Robertson to build Passivhaus primary school in Perth

PERTH & Kinross Council has approved plans for a new Passivhaus standard primary school, to be built in north Perth. Robertson Construction Tayside will build...

University seeks partner to build research district at 70-acre Edinburgh site

HERIOT-WATT University is seeking a development partner to help it build a UK research and innovation district at its Riccarton Campus in Edinburgh. The university...

Double triumph for Indeglas at FIS Contractors Awards

INDEGLAS is celebrating after winning two accolades at the Finishes and Interiors 2023 Contractors Awards for its work at the University of Glasgow’s ARC...

Rooflights tipped to improve learning experience at new East Dunbartonshire school

WHITESALES has supplied 14 Solus Monopitch rooflights and four Solus smoke hatches for a new Additional Support Needs (ASN) school in East Dunbartonshire. Architects NORR...
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Increasing construction costs sees Midlothian school project rise to £55.3m

RISING construction costs have led to Midlothian councillors approving an additional £10.7 million in funding for the refurbishment and extension of Penicuik High School. The...

Property sector collaboration helps to progress plans for ‘urgently needed’ school for vulnerable children

NINE Scottish property firms have teamed up to support an 'urgently needed' build project for a charity in Kinross-shire. The collaboration of developers, architects, planners,...

Landmark passivhaus nursery to be built in West Lothian

SCOTLAND'S first public passivhaus nursery has moved a step closer after contract close on the project was achieved. The facility will be built in Blackridge, West...
Flying Colours Nursery

Edinburgh projects boost Will Rudd’s bespoke design ability in education buildings

Will Rudd Edinburgh has helped design and deliver a number of striking education environments in Scotland’s capital over the past year. MD Gillian Ogilvie...

Engineering works complete on new Burdiehouse school

WILL Rudd (Edinburgh) has completed structural and civil design and engineering works at a new campus for pupils at St Crispin’s School in the...

The vital role of acoustics in classroom design

Michael Anderson, head of A&D – UK & Ireland – at ceiling solutions specialist Zentia, tells Project Scotland about the vital role of acoustics...
Richard Park

Hub Scotland education infrastructure success highlighted on eve of Glasgow event

ON the eve of this year’s Learning Places Scotland and EdTech conference and exhibition, it has been revealed that the national hub programme is...

Historic Ayr school building refurbished

THE full refurbishment of Ayr Grammar Primary School has been completed with pupils now enjoying the new facilities. Designed by BDP's Glasgow studio, the restoration...
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Plans launched for 1,135-bed development in Glasgow city centre

PLANS have been launched by Downing for the build of a 1,135-bed mixed-use development by the River Clyde in Glasgow. Formerly the headquarters of the...

Island firms lead £2.3m university project

WORK is underway on a £2.3 million project to transform the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) to transform its North, West, and...

Local firm to carry out £1.7m works on West Lothian schools

TWO West Lothian schools are to benefit from major improvement works in a £1.7 million renovation and extension programme. Kirkhill Primary in Broxburn will see...

Robertson begins QMRI refurbishment works in Edinburgh

ROBERTSON Construction Central East has started alteration and refurbishment works on the University of Edinburgh’s Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI), which will see the...

Moveable wall divides Glasgow lecture theatre with Style

STYLE Scotland has provided details of its role in installing a large Skyfold vertical rising moveable wall in the main lecture theatre of the...

Kier Construction to build new primary school in East Ayrshire

EAST Ayrshire Council has appointed Kier Construction as the preferred contractor for the build of a new primary school at Netherthird. The local authority said...

£25m Ayr school officially opened

SCOTLAND'S deputy First Minister John Swinney has officially opened the new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr. Designed by BDP's Glasgow studio, the facility has been...
Whitecraig Primary

New Whitecraig Primary celebrates area’s history and landscape

THE new Whitecraig Primary School has opened in East Lothian. The facility, built by Morrison Construction, has been developed on land adjacent to the previous...