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The NHBC Foundation has published a new report that considers why the delivery of Passivhaus at scale remains a considerable challenge across the UK, as well as highlighting where progress has been made.

A woman has opened up about her strange addiction to eating bricks after getting hooked on the 'chalky' taste when she was a teenager. Patrice Benjamin-Ramgoolam from London appeared on ITV's This Morning yesterday, ten years after she first spoke her obsession on the show.

Barratt Developments has revealed it anticipates a further 7% drop in home completions for the 2024-25 financial year, despite "broadly flat" building costs and UK government pledges to simplify planning in England. Revealed in the developer's latest trading update, the decline was attributed to hig

A massive Gavin and Stacey mural has divided a Welsh town. Dinas Powys homeowner Anya Clements commissioned artist Tee2Sugars to create the artwork, featuring eight characters from the hit BBC comedy, on her garden wall.

Bield has awarded a £4.5 million multi-trade repairs contract to Lanarkshire-based Rodgers & Johnston Ltd (R&J). The four-year partnership covers responsive repairs, void property works, and out-of-hours emergency repairs across the west and central areas of Scotland.

The economic and social benefit created by the delivery of mid-market rent (MMR) properties has been highlighted in a new report commissioned by not-for-profit developers HHA and Lar Housing Trust, and fund and asset manager for social housing Thriving Investments.

Clark Contracts has completed the £3 million transformation of the Category B-listed Paisley Arts Centre for Renfrewshire Council.

A Glasgow city centre student accommodation development being delivered by GRAHAM for iQ Student Accommodation has topped out at 36 metres.

A housing company has been fined more than £300,000 after a driver was crushed to death by falling concrete blocks at a construction site in South Lanarkshire.

Balfour Beatty is to be awarded a £185 million Scottish Government contract for the dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy. Subject to the successful completion of a mandatory standstill period, the procurement process will conclude in the coming weeks with the contract being awarded to Ba

A Midlothian construction business has been granted planning permission to relocate to the former Gorebridge United Free Church. Rory Joyce, who heads family firm Peter Joyce & Son, submitted a change of use application to repurpose the former church building for offices, a showroom and storage.

P&J Live has announced a major sustainability campaign aimed at boosting the Aberdeen venue's environmental credentials.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched eight new engineering construction qualifications in Scotland.

The Scottish Government should revisit its housebuilding plans in response to the new UK government to avoid "falling behind", a major business has said. In her first first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced the UK government’s new mandatory housebuilding targets for England as well

Engineering consultancy Fairhurst has collaborated with 20 other organisations in Aberdeen to deliver new outdoor facilities for a special school for children and young people with additional support needs.