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Passenger services on Edinburgh’s new tram line to Newhaven launched today with the help of the community along the route. The first paying customers boarded the service, operated by Edinburgh Trams, between Newhaven and Picardy Place (and onward to Edinburgh Airport) at midday yesterday.

Aitken Turnbull Architects has breathed fresh life into one of south-west Scotland’s flagship arts and community hubs.

Preparatory groundworks have started at Union Terrace Gardens to improve the site for turf to be laid in a couple of weeks.

Scottish commercial landlords are grappling with new energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation and future decarbonisation targets, according to a report by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK. Increases to minimum EPC ratings have already been legislated in England and Wales, with all comme

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) is looking for companies with a sustainable building material product that reduces embodied carbon to join its newly launched Accelerator programme.

A stalwart of the electrical industry has been recognised for his tireless contribution to the sector with honorary membership of construction trade association SELECT. David Smith, a past president of the organisation and a former representative of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch, was accor

The search for the construction industry’s most influential managers and leaders is back on as a new date for the coveted CIOB Awards is announced.

Property heavyweight Alastair McCoan has joined Glasgow building consultancy Perspective as a director. With more than 16 years industry experience, the former Knight Frank partner is known for his expert knowledge of complex dilapidations. In his new role, Alastair will develop this existing Perspe

To mark ten years of practice, the founders of Glasgow-based architecture studio HAUS Collective aims to raise £10,000 for homelessness charity, The Marie Trust, by taking on a sponsored 532-mile bike ride from Glasgow to Berlin. The route will take HAUS directors Jim Webster and Murray Hender

Staff at housebuilder Springfield Properties have raised money for Moray inclusive surfing charity, SurfABLE.

Scotland's housing market activity has continued to experience a slowdown in May, with indicators suggesting that potential increases in interest rates might further pressure the market, according to the recent Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). As was

Cala Homes (West) is inviting residents of Kilbarchan to a community consultation event on 14 June to learn more about initial plans to develop land off Barrhill Crescent.

New illustrations released by VisitScotland have captured the true depths of Scotland's deepest lochs ahead of Water Safety Week (18th -25th June). Recent reports estimate that wild swimming in the UK has increased by threefold since 2019, and searches for "wild swimming in Scotland" have soared by

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Paris has lowered its height limit for new buildings in the city in an attempt to preserve the skyline.