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....
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...
Council outlines plan to invest £8.8m in school building improvements
MORAY Council has set out its plan to invest £8.8 million in improving its school buildings in the next financial year.
Almost £5 million of...
Robertson starts work on gene therapy innovation centre
ROBERTSON Construction has started work on a new gene therapy innovation centre, which will bring together a range of specialists to enable academic-led clinical...
New ‘cutting-edge’ University of Edinburgh facility tipped to benefit engineering students
THE University of Edinburgh has tipped a new building to transform education, research and industry collaboration in engineering.
The Engineering Forum will support learning and...
Council say settling £6m insurance claim will allow for flexibility in new school decision
COUNCILLORS are being asked to agree to settle a near £6 million insurance claim for the fire-hit Braeview Academy building, Dundee City Council has...
Pitch perfect: Trinity pupils welcome new sports centre
PUPILS and staff at Trinity Academy have celebrated the opening of its new sports and outdoor centre in Bangholm, Edinburgh.
An annual open day provided...
Kier begins build of new Girvan school
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the commencement of works on the new Girvan Primary School and Early Years Centre.
Pupils and school...
Contractor completes first phase of Edinburgh school retrofit works
GRAHAM has announced completion of the first stage of a £10 million retrofit of Brunstane Primary School in Edinburgh.
The contractor has been tasked with...
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...
Edinburgh Napier University’s expanded facility tipped to help next generation excel in construction
THE expansion of a technology facility at Edinburgh Napier University has been tipped to give the next generation of engineering and construction leaders 'every...
Milestone marked on 11-storey Glasgow student accommodation build
CLARK Contracts has celebrated the topping out of The Ice Vault student accommodation development on Glasgow's Osborne Street.
The complex is being delivered on behalf...
Build of new Stirling school underway
GROUND has been broken on the new Corbiewood Primary School being built to serve the emerging South Stirling Gateway housing development.
The seven-classroom school is...
Build of £88m Fife School ‘progressing rapidly’
AN £88 million Passivhaus high school being built in Inverkeithing is to open in 200 days with work 'progressing rapidly', Fife Council has said.
BAM...
531-bed Glasgow city centre student complex poised for approval
PLANS for a 531-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Glasgow City Centre look set to be approved.
Glasgow City Council has ‘minded to grant’...
Work begins on Glasgow high school extension
AMEY has revealed that the firm's project and schools' facilities management team in Glasgow has started work on a new multi-million pound extension at...
Progress made on £2m Aberdeen school project
PROGRESS continues to be made on the St Machar Academy grounds improvements project, Aberdeen City Council has announced.
The £1.977 million project will provide new...
Work underway on new Callander Primary School
KIER Construction has started work to deliver a new primary school in Callander.
The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Planning Authority granted planning permission...
Robertson begins build of new Aberdeen primary school
ROBERTSON has commenced construction on the build of the new replacement Riverbank Primary School in Aberdeen.
Being built partly on the site of its predecessor...
Green light for student accommodation after town’s housing stock reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels
PLANS for the build of a £70 million student accommodation complex in St Andrews have been approved by Fife Council.
The 681-bedroom development includes eight...
