Work begins on build of new £50m Passivhaus Edinburgh school
KIER Construction has commenced the build of the new £50 million Currie Community High School in Edinburgh.
A ground-breaking event has been held to mark...
Aberdeen to prioritise improving existing schools over new builds
ABERDEEN is to concentrate on improving existing schools before considering building new schools, the city's council has announced.
It comes as part of an approved...
Plans approved for replacement primary school in Whitecraig
PLANS for the build of a replacement primary school in Whitecraig have been approved by East Lothian Council.
The local authority said that a replacement...
GRAHAM competition sees Glasgow pupils light up city skyline
THREE pupils from St Patrick’s Primary in Glasgow were given the chance to help switch on the festive lights at the Central Quay site...
Two Glasgow schools set for £8m upgrades
AROUND £8 million is to be spent on the upgrade of two Glasgow schools, the city's council has announced.
St Paul's High School and Carntyne...
Work to start on Port Glasgow nursery extension
WORK will commence shortly on a £2.4 million extension to the Rainbow Family Centre (Park Farm) nursery in Port Glasgow.
The new Park Farm facility...
Scotland’s Passivhaus schools teach construction industry important lessons
By Sarah Lewis, research & policy director, Passivhaus Trust
THERE are estimated to be 35 Passivhaus schools currently underway or in the pipeline in Scotland....
100-day countdown begins for opening of new East Lothian school
ONLY 100 days remain until the Rosehill High School opens as part of the £47.2 million Wallyford Secondary Learning Campus project.
Morrison Construction is leading...
Hub organisations deliver over £2 billion worth of education infrastructure
SCOTLAND'S five regional hub organisations are to come together for the Learning Places Scotland conference to showcase their success in creating modern learning facilities.
The...
Jedburgh campus recognised at international awards ceremony
THE £32 million Jedburgh Grammar Campus project was recognised at the Partnership Awards 2020 after scooping a silver Award in the Best Education category.
Organised...
BDP scoops top prize for university project
BDP has picked up the top prize in the higher education and campus category in this year's AJ Retrofit Awards, for the firm's work at the...
Construction work underway at two East Lothian high schools
CONSTRUCTION work has commenced at two secondary schools in East Lothian as part of extension and reconfiguration projects.
Graham Construction Ltd is leading work at...
Construction firm rebuilds outdoor learning classroom destroyed by fire
CITY Building has started work to rebuild an outdoor learning classroom that was destroyed by a fire at a primary school in the north of...
Topping out ceremony marks key milestone at Edinburgh student development
CLARK Contracts has held a topping out ceremony to mark a key milestone in The Pepper Mill student accommodation project on Dunedin Street in...
Work underway on £18.3m build of new West Lothian school
CONSTRUCTION is underway on the £18.3 million build of the new East Calder Primary School, West Lothian Council has said.
Hub South East is delivering...
Green light for new Passivhaus community campus in Faifley
PLANNING permission has been granted for a new community campus in Faifley, West Dunbartonshire that will bring together two primary schools, a nursery and...
Community wealth building brings benefits to Fife
COMMUNITY wealth building is helping to create a fairer Fife, the region's local authority has said.
Community wealth building is an initiative where the local...
The great outdoors: ‘huge shift’ in design of learning environments
OUTDOOR learning has been a growing area of development within Scottish education facilities in recent times.
Long before the pandemic accelerated the need to find...
Robertson to deliver upgrades to University of Glasgow Library annexe
ROBERTSON Construction Central West has started work on a £12.6 million project to upgrade the annexe of the University of Glasgow Library.
Originally constructed in...
Scotland’s school buildings in ‘best condition’ since records began
SCHOOL buildings across Scotland are in their best condition since recorded figures began, the Scottish Government has said.
It comes following new statistics which revealed...
