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Bolder steps are required to enable quicker and more effective decarbonisation of Scotland's infrastructure, according to a new report.

The opening of the first of three brand-new start-of-the-art schools for Winchburgh has been confirmed. Winchburgh Academy will open to S1 pupils in August 2022, as the first stage of the £62 million development to build three new schools and shared sports facilities for the growing Winchburgh

The Highland Council is set to consider an additional £5.5 million investment in the region's roads infrastructure as part of its collaborative £10m investment plan for 2022-23. The additional £5.5m proposed is on top of £25.5m already agreed for roads in recent months, and w

Miller Homes Scotland is showing its support to the Scottish Police Dog Memorial fund with a £500 donation to help create a sculpture dedicated to all police dogs throughout Scotland, past and present in Glasgow’s Pollok Country Park. Development sales manager for the homebuilder, Emma R

North Ayrshire Council is to undertake urgent work at the rear of the King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine following damage caused by recent storms.

A process of controlled dismantling of the building at 2 High Street in Jedburgh has commenced along with preparation works for the future planned development of the site. A programme of works for the dismantling of the building started in December and has seen a number of key jobs already comp

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has embarked on an ambitious expansion strategy that will see it open three new offices across the UK this month. The new offices in Belfast, Leeds, and London, which take its office network to 13 locations, form the first phase of a development strate

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is urging owners of construction plant, and the partners they work with, to be fully prepared for the rules changes relating to the use of red diesel and rebated biodiesel that come into effect next month.

Following the completion last year of 39 council houses as part of Taylor Wimpey's Maidenhill development, a further 43 homes are set to be handed over to East Renfrewshire residents throughout the summer including a mix of cottage flats, terraced houses, semi-detached and detached homes. New tenant

Green Home Systems has been appointed to Scotland Excel’s £800 million framework contract to deliver domestic energy efficiency upgrades nationwide. The appointment will see the Irvine compnay work alongside local authorities to upgrade their housing stocks and facilitate the installatio

A new post-graduate course to improve the energy efficiency of buildings has been given the go-ahead at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment, at Robert Gordon University (RGU), as the university successfully joins the UK Green Building Council.

Plans submitted by Caledonian Property seeking to construct 1,000 new homes in a development on greenbelt land on the edge of Glasgow have been rejected.

The progress of a £6.5 million, three-year research and development project to transform housebuilding to meet net-zero carbon targets will be high on the agenda at Futurebuild today. Housebuilder Stewart Milne Group is one of several organisations involved in the Advanced Industrialised Metho

A construction firm is appealing the refusal of a second planning application to transform a derelict site in North Lanarkshire into affordable homes.

The major regeneration project at Bellsmyre in Dumbarton is taking shape with four families moving into their new homes and the council giving the green light for the next phase of development.