Hub South East and Balfour Beatty take lead roles on Craighall and Blindwells schools

EAST Lothian Council has appointed development partner Hub South East to deliver two new primary schools at Craighall and Blindwells. Balfour Beatty has been...

Double joy for Hub South East projects at education awards

TWO Hub South East projects won accolades at the Learning Places Scotland Awards this week. Blackridge and St Mary’s Early Years Centres in West Lothian...

Balerno High refurbishment project gathers pace

A refurbishment project at Balerno High School in Edinburgh is gathering pace, with Arc-Tech providing support to main contractor Maxi Construction. A £3.3 million contract...
Nursery garden at Passivhaus school

Landmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets

Edinburgh-based architect Architype is working on a number of Passivhaus schools, including the recently completed Riverside Primary, the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland....

Award recognition puts Beatlie School Campus top of the class

BEATLIE School Campus in West Lothian was honoured with the Small Public Development of the Year accolade at the 2024 Scottish Property Awards. The new...

New East Lothian schools begin to take shape

STRUCTURAL steel frames have been installed by Balfour Beatty at the sites of the builds of two new schools in East Lothian. Blindwells and Craighall...

Work underway on build of student accommodation in Glasgow

WORK is underway on the build of iQ Student Accommodation's latest purpose built student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre. Located at 225 Bath Street,...

Robertson completes build of new University of Dundee hub

ROBERTSON Construction Tayside has completed the build of the University of Dundee's Life Sciences Innovation Hub. The new-build 5,000m2 (54,000ft2 ) facility is designed to...
Roofing boards on Caledonia High School

Fire-resistant roofing boards utilised at exemplar Rosyth school

THE use of fire-resistant roofing boards from Magply have been utilised on an exemplar Passivhaus school build in Rosyth, Fife. Magply’s 12mm-thick boards, which meet...

Work to begin on Aberdeen’s first outdoor nursery

PREPARATORY work is to begin later this month (March) on the build of Aberdeen's first outdoor nursery. Robertson Construction Eastern will lead the Aberdeen City...
Lower Gilmore Place

Student sector continues to boost Scottish commercial property investment market

NEW research has highlighted that purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) continues to be a 'shining light' in the Scottish commercial property investment market. In its latest...
NMITE's Skylon campus in Hereford

‘Living lab’ paves the way for sustainability engineers of the future

KNAUF Insulation has revealed how its products were used in the bespoke, timber frame wall panels for the New Model Institute for Technology and...
New centre

Heriot-Watt University eyes build of £35m Centre for Sustainable Brewing and Distilling

HERIOT-Watt University is looking to raise £35 million to realise its vision of building a new Centre for Sustainable Brewing and Distilling (CSVD). The facility...

Thomas Johnstone Ltd hands over new learning hub to Harmeny Education Trust

CONSTRUCTION and specialist fit-out contractor Thomas Johnstone Ltd (TJL) has handed over the new Outdoor Learning Hub to Harmeny Education Trust in Balerno. The project...

University of St Andrews building scoops architecture award

A renovated University of St Andrews building has won an architecture prize at the annual Scottish Design Awards. Walter Bower House, at the institute's Eden...

East Renfrewshire Council announces next stage of Neilston school transformation

RESIDENTS are being asked to help shape plans for a new learning campus in Neilston, which will locate Neilston and St Thomas' primaries on...

Plans unveiled for high school build at University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus

PLANS have been announced for the build of a Passivhaus high school within the University of Edinburgh's Easter Bush Campus. Unveiled by Midlothian Council, the...

Milestone moment for Moorpark Primary build

A milestone has been reached in the construction of the new Moorpark Primary in North Ayrshire. North Ayrshire provost councillor Anthea Dickson laid the final...

BDP named Architectural Practice of the Year at education awards

BDP is celebrating after being named Architectural Practice of the Year at the Learning Places Scotland Awards. The awards honour achievements in the Scottish education...

Contract awarded for £9m build at Inverness Campus

ROBERTSON Construction Northern has secured a £9 million contract to build a new life sciences innovation centre at Inverness Campus. The centre is a partnership...