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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched this year’s Architect in the Hoose initiative to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). The scheme sees architects register to offer free, hour-long consultations to the public, in return fo

Half a million pounds of new funding is available to train scaffolders in the North East of Scotland, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced. The money is being made available due to increasing demand for scaffolders and a lack of training in the region.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay unveils Glasgow Airports £3.3m East Pier extentsion with Amanda McMillian MD of Glasgow Airport Glasgow Airport's £3.3m extension project unveiled

NHS Grampian has unveiled plans to invest more than £150 million into building new facilities at its Foresterhill Campus in Aberdeen over the next five years. The health board took the first step in the formal process towards creating at least 10 new facilities on the site by lodging a pre-applicat

A new pan-industry survey of the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual employees has revealed an ‘outdated’ approach to diversity. A survey by Architects’ Journal revealed that homophobia is rife in construction, with more than 80 per cent of gay men and women in some parts of the industry

Work on the new £5 million Girvan and South Carrick leisure and community facility is to begin in January 2016 after planning permission was granted for the project. The new building – a partnership project between South Ayrshire Council and South Carrick Community Leisure (SCCL) – will be site

The number of new homes registered by local authorities in Scotland has increased by over 40 per cent over the previous year, according to new figures. The National House Building Council (NHBC) said that 3,543 new homes were registered between May and July this year, when compared to 2,492 homes du

The construction of a £1 million holiday home gifted to families who have children with cancer has started following the fundraising success of a small Edinburgh charity. It’s Good 2 Give, the charity run by volunteer fundraiser Lynne McNicoll OBE, has turned the turf on a plot of land on the ban

Work on the walled Memorial Garden at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh is due to start today. Parents were asked to choose between four different designs which aimed to provide a private and peaceful place for personal contemplation.

A9 near Dalwhinnie An exciting new educational initiative is being launched which will give pupils in schools along the A9 between Perth and Inverness the opportunity to learn more about the massive engineering project, apply mathematical, scientific and design aspects of the scheme to their schoolw

The Glasgow CarStore Peter Vardy to open new CarStore in Dundee

Kier Group has been retained by public sector owned built environment specialist Scape Group as the sole contractor to deliver up to £1.5 billion of construction and maintenance work over the next four years. Scape Group is a local authority owned built environment specialist offering a full suite

Councillors are to consider proposals for a new £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) after full plans were submitted by developers. Henry Boot Developments is to partner Aberdeen City Council on the public/private project at Bucksburn which includes a four-star hotel w

The SNP is seeking “urgent clarification” on pre-qualification contract notices worth almost £30 million which have been issued despite no decision being taken by MPs on the refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster. Neil Gray MP, a member of the Joint Committee set up to review the findings o

Philip Hogg A six per cent fall in home ownership levels between 2009 and 2014 is largely the result of the dramatic decline in private home building and ongoing issues surrounding large mortgage deposits, according to a homebuilder’s trade body.