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A former public toilet has been put up for sale in Orkney and has attracted interest from around the world, according to the local council. The toilet at Mayburn Court in Stromness is just 28ft by 9ft in size. The property was constructed circa.1960 and is single storey with mono pitch cement fibre

Simplified and streamlined procurement and a renewed focus on energy efficiency in the existing built environment are among the Scottish Building Federation’s recommendations for sustainable growth in the Scottish construction sector. In its policy manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament electi

Energy giant Total has started production on two new West of Shetland gas fields after work completed on the largest building project in the UK since the London Olympics. The huge new gas plant which will service the vast West of Shetland region contains almost one fifth of the UK’s remaining oil

Proposals to relocate Highland Council’s administrative offices to a regenerated conversion of a B-listed former Fort William secondary school have been approved by the local authority. The move is part of a £6 million office rationalisation programme which will also include the demolition of a c

A major programme of enhanced maintenance works costing around £140,000 is due to start next Monday on the A82 route between Tarbet and Inverarnan. The work, which will include a programme of tree and drainage clearance and the removal of loose rocks, meets a pledge that transport minister Derek Ma

Noble Francis Growth estimates for the UK construction industry have been downgraded because of slower economic growth.

Ronald McDonald House CCG (Scotland) has announced three of its development projects have been shortlisted for this year's RICS awards.

Over £76 million of financing has been secured for the construction of two onshore wind farms after renewable energy developer Velocita received planning permission for both sites. Construction has already started Airies wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, and the Sorbie wind farm in North Ayrshire

Moray Glennie, senior development officer at Kingdom Housing Association; Archie Sprunt; Jim Murphy, MD Abbotshall Homes; Joanne Aitken, development worker at Fife Works; Allan Cairns and Bill Banks, chief executive at Kingdom Housing Association Kingdom comes for long-term job seeker Archie

A doctor from Bangladesh has scooped top prize in the Art of Building digital photography competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building since 2010. Daredevil by Ata Adnan received 29 per cent of the thousands of votes cast by the public to choose this year’s winner.

A £2.5 million refurbishment of the historic Picture House in Campbeltown has begun following the appointment of a contractor to the project. Corramore Construction will now begin the process of restoring the art nouveau landmark to include a 192 seat main auditorium, a 53 seat new second auditoriu

The Highland Council has approved an additional programme of £2.7 million for the coming year 2016/17. A total of £2.3m will be allocated this coming year to re-surfacing, surface dressing and road markings across the Highland network and £0.4m to bridges in Sutherland (Kylesku) and Lochaber (A88

Contractors are due to begin developing a new biomass pipeline in Fife.

Alison McDiarmid YourPlace factoring services director Alison McDiarmid has been elected as President of the Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS).

Nicola Barclay New research has suggested that two fifths (40 per cent) of Scottish non-homeowners do not believe they will ever be able to buy their own house.