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A University of Dundee researcher has worked with architects to produce conceptual designs for a luxury ‘eco-treehouse’ capable of housing a family, regulating its own temperature and functioning on a self-maintaining, low-energy cycle. Civil engineering lecturer Dr Anthony Leung has devised a c

Roddy Frew, managing director at James Frew (left) with Kilmarnock FC interim manager Lee McCulloch James Frew signs up to Kilmarnock FC

A woman who angered her neighbours by decorating her multimillion-pound townhouse with red and white stripes can ignore a planning order to repaint the property, the High Court has ruled. The Guardian reports that Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring, a property developer, painted candy stripes on the three-st

Sir John Parker Outgoing Anglo American chairman Sir John Parker is to take up the chairman’s role at Laing O’Rourke, the firm has revealed.

The developer behind Scotland’s largest planned new town has signalled its continued confidence in the North East as it agrees a number of new contracts. The £5 million investment by Elsick Development Company (EDC) will pave the way for the next stage of development at the Chapelton site.

Morgan Sindall has announced the appointment of Tracey Killen as a non-executive director with effect from May 5. A director of personnel, main board director and member of the executive team for the John Lewis Partnership, Tracey will be a member of the remuneration, nomination and audit committees

Two schools in Motherwell are to receive a facelift this year following the award of a £5 million contract to Kier Construction Scotland. Kier will start work this summer on Taylor High School, a comprehensive secondary in New Stevenston, and Braidhurst High School, a 600-pupil secondary in the For

The Scottish Government has published the responses to its consultation on proposals for transforming the planning system. A total of 450 submitted responses are available to view from respondents who gave permission for their correspondence to be made public.

Mike Putnam Reducing carbon in infrastructure projects can help reduce costs but it needs to be considered at an early stage, according to Mike Putnam, President and CEO of Skanska UK.

New figures have revealed an 8% rise in the number of approved residential units in Scotland. In its new report, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) revealed planning permission was granted for 293,127 new homes across Great Britain.

Kevin Stewart The total amount of derelict and urban vacant land in Scotland has decreased by 253 hectares from the previous year, according to new figures.

The public are being asked for their say on proposed changes to how Aberdeenshire Council calculates developer obligations. Launched as the local authority adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) last week, the eight-week public consultation is set to help assess the level of proportional contribut

Plans submitted for long-abandoned East Ayrshire coal mine L-R Cameron Gibson, deputy site manager and Drew Barber, plant mechanic, Banks Mining

In a first for a construction firm, a rescue mission was launched by Glasgow-based City Building and Scottish Natural Heritage to save endangered water voles living beneath a working site in Easterhouse, Glasgow. After repair and upgrading work began on local housing association properties in Coxton

The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show, Scotland’s largest consumer exhibition for self-builders, home renovators and improvers, is back at the SEC Glasgow on May 20 – 21 2017. Is your goal this year to tackle that extension?