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A simple manufacturing technology based on chitin, one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, could be used to build tools and shelters on Mars, according to a new study.

Plans have been submitted to demolish two office blocks in Edinburgh to be replaced with a mixed-use development.

Despite a fall in profits, housebuilder Springfield Properties said today it is well placed to benefit from a significant increase in demand since resuming operations as buyers seek to move out of city centres and into larger homes with gardens. (from left) Michelle Motion, chief financial

Plans for a £40 million whisky distillery near Jedburgh are back on the table after a previously-approved application expired in January.

Kier Group has appointed Helen Samuels to a newly created senior role within its construction business. A Chartered Civil Engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Helen will join Kier as technical director in January 2021, from her current role as CEO of Bibby Marine.

Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to demolish Greyfriars House, paving the way for the development of 140 flats on the site.

All new build and refurbishment projects delivered by Willmott Dixon from 2030 will be net zero carbon in operation under a new 2030 sustainable development strategy from the contractor.

The £1 billion regeneration of Dundee's Waterfront which has so far delivered the V&A museum and a new railway station has failed to change the lives of its poorest residents, according to the Accounts Commission.

Landscape architect Kath McTaggart discusses the benefits of designing and creating learning and social environments that spark imagination and creativity. Raised in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes at school, sitting bored at my desk and staring out of t

The PRS REIT, the closed-ended real estate investment trust that invests in new-build homes for the Private Rented Sector (PRS), has announced that an additional £50 million of development debt facilities have been approved with Barclays Bank. This takes the company’s overall debt facili

Morrison Construction has started work on a new primary school in Winchburgh.

Bold action is needed to transform Scotland’s economy to achieve a ‘fair and green recovery’ following COVID-19 and the ways we own and use land are central to this, according to the Scottish Land Commission’s new three-year strategic plan.

A new development of eco-conscious homes situated at the heart of Crieff is being delivered using innovative and sustainable construction design to ensure low carbon luxury, according to the developers.

The latest £6.7 million phase of an external wall insulation (EWI) programme in Dundee will provide warmer, more energy efficient homes at more than 740 properties, councillors heard last night at the investment was approved by the local authority. More than £46m has been spent across th

Moorfield Group has completed a trio of office lettings at the James Gregory Centre, its serviced office premises on Aberdeen Innovation Park in Aberdeen, on behalf of the Moorfield Real Estate Fund III.