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Funding boost for community innovation campus in Tain

A new facility in Tain focused on boosting sustainability, wellbeing, employability and education has received a £250,000 funding boost from Social Investment Scotland (SIS)...
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University of Stirling project delivers multi-million pound boost to local economy

A new research facility at the University of Stirling has delivered a multi-million pound boost to the local economy in Forth Valley during the...

Lessons learnt for sustainable school design

By Lindsey Mitchell, architect director at BDP’s Glasgow studio SCOTLAND has ambitious environmental goals. It is five years since the Paris agreement.  The race to...

Two BDP projects nominated in national retrofit competition

TWO BDP-designed education projects - Ayr Grammar Campus and the University of Strathclyde Learning and Teaching Project - have been shortlisted in the annual...

Morgan Sindall completes student accommodation makeover in Glasgow

MORGAN Sindall Construction has completed its first project on the University of Glasgow’s capital projects framework, which involved the complete refurbishment of Maclay Residences. The...

Cruden builds new facilities for Inverclyde primary school

CRUDEN Building has helped out a primary school in Inverclyde by transforming outdoor play areas and building new pieces of equipment for pupils to...
Abbey Lane, Edinburgh

Topping out ceremony marks progress at Edinburgh purpose-built student accommodation

A topping out ceremony has marked a milestone in the construction of Burnet Point, a new £59 million purpose-built student accommodation development at Abbey...

New £40.9m Boclair Academy officially opened in Bearsden

AN official opening ceremony has been held after work was completed on the build of the new £40.9 million Boclair Academy in Bearsden. Wates Construction...
Carrongrange school

Plans for build of £30m Falkirk school progress

FALKIRK Council is set to progress to a statutory consultation on £30 million proposals to build a new additional support needs campus at Carrongrange. Plans...

Bringing life to the desert with biophilic design

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP Glasgow WHEN visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus in Dubai, they leave behind...

Scottish Opera has plans approved for mixed-use development in Glasgow

SCOTTISH Opera has secured planning permission for the build of a new headquarters and student accommodation in Glasgow. The mixed-use development will be built at...

Edinburgh eyes build of dedicated Gaelic secondary school

DISCUSSIONS are being held in Edinburgh on the expansion of Gaelic secondary education in the capital through the build of a dedicated school. A consultation...

Students embrace Queen Margaret University’s £2.1 million revamp

DESPITE living in the era of hybrid working and studying, Queen Margaret University (QMU) has experienced a 15% increase in footfall following a multi-year...

SES appointed to £84m University of Glasgow development

SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced it has been appointed by Multiplex to deliver an £84 million project at the University of Glasgow. The...

Designs unveiled for proposed £10m Inverclyde learning hub

THE designs of a proposed new £10 million day centre for people in Inverclyde with learning disabilities have been unveiled. Artist impressions have been released...

Scottish Procurement Alliance renews four frameworks

SCOTTISH Procurement Alliance (SPA) has announced it is re-procuring four of its most successful frameworks: Schools and Community Buildings; Modular Buildings; Roofing; and Doors. In...

BAM Construction to begin build of new Peebles High School this year

PLANS have been approved for the build of a 'state-of-the-art' campus in Peebles to replace the town's existing high school with was seriously damaged...

Dunfermline firm lands £1.8m fit-out contract at Winchburgh campus

DUNFERMLINE-based fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded a £1.8 million contract by Morrison Construction for a new £60 million multi-school campus in West Lothian. The...

Keeping schools safe in hygiene-critical times

David Hockley, area technical manager at SIKA, explains why he believes resin is the ideal flooring to help with stringent safey standards in schools COVID-19...

Bulk of West Lothian’s £62m property investment to be spent on schools

WEST Lothian Council is to invest £62.6 million in property during 2022/23 - with the majority being spent on improving its school estate. The investment...