St Vincent Street student accommodation

Work begins on 321-apartment student complex in Glasgow city centre

CONSTRUCTION is underway on a new student accommodation project at at 292-298 St Vincent Street in Glasgow city centre. Developer Artisan Real Estate and Homes...
View of Inverness

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...

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...

Dalkeith school scheme marks GBSS’ largest contract to date

GBSS Civil Engineering has commenced work on delivering groundworks and civil engineering at the site of the new £41.8 million Mayfield Primary School in...
Lower Gilmore Place

Work starts on second phase of Fountainbridge student complex

MAIN contractor Thomas Johnstone Ltd (TJL) has started construction on the second phase of the Lower Gilmore Place purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in...
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...
Highlands and Islands Enterprise Inverness Campus

Dundee practice appointed by HIE for Inverness Campus design work

DUNDEE-based architecture practice Andrew Black Design has been appointed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to deliver design and consultancy services for a new...

City of Edinburgh Council calls for full RAAC funding from Scottish Government

THE leader of the City of Edinburgh Council has called on the Scottish Government to fully fund the costs of work linked to reinforced...

University of St Andrews opens ‘world-leading’ music centre

THE University of St Andrews has officially marked the opening of its 'world-leading' Laidlaw Music Centre. GRAHAM Construction first commenced work on the build of...

Balfour Beatty completes disposal of 536-bed Glasgow student accommodation

BALFOUR Beatty has announced the sale of Foundry Courtyard, a 536-bed student accommodation building in Glasgow. The group has sold its 100% stake to an...

GRAHAM re-elected to University of Glasgow framework

GRAHAM has been re-elected to the University of Glasgow framework to deliver projects valued in excess of £7 million over the next six years. Appointed...
Y2K

Local youth group benefits from Easthouses Primary School project

A community benefits initiative delivered as part of the build of the new Easthouses Primary School in Midlothian has seen furniture donated to a...

Dunfermline furniture and fit-out specialist lands £1.5m Chryston community hub contract

DUNFERMLINE-based Deanestor has revealed it has been awarded its second contract this year for North Lanarkshire Council. The latest project is to provide furniture and...

Nairn Academy’s opening date pushed back to October

THE new £61 million Nairn Academy will open its doors to pupils in October this year, the Highland Council has announced. The revised opening date...
Bunkabin at ScotPlant

Bunkabin eyes Scottish education sector growth

PORTABLE accommodation specialist Bunkabin is manufacturing a further seven of its bespoke diner solutions, after the innovation became the firm’s ‘go-to’ product – with...

Build of Moray’s first specialist STEM facility to begin

ROBERTSON Construction has been appointed as the main contractor on a project to create a specialist STEM facility at Elgin Library. The project to deliver...

Nursery begins to take shape in Greenock as part of wider £5.4m project

CCG Scotland has commenced the assembly of the superstructure of a new £3 million nursery in Greenock. The Larkfield East Learning Centre is scheduled for...

Work to begin on build of £64.5m Galashiels Academy

MORRISON Construction is set to begin work on the build of the new Galashiels Academy. The project budget for the build stands at £64.5 million,...

Fife firm completes fit-out project at £14m West Lothian primary school

DUNFERMLINE-based Deanestor has divulged details of its work to provide bespoke furniture and fit-out services for the new £14 million Calderwood Primary School in...

Work resumes to convert former Shakespeare Street school building

WORK on the third and final stage of a new residential development close to Glasgow’s west end has resumed, which is set to preserve...