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Construction firm PERI is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building.

akp Scotland has added to its senior management team in the shape of operations manager Stephen Sharpe. Stephen trained in construction management before commencing his career as a project planner, thereafter, as a project manager, going onto deliver numerous multi-million-pound fit-out projects acr

Candleriggs Development 2 Limited, the joint venture between Drum Property Group and Stamford Property Investments, has agreed an £81.5 million deal with Legal & General to deliver a major 346-apartment Build-to-Rent (BTR) scheme at Candleriggs Square in Glasgow.  The deal marks the n

Ogilvie Construction has been appointed to hub South West Scotland’s supply chain as a Tier 1B Contractor. The award means that Ogilvie Construction can bid for hub infrastructure projects up to a value of £10 million across the south west of the country.

Councillors in East Dunbartonshire have granted planning permission to build a new Boclair Academy in Bearsden.

Glasgow City Council has approved the next step in the delivery of a document that will guide the development and regeneration of the north of the city over the next 30 years.

The annual number of affordable homes approved and started have increased over the past year despite coronavirus having a major impact over the lockdown period. Figures from the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics show that, in the year to end June 2020, 12,276 affordable homes were approv

Linda Fabiani MSP will tonight host an online debate and discussion as part of the Cross Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment. The group aims to maintain a forum of MSPs and others to promote and further the economic, social, environmental and cultural contributions that architectur

More than £100 million of development funding has been invested to date to increase the number of affordable homes in Glasgow as part of the city's housing strategy, a Glasgow City Council committee heard yesterday.

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has appointed Dr Anas Bataw as director of its visionary Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) in Dubai. Dr Bataw joins CESC with a wealth of experience and a proven track record in academia and industry collaboration in the Architecture, Engineering and

In a guest blog for CITB, health and safety consultant Andrew Gardiner shares three lessons to be learnt from lockdown. A contingency plan is essential

Private and commercial developers are being reminded that Moray Council's new guidance on developer obligations comes into effect from today. The new guidelines apply to all new developments, from a resident building a new-build home for themselves, or larger-scale housebuilding or commercial develo

hub East Central Scotland is to fund and support this year's Design Engineer Construct (DEC) learning programme at Perth High School. The move follows the success of the inaugural initiative with hub at the school last year. The DEC learning programme was created by UK social business ‘Class o

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is marketing a prime multi-let industrial investment opportunity in Blantyre for sale with offers over £1 million invited.

A simple manufacturing technology based on chitin, one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, could be used to build tools and shelters on Mars, according to a new study.