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More than a hundred years since coming into being, the Inverness Architectural Association (IAA) is rebranding to become the Highland and Islands Architectural Association (HIAA).

Build Lanarkshire, the free of charge instructional programme which guides local construction businesses on how to build the skills and internal capacity to win new work from both the public sector and Scotland’s Tier One building contractors, is recruiting for its 2022 programme, which will r

DM Hall is celebrating its remarkable history in a typically appropriate fashion with a symbolic investment in the future. To mark its 125th anniversary, the nationally operating firm is planting 125 trees in Cashel Forest, a 3,000-acre estate which is being transformed with native Scottish species,

A soft opening planned for the redeveloped Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) in Aberdeen this week has been delayed due to ongoing supply chain disruption.

Owen Thompson MP, member of the UK Parliament for Midlothian and SNP Chief Whip has added further high-profile support to the long-running campaign for the regulation of the electrical industry being spearheaded by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. The campaigning body

Commercial property firm HFD Group has sold 177 Bothwell Street to Spanish investment firm Pontegadea in a deal worth around £215 million, according to reports.

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation, formerly Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, has announced a new strategic focus prioritising the built environment’s transition to zero carbon and improving the sector’s contribution to the fight against climate change. The new bran

Dandara East Scotland has donated £1500 to Danderhall and Newton Gala Day celebrations. The housebuilder, which is building homes nearby at Shawfair, is sponsoring the community event which kicks off with an open-air concert starring tribute act ‘A Touch of Little Mix’ and singer C

Six of the UK's largest built environment bodies have teamed up to sign a joint agreement committing them to work to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector. 

FK Lowry Piling has completed work at Glasgow Harbour for a new client in Dandara.

Engineering services firm TClarke has relocated from Falkirk to a new base at Maxim Park in a move designed to provide its staff with an improved working environment. The team, which prides itself on the career prospects and apprenticeships it offers, with 55 people currently undertaking professiona

A supertall skyscraper that is both the world's skinniest and one of the tallest in the Western hemisphere has been completed in New York City. Designed by SHoP Architects, 111 West 57th Street is located on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row and has a height-to-width ratio of 24:1.

A Glasgow flat owner who claimed the factor for her building had failed to obtain the best possible insurance rate has succeeded in appeal before the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.

Listed housebuilder Persimmon has said it is trading in line with expectations as demand for new homes continues to outstrip supply. In a trading update for the period from 1 January 2022 to date, the group reported an "encouraging" start to the year with private average weekly sales rates running a

Architects, designers, specifiers, and developers are invited to join a series of Transforming Timber webinars supported by Wood for Good and the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, to learn how to make the most of the many benefits of using wood for the health and wellbeing of occupants in th