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The use of cutting edge technology to transform Glasgow City Region over the next 15 years was at the heart of discussions at a major summit.

Cleveland Containers MD Johnathan Bulmer looks at the rise of modular homes and the substantial benefits that homes such as shipping containers can bring to the environment.

Last weekend, the number of daily subscribers to our sister publication Scottish Housing News broke through 7,000 on the back of record website traffic for August with 69,209 unique visitors accessing the website. The number of Twitter followers for Scottish Housing News, which was established in 20

Scottish Greens MSP Mark Ruskell has said that the Climate Change Bill must ensure that every family in Scotland has a warm home.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is supporting the campaign to attract more women into engineering professions by launching an award to mark the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).

Following an extensive refurbishment programme a new country hotel in the Highlands, The Cluanie Inn, has opened its doors. 

Scottish Ministers have rejected a human rights challenge by the owners of an illegally-built bungalow in rural Perthshire.

A Singapore-based private equity firm has purchased a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) site in Edinburgh, enabling the delivery of a £30 million 198-bed development.

The administration process for McGill & Co has been extended until January 2021 as administrators said the “level and timing” of distributions to unsecured creditors in the former Dundee building services firm remains unclear.

A major fund to create low-carbon heating infrastructure is now open for applications.

Scotland’s energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has called on the UK Government to urgently review the limitations of the Contract for Difference (CfD) auction system, which awards contracts to renewable energy projects across the UK. It follows the awarding of five gigawatts out of a total of six,

SES Engineering Services (SES) has made two board appointments to support the long-term growth of the business. Nicola O’Callaghan has been appointed senior HR business partner and will lead the delivery of people strategies designed to grow the organisation’s performance and profitabili

Design architect David Davies has been appointed to the new position of architectural director at Sadler Brown Architecture and to the firm’s board of directors. The practice, which has design studios in Newcastle, London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Edinburgh, has promoted Mr Davis from asso

Testing, inspection and compliance services provider SOCOTEC has been awarded two positions on Scotland Excel’s renewed asbestos framework agreement.

The Scottish Government has overturned Aberdeenshire Council's rejection of plans to build 113 homes in Tarves, The Press and Journal reports. Councillors at the local authority refused Scotia Homes' plans last year due to concerns over the scale of the development and lack of accompanying amenities