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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is suing Brookfield Multiplex for £73 million over the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital complex in Glasgow. The health board announced its intention to take forward legal action against the contractor last month amid a raft of probl

Planning approval has been grant for the construction of three new schools in the growing West Lothian town of Winchburgh.

Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation into the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. Undertaken by a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and Scottish Power Transmission, the Western HVDC is a £1.3 billion s

Commercial fit-out and refurbishment specialist GHI Contracts has chosen to partner with building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd again with the delivery of three contracts across the central belt of Scotland. Comprising the reconfiguration of offices at 24 St Vincent Place in Glasgow, a h

A decision to delay the implementation of new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) standards will help landlords reduce energy bills and tackle the climate emergency, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) said today. Regulations for a new timetable for rules to improve the energy efficiency of

CALA Homes (West) has launched a video displaying the interiors of a two-bedroom apartment as the first homes emerge at its Jordanhill Park development in Glasgow.

Draft guidance on how the future expansion of Tweedbank should take place is to be presented to councillors this week. Tweedbank – A Vision for Growth and Sustainability – is the draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) which will be discussed at this Thursday’s full Scottish Bo

More than twenty options to improve connectivity in the South West of Scotland are to go through to a national assessment of future transport interventions for further consideration with the publication of a new regional transport study. The reopening of the rail link between Stranraer and Dumfries

There is growing evidence that respiratory problems among children may be exacerbated by indoor air pollution in homes, schools and nurseries, according to a joint report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Royal College of Physicians.

Collective Architecture has been appointed to develop final proposals for a housing development in Elgin.

Councillors have approved plans for the development of 175 homes at Leathan Fields in Portlethen. Stewart Milne Homes will build the new homes, 46 of which will be affordable houses, beside Hillside School.

Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has signalled its intent to build 70 homes on land at Johnshaven.

A new collection of 24 pioneering homes which aim to transform the lives of people with disabilities – including technology which can open doors and adjust the height of kitchen worktops at the touch of a button – is being built in Glasgow. Care and housing provider Blackwood has reveale

New supported housing for adults with a learning disability is to be developed in Forfar after plans were agreed by Angus Council, Angus Health and Social Care Partnership and Caledonia Housing Association. To be built on the site of the previous Gables Care Home, the new facility will replace the e

Ayrshire-based site manager Stuart Gillespie is named amongst the UK’s best, after winning another national award for his work for Mactaggart & Mickel. Stuart, from Wishaw, was named as runner up in the National House-Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Supreme award in the medium bui