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A recently completed McDonald’s restaurant is aiming to be the first net-zero restaurant in the quick-service industry.

One of the flagship projects of Moray’s multi-million-pound Growth Deal took a step closer to becoming reality this week as councillors agreed to fund £3.9 million towards its creation.

What was once part of the world’s biggest linen mill is to be converted into luxury apartments.

Anyone with relevant information which could assist investigations into the construction of two major hospitals have been urged to come forward in a fresh appeal for evidence.

A £700 million programme that will boost economic prosperity across Tayside and north-east Fife was confirmed today with the formal signing of the Tay Cities Region Deal.

Nine in ten builders face rising costs, as supply chain disruptions and rising product demand are making it hard for Britain to get building, the latest State of Trade survey data from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has found.

The Scottish Government has published a consultation paper relates to the introduction of guidance on the promotion and use of mediation in the Scottish planning system. 

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved proposals for 126 new energy-efficient homes on the site of a former care home in Corstorphine. Artisan Real Estate’s Rowanbank Gardens site brings together a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments on the site of the former Gylemuir Care Ho

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has commenced construction on the first phase of 114 affordable homes in Dalmarnock for West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA).  

The £350 million Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project (AHEP) is on track for a phased opening in 2021, despite the withdrawal of the original main contractor earlier this year.

Experienced project director Stephen Kerr has joined the ScotWind bid team created by global renewables developer Green Investment Group (GIG) and Scottish offshore wind specialist Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG). GIG and RIDG have assembled a dedicated team to bid in the curr

Over a million homes in Scotland need to be upgraded to low carbon heating by 2030 to ensure the Scottish Government meets its statutory climate change targets, according to an updated plan published yesterday. The Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032, which has been updated to reflect th

Cooperation and collaboration, greater worker welfare and a top-to-bottom revolution of the construction sector are all top of the Christmas wish-list for members of the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum).

The board of NHS Lanarkshire has approved the recommendation of Wester Moffat as the preferred site option for the new University Hospital Monklands.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) CEO Stephen Good outlines five themes that will define construction in 2021, ranging from greater collaboration in the industry to the need for enhanced supply chain resilience. It would be safe to say that any predictions made about the past 12 mo