Edinburgh

A Glasgow based demolition contractor has been fined after a worker fell to their death from a mezzanine deck during a demolition project in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how, on 15 January 2015, an employee of Walker Demo Limited died 10 days after he fell while dismantling a mezzanine d

Developers behind the bid to turn Edinburgh's Old Royal High School into a hotel have enlisted a former advisor to Donald Trump as an appeal was lodged against the decision to deny them planning permission. Councillors unanimously rejected the application to transform the A-listed building on Calton

Representatives from Esh Border Construction and Heriot-Watt University met this week to celebrate the beginning of an extensive refurbishment project at the prestigious higher education establishment. Livingston-based Esh has been awarded the contract to completely transform the university’s Came

A core University of Edinburgh building which is recognised as an exemplar of modern design by Historic Environment Scotland has received an £11.98 million upgrade by CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The Glasgow-based construction specialist said the new over-cladding of Appleton Tower has reinvigorated the bui

Proposals for one of Edinburgh’s largest viable brownfield developments will be put forward for determination at a planning committee this week. Updated plans for Waterfront Plaza have received support from across the Leith business community, as well as with leading political figures and affordab

Gavin Barrie The City of Edinburgh Council has outlined a detailed plan to deliver the first phase of the Capital Coalition’s commitment to build 20,000 affordable homes over the next ten years.

A CGI of the new office development at New Waverley A project to maintain and improving key transport links for communities in the Inner Hebrides and the regeneration of a previously neglected corner of Edinburgh’s Old Town Conservation Area have scooped the Project of the Year titles in the Infra

Nick Penny Edinburgh needs to re-align itself to focus more on opportunities outside its immediate boundaries in order to continue to meet the ever-growing demand for homes, offices and hotels and fully establish itself as a global city, according to new research from Savills.

A CGI of the new office development at New Waverley, Edinburgh. Speculative office development in Scotland has ground to a halt again bar selected schemes in Edinburgh, where vacancy continues to fall, according to Ryden’s 81st Scottish Property Review.

Resident Jakub Stojek at the Leith Fort develepment A partnership between Port of Leith Housing Association and the City of Edinburgh Council has delivered a new community of affordable homes in Leith.

Edinburgh has been ranked as having the second most sustainable transport network in the UK, and sits within the top 20 cities globally for the quality and effectiveness of its transport systems.

Architecture firm Sheppard Robson has received planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for a £19 million engineering, computer science and maths building at Heriot-Watt University. Located at the Riccarton Campus on the outskirts of West Edinburgh, the 5,200 m2 teaching and learning

Oberlanders’ Andrew Wilmot giving a walk and talk tour to the Oslo delegates at Holyrood North student accommodation, Edinburgh A 25-strong Norwegian delegation toured award-winning projects from Oberlanders Architects as part of a fact-finding visit to Edinburgh.

A new 237 bed purpose-built student accommodation development at The Old Printworks in Edinburgh has been completed in time for the 2017/18 academic year. Delivered by Crosslane Student Developments on behalf of the Unite Group, the £31 million development was completed by Ogilvie Construction and

The largest speculative office development currently underway in Edinburgh is set to be delivered by BAM Properties after the contractor struck a deal with Hermes Investment Management. Upon completion, Capital Square will be a premier 122,000 sq ft, eight-floor purpose-built office development desi