to the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm off the Fife coast have been granted planning permission.

A vacant site in Maryhill could host a new build block of apartments with rooftop gardens under plans newly submitted to Glasgow City Council.

The Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has urged the country's construction industry to have an input in its new draft recovery plan for the sector.

Work has commenced at one of the four new primary schools being built in Aberdeen as part of a £100 million investment by the local authority.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has completed the purchase of land at Wood Farm, just off Dalry Road in Kilwinning, with construction work for a development of 198 new homes at its Willow Gardens development expected to start in November.