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Councillors in East Dunbartonshire have granted planning permission to build a new Boclair Academy in Bearsden.

Glasgow City Council has approved the next step in the delivery of a document that will guide the development and regeneration of the north of the city over the next 30 years.

The annual number of affordable homes approved and started have increased over the past year despite coronavirus having a major impact over the lockdown period. Figures from the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics show that, in the year to end June 2020, 12,276 affordable homes were approv

Linda Fabiani MSP will tonight host an online debate and discussion as part of the Cross Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment. The group aims to maintain a forum of MSPs and others to promote and further the economic, social, environmental and cultural contributions that architectur

More than £100 million of development funding has been invested to date to increase the number of affordable homes in Glasgow as part of the city's housing strategy, a Glasgow City Council committee heard yesterday.

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has appointed Dr Anas Bataw as director of its visionary Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) in Dubai. Dr Bataw joins CESC with a wealth of experience and a proven track record in academia and industry collaboration in the Architecture, Engineering and

In a guest blog for CITB, health and safety consultant Andrew Gardiner shares three lessons to be learnt from lockdown. A contingency plan is essential

Private and commercial developers are being reminded that Moray Council's new guidance on developer obligations comes into effect from today. The new guidelines apply to all new developments, from a resident building a new-build home for themselves, or larger-scale housebuilding or commercial develo

hub East Central Scotland is to fund and support this year's Design Engineer Construct (DEC) learning programme at Perth High School. The move follows the success of the inaugural initiative with hub at the school last year. The DEC learning programme was created by UK social business ‘Class o

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is marketing a prime multi-let industrial investment opportunity in Blantyre for sale with offers over £1 million invited.

A simple manufacturing technology based on chitin, one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, could be used to build tools and shelters on Mars, according to a new study.

Plans have been submitted to demolish two office blocks in Edinburgh to be replaced with a mixed-use development.

Despite a fall in profits, housebuilder Springfield Properties said today it is well placed to benefit from a significant increase in demand since resuming operations as buyers seek to move out of city centres and into larger homes with gardens. (from left) Michelle Motion, chief financial

Plans for a £40 million whisky distillery near Jedburgh are back on the table after a previously-approved application expired in January.

Kier Group has appointed Helen Samuels to a newly created senior role within its construction business. A Chartered Civil Engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Helen will join Kier as technical director in January 2021, from her current role as CEO of Bibby Marine.