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The Atria building in Edinburgh Investment into Edinburgh’s office market last year reached heights not seen since 2006 as UK political uncertainty failed to deter interest from overseas investors, according to a new report.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy is notching up an industry first with the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on ethics and compliance that is tailor made for construction professionals. The five-week interactive course is free and open to anyone working in the built env

Gill Henry (left) and Nicola Barclay will be utilising their skills to support vulnerable communities during a week-long ‘Women’s Build’ in Mumbai this month Two of the best known female faces in Scotland’s home building industry are in the midst of final arrangements as they prepare to fly

These flats in Ayr are among to 300 being upgraded in South Ayrshire South Ayrshire homes set for major energy efficiency facelift

The iconic Eiffel Tower is set to undergo a €300 million (£263m) programme of enhancements to the Eiffel Tower as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic Games. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced she would lodge plans with the local planning authority to renovate and modernise the tower with th

Craft beer maker BrewDog has threatened to abandon plans to build a £5 million hotel complex in a row over the sale of land with Aberdeenshire Council. BrewDog wants to buy up almost 12 acres of council-owned land next door to its Ellon distillery for the development of a hotel, restaurant and conf

David Thomas Housebuilder Barratt Developments said that market conditions remained healthy and demand strong, despite a 5.8 per cent drop in home completions.

Craig Ormond Family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Craig Ormond as homes director.

The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will hold its 70th Annual International Conference in Glasgow from June 7–11, 2017, marking the first time SAH has met outside North America since 1973. An estimated 600 historians, architects, preservationists, and museum professionals from around the

The Scottish Government has called on Westminster leaders to “pause” the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank to allow Parliamentary scrutiny of the sale. The GIB, which employs dozens at its Edinburgh HQ, was created by the UK government in 2012 to invest in green projects but was put on

110 Queen Street Glasgow’s speculative office development pipeline remains closed with new developments now not likely until 2020, Savills has suggested.

Carillion Powerlines has secured a £49 million contract to deliver railway electrification works in Scotland. The contractor will electrify 74km of the Shotts line railway from Holytown Junction to Midcalder Junction between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Plans for new homes at Derby Street in Dundee Councillors urged to approve plans for 163 homes in Dundee

A pothole detector fitted beneath bin lorries is being trialled in Thurrock and York. The technology aims to monitor road surfaces and detect problems before they become potholes.

Proposals have been unveiled to replace Corunna House on Glasgow’s West Campbell Street with a 12-storey block. Plans submitted to Glasgow City Council by M&G Real Estate will see the current vacant office block demolished to make way for 275,000 sq/ft of net grade A floorspace.