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Scotland’s second Green Home Festival has been hailed another resounding success – but its organisers have also insisted that government and industry must work closer together to deliver clearer guidance and “myth-bust” the misinformation around low-carbon living.

Vattenfall has been researching the use of sniffer dogs to detect water leaks in the underground piping used to deliver district heating in The Netherlands. The first results were promising and Vattenfall is now looking at whether the dogs can replace the current thermal imaging cameras used for wat

A new battery energy storage complex in Fife that will feed into the national electricity grid at times of high demand has been approved.

A new whisky storage warehouse scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate in Throsk has moved a big step towards becoming a reality after a planning application for the site was recommended for approval.

UK architects have highlighted a downbeat outlook for future work but the profession expects staffing levels to remain stable, according to results of the latest Future Trends survey from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Sir Andy Murray has been granted planning permission to build nine woodland cabins in the grounds of his Cromlix Hotel, near Dunblane. The two-time Wimbledon champion is working with Fergus Purdie Architects on the properties, which will be split across three categories – waterb

The office manager of an Edinburgh property firm who embarked on a luxury lifestyle after obtaining more than £900,000 through embezzlement and fraud has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

Crieff charity Friends of MacRosty Park has banked a £1,000 donation after being announced as one of Persimmon’s Community Champions.

A £2.9 million project to replace a bridge on a key walking route over the Neilston railway line has taken a big step forward.

Persimmon Homes is continuing to invest in its future talent pipeline after reaching a record number of apprentices across Scotland. The latest intake of 12 new apprentices has seen the total number hit 45 on Persimmon sites across the country.

Three new recruits have joined Colliers Project & Building Consultancy team enhancing its building surveying and energy & sustainability services for clients. George Cunningham has joined as a director in the Birmingham office as part of the mechanical & electrical services team, while T

The last project in a programme of wastewater infrastructure works across Scotland has successfully completed an urban flood prevention scheme that will protect central Lanark and properties in the area from flooding.

Scotland urgently needs more pylons, power lines and substations to cut energy bills, create energy security and tackle climate change, Scottish Renewables has said.

Residents, community groups and businesses will have the opportunity to start shaping Stirling’s new Local Development Plan (LDP) with the launch of online public surveys.

Tenants are now settling into their new homes following the completion of a new development in Chryston, on the site of the former Chilterns Care Home.