University to name wings of flagship £60m learning hub after inspirational women
THE University of Strathclyde is to name the two wings of its new £60 million campus building after inspirational women.
The flagship learning hub was...
Build of new Stirling primary school to begin
GROUND is to be broken on the build of a new primary school in Stirling over the coming weeks.
Work on the South Stirling Gateway...
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...
Highland Council warns school estate challenge ‘too great’ to manage on its own
THE leader of the Highland Council has warned that the 'scale of the challenge' relating to its school estate is 'too great' for the...
Fife College’s new Dunfermline Campus to provide major boost for local apprentices
FIFE College has delivered a boost for local apprentices following a pledge from construction partner Balfour Beatty to offer over 200 weeks of work...
Balfour Beatty delivers its first Passivhaus secondary school in Edinburgh
THE new Liberton High School in the south of Edinburgh has been officially opened to staff and students.
Built by Balfour Beatty and designed by...
Build of Ardrossan Community Campus begins
MORGAN Sindall Construction has commenced the build of the Ardrossan Community Campus on behalf of North Ayrshire Council.
Designed by JM Architects, the new campus...
‘Historic day’ as Edinburgh-based university opens new Dubai campus
HERIOT-WATT University has hailed the official opening of its new Dubai campus as a 'historic day'.
Located at the Dubai Knowledge Park, the seven-storey structure...
Value of apprenticeships highlighted at new Fife College campus
SCOTLAND'S minister for higher and further education, Graeme Dey MSP, kicked off Scottish Apprenticeship Week at Fife College’s new Dunfermline Campus.
The minister met apprentices...
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...
CICV Forum suggests ‘practical proposals’ to help schools safely reopen
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has proposed a series of measures to help safely reopen schools across the country.
The body has written to Kevin...
Praise for Edinburgh Innovation Hub contractor
HERON Bros has been hailed for the speed at which it is constructing the new Edinburgh Innovation Hub.
Being delivered in a partnership between East...
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 celebrates completion of landmark education projects
ROBERTSON Construction Tayside has revealed details of a number of recent landmark education project handovers, helping Scottish councils to advance their net zero ambitions...
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...
Construction business appoints national education director
TILBURY Douglas has appointed Ben Hull as national education director.
He has more than 20 years' experience within Tilbury Douglas, most recently as regional design...
Construction of Passivhaus primary school in Irvine gets underway
CONSTRUCTION work is underway on a new £24 million primary school in Irvine being built to Passivhaus standards.
North Ayrshire provost Anthea Dickson carried out...
Proposals for new Shetland school to be unveiled at community events
THE first stage of a community engagement programme is to get underway on plans for the build of a new Brae High School in...
Build of £21m Isle of Skye school underway
MORGAN Sindall Construction has commenced work on the £21 million build of the new Broadford Primary School on the Isle of Skye.
A turf cutting...
Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of work at 262-bed PBSA Glasgow site
A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of construction work at Alumno's new 262-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on St George’s Road in...
