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Craig McLaren Craig McLaren, director of RTPI Scotland, gazes into his crystal ball to identify key planning issues in the next year.

Glasgow City Council and Thistle Housing Association have signed up to an £8.5 million project to transform 700 homes in Toryglen, delivering reduced energy bills and improved building fabric between now and late 2016. The scheme is unique in Scotland with the council’s Affordable Warmth team bri

Construction has begun on Scotland’s largest solar farm on the Errol Estate in Tayside. The 14MW scheme, which will be constructed on the 70 acres of land, is anticipated to be operational by March and will ultimately provide power for over 3,500 homes.

Restored Perth building reveals Georgian grandeur A high-profile building in the heart of Perth has been transformed with the help of grant aid to restore historic properties in the city.

Architects and designers have created quirky obstacles based on features of Los Angeles for a temporary mini-golf range at the city's Materials & Applications gallery, reports Dezeen. Contributors were asked to submit "a single architectural obstacle" that would relate to a feature of the local

Network Rail has issued an invitation for firms to tender for a £112 million redevelopment project to expand and upgrade the Glasgow Queen Street. The work will see the main entrance at George Square replaced by a huge glass facade. The stations platforms and concourse will also be extended to acco

Global firms WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff and HOK Architects have secured a major contract with the University of Glasgow to develop a world-leading research hub. The £40 million research hub facility will be developed on the University’s 31-hectare Gilmorehill Campus in the West End.

Chairman Duncan Fletcher with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during the the Scottish Business Awards last year Construction support services firm Forth Holdings has achieved a leap in annual pre-tax profits from £1.5 million to £7.5m as favourable sector conditions boosted turnover, The Herald has

Fife-based timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has enjoyed a stronger year in the improving housebuilding and construction industry. Accounts published by Companies House for the year to March 31 2015 revealed that pre-tax profit at the group nearly doubled at £4.52 million from an inc

Plans have been submitted for the expansion of Cupar, which will deliver 1,480 new homes and more than 700 jobs to the town. The Cupar North Consortium, comprising Persimmon Homes North Scotland, Headon Developments and Vico Properties, has submitted an application for planning permission in princip

The UK construction industry rebounded robustly last month after November’s weak performance according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figures. UK construction’s PMI increased to 57.8 up from November’s seven month low of 55.3, well above the 50.0 threshold for growth

Tata Steel's Clydebridge plant A £195,000 support package has been agreed by the Scottish Government to retain key staff at the Tata steel plants in Dalzell and Clydebridge.

Transport Scotland has released a new video including some unique drone footage of the construction work to build the Queensferry Crossing. Some of the areas of significant progress to date include:

Architectural accolade for Botanic Cottage restoration The brick-by-brick rebuild of the historic Botanic Cottage in Edinburgh has received a prestigious accolade from a Georgian architecture society.

An official digital freeway sign in Riverside County, California sparked outrage on Christmas evening when its message was switched from a mundane traffic warning to a campaign booster for US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump. A portable changeable message sign on the $1.4 billion freeway 91 Project