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Plans to deliver a new £28 million school in Edinburgh have taken a huge step forward with the granting of planning approval and the announcement on the project team.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is to put the climate emergency at the heart of a new five-year strategy. Presented by president Robin Webster at a meeting of members this week, the ‘RIAS Inspiring’ strategy comes in the wake of a refresh at the architecture body

An Aberdeen architect who was struck off by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) has failed to overturn the decision.

Apprentices at residential fire and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm provider Aico Ltd have commenced the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) Product Knowledge Programme, starting with the Customer Service module. At the end of this module, the apprentices will understand ‘What constitu

The condition of privately owned tenement housing will continue to deteriorate unless the Scottish Government partners with councils and housing associations to arrest the decline, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has warned. Earlier this week, at the Forum&rsquo

An ode to the Queensferry Crossing by Scotland’s national poet has been set in bronze in a specially commissioned work. 

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Carnoustie Links Development Ltd

Proposals to build more than 200 homes as part of a wider housing development in Aberdeen have been given the green light.

A commitment by the Scottish Government to fully involve planners in its drive to deliver a zero carbon target by 2045 has been welcomed by RTPI Scotland. Launching the Programme for Government 2019-20 in Parliament this week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said ending Scotland’s contribution

The Academy for Construction People in Glasgow was one of the UK Training and Assessment Centres set up in March 2018 with support from CITB.

Consulting engineering firm Pell Frischmann, which launched an Edinburgh office earlier this year, is to move to a larger office having already outgrown its original accommodation. Launched in January with the appointment of Gordon Buchan as divisional director for Scotland, the Edinburgh office add

DM Hall’s Mark O’Neill on how Energy Performance Certificates can still prove their worth after 10 years. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

Scotland’s electrical contractor trade body SELECT has welcomed three more new colleagues to The Walled Garden as it continues to refine and expand its many member services. Experienced marketing professional Linda Rolfe joined the team on September 2 as events, marketing and communications co

Six philanthropic organisations carrying out much-needed community work across Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway have benefited to the tune of thousands following the second annual hub South West Charity Golf Event. (from left) Helen Cameron, Ashleigh Building; Margaret Milton, hubSW

RSM VAT partner Philip Munn on the raft of VAT changes coming into force in October. Unless HMRC responds to calls from the construction industry and RSM, on 1 October 2019 the industry faces a perfect storm of VAT issues.