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Constructing Excellence has agreed a merger with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to better pursue its goals of driving industry best practice. Under the merger, BRE will maintain the CE brands, develop the network and deliver training and events. It will also enable CE to achieve its long-

A new system for submitting building standards applications is due to go live on Wednesday, 24 August. The eBuildingStandards.scot service will enable the electronic submission of applications for building warrants and other related forms, such as completion certificates. It will also allow multiple

Perth Theatre project transforms city skyline The Perth skyline has taken on a dramatically different look for the next few months with the addition of a 27-metre-high crane.

American actor Robert De Niro has been granted planning permission to open a hotel in London’s Covent Garden. The boutique Wellington Hotel has been given the go-ahead by Westminster City Council.

Profits at the UK operations of BAM more than quadrupled to nearly £16 million in the first six months of 2016, though the lower value of the pound has impacted on revenue, results and closing order book. The Dutch construction group said the falling pound accounted for more than half of the fall i

Supermarket chain Lidl is to build a brand new regional distribution centre (RDC) at Eurocentral in North Lanarkshire as part of its ongoing expansion ambitions within the UK. The German company has exchanged contracts with Scottish Enterprise to secure the new site.

Proposals for a new distillery and bespoke visitor experience within a 19th century Engine Shed building have been granted planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Holyrood Park Distillery will bring the existing Category B Listed building on St Leonard’s Lane in Edinburgh back in

Robertson is to build flats, offices and a hotel on site 6 of the Dundee Waterfront Vacant development sites within Dundee’s £1 billion Waterfront project may not be taken up for another ten years, according to a council report.

Work on the new East Lothian Community Hospital could start within months, East Lothian Council has announced. The new hospital is to be built on the site of the current Roodlands Hospital in Haddington.

Today’s Design Teams are increasingly using augmented reality to aid collaboration between the team. CSIC’s students will have access to these advanced resources and help industry adopt these advanced technologies Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s postgraduate programme is set to suppo

Ayrshire Housing and the Energy Agency are hosting a free CPD event this month to highlight some of the latest work in energy efficiency and air quality. Building managers and designers, and policy makers are frequently disappointed by the gap between design intentions and experienced performance wh

Housing minister opens Shettleston Housing Association’s latest development Shettleston Housing Association welcomed Kevin Stewart, minister for local government and housing, residents and many other guests to the official opening of its latest new build development Fernan Gardens this week.

Some footballers turn to management or television work after they retire but that's not possible for all players. A scheme is helping players in Scotland train for different career options.

The fate of Edinburgh’s Old Royal High School has moved a step closer to being decided after the City of Edinburgh Council unanimously approved plans to transform the building into a music school. Under the plans submitted by the Royal High School Preservation Trust, the A-listed former school

Housebuilder Bellway has acquired more than 55 acres of land with a development value of some £120 million as part of its continued expansion across the east of Scotland. The firm said the sites – at Abbey Lane in Edinburgh city centre, Broxburn and Heartlands in West Lothian and Broxden in Perth