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Sustainable building materials, heat pump myth-busting and a tour of an energy efficient tenement will be among the shows at this year’s Green Home Festival, organisers have revealed.

Homes and commercial properties across Scotland will benefit from the establishment of a new £300 million fund supporting the development and roll out of zero emission heat networks. Zero carbon buildings minister Patrick Harvie announced the new Heat Network Fund at a visit to the Queens Quay

North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development has been officially opened in Saltcoats. Fourteen modern and energy-efficient homes have been completed on the site of a former council depot at Springvale in the town.

Aitken Turnbull Architects continues to strengthen its long-standing ties with Eildon Housing Association with a raft of innovative designs being rolled out for several major housing association developments stretching across the Scottish Borders. The creation of these new developments form part of

Springfield Properties said it remains on track for significant full year growth after posting interim results that revealed excellent build and sales activity across the business.

Work has begun on a new £23.94 million affordable housing development in Upper Achintore, Fort William.

Almost 70 new homes are to be provided at the final site in the Raploch Regeneration Initiative programme. Stirling Council will deliver 32 affordable homes in partnership with Robertson Partnership Homes, while Forth Housing Association will develop a further 36 homes at the former Gowanhill Garden

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and national urban regenerator Muse Developments intend to submit a planning application to South Lanarkshire Council to provide a residential development on the land at the former Larkhall Academy, at Broomhill Road in Larkhall.

Regeneration plans for Gowkthrapple took another step forward as a masterplan outlining significant re-development of the area was approved in principle by North Lanarkshire Council for delivering new housing, landscaped open space and green corridors.

Two Dundee City Council multi-storey dwellings are set for over £1 million of communal stair lighting upgrades are proposals were agreed by councillors at yesterday's Neighbourhood Services Committee meeting.

The Calabrian mafia has allegedly been converting cocaine into “coal” to avoid alerting the authorities when importing the product from Colombia. The supposed scheme emerged after 65 people were arrested, including two police officers.

The new orthopaedic National Treatment Centre is the largest capital project that NHS Fife has undertaken since the opening of the new wing of the Victoria Hospital in 2012 and remains on course for completion later this year.

Commercial property consultants Ryden has encouraged developers to look to redevelopment and refurbishment of obsolete facilities as a faster way to satisfy demand offering potential for significant uplift in rents. Unveiling the results of its 87th Scottish Property Review, Ryden said ind

Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has been appointed by law firms Shepherd & Wedderburn and Morton Fraser to deliver over 36,000 sq. ft of commercial fit-outs in Edinburgh and Glasgow city centre. T&A will provide project and cost management servi

City Building has launched a new working group set up to encourage more women into leadership roles within the construction sector. Gender Equality in the Workplace will focus on creating a pathway into leadership for female employees across the business.