Engineers to begin ‘vital’ project on West Highland Railway Line
RAILWAY engineers will work 'around-the-clock' for four days from this Saturday at locations between Craigendoran and Crianlarich.
On Saturday and Sunday (November 9 and 10),...
Plans submitted for next phase of 600-home Dundashill neighbourhood
BIGG Regeneration, a joint venture between B Corp developer igloo and Scottish Canals, has submitted the next phase of plans for Dundashill, a 600-home...
Accelerate to Zero award winners revealed at Glasgow ceremony
BUILT Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced the winners of this year's Accelerate to Zero Awards, which celebrate businesses, individuals, and organisations for...
Construction work to begin on Perth-headquartered firm’s first Italian projects
PERTH-headquartered SSE Renewables has marked another milestone in its continued European expansion after making the final investment decision to proceed with the build of...
Callendar Park memorial to remember lives lost to Covid-19
A memorial is to be created in Callendar Park to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to Covid-19.
The Remembering Together memorial, in the form...
Base for £4.3 billion project officially opens in Glasgow
A new facility has opened in Glasgow to act as a base for the £4.3 billion project to deliver a series of subsea electricity...
Wood burning stoves to be permitted in new homes and buildings
WOOD burning stoves will now be permitted in new homes and buildings, following a review of the new build heat standard commissioned by Scottish...
Why PPM is critical to housing stock’s net zero journey
By Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
The journey to net zero can seem a large, ominous, and expensive...
New film offers insight into £125m plans to transform historic Glasgow site
A short film has been launched that provides an insight into plans to transform the historic Govan Graving Docks on the River Clyde.
‘Rising Tides:...
Fleming appointed as approved contractor on residential framework
FLEMING has expressed its delight after being named as an approved contractor on Scotland Excel’s 2nd generation New Build Residential Construction Framework.
The framework is...
Housebuilder purchases former Glasgow school site for £3m
THE site of the former Howford Primary School and schoolhouse on Crookston Road in Glasgow is to disposed of to Bellway Homes, Glasgow City...
Sites identified in Glasgow for delivery of 4,320 homes
GLASGOW City Council has identified 37 sites across the city which have the potential to deliver 4,320 new homes.
The news comes as part of...
Edinburgh increases affordable housing requirement in new developments to 35%
EDINBURGH is to increase the requirement for affordable housing in new developments to a minimum of 35%.
The move comes as part of the City...
Retrofit Scotland relaunched to accelerate delivery of sustainable solutions
RETROFIT Scotland has been relaunched at the International Retrofit Conference in a bid to scale neighbourhood retrofit delivery.
Delivered by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation...
SSEN and Aberdeen Science Centre partner to inspire net zero careers
A new partnership between SSEN Transmission and Aberdeen Science Centre (ASC) will look to inspire young people in the north of Scotland to consider...
Property and construction consultancy appoints regional director for Scotland and Northern Ireland
PROPERTY and construction consultancy Gleeds has appointed Dorothy Robertson as regional director for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Based in the firm's Glasgow office, Dorothy has...
Work begins on final phase of Toryglen housing development
WORK has started on the fourth and final phase of Cruden Homes' King’s View development in Toryglen, Glasgow.
This phase will deliver 56 homes, situated...
Demolishing RAAC-affected homes may not be the only answer
By Alan Ferns, director – structural engineering at Dougall Baillie Associates
It sometimes feels that, in the opaque realm of official decision-making, the temptation to...
Macleod Roofing donates £10,000 to the Elsie Normington Foundation
MACLEOD Roofing has hailed the 'extraordinary' work of the Elsie Normington Foundation following its £10,000 donation to the charity.
The charity supports children and young...
Perth-headquartered SSE produces renewable energy in mainland Europe for first time
PERTH-headquartered SSE Renewables is producing renewable energy in mainland Europe for the first time.
The milestone comes as the organisation achieves first power at its...
