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The City of Edinburgh Council has set out a city-wide approach to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions as part of new plans being considered by councillors to tackle climate change.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has started work to deliver the first of 69 affordable homes for Home Group Scotland at its Calderwood development on land off Clifton Road in East Calder. This parcel of land within phase 4 of Taylor Wimpey’s Calderwood development will provide a mix of two and thr

A major environmental conference this month will hear how the space sector is contributing to tackling the global climate emergency. The ‘Engineering Climate Conference’ is a virtual two-day event organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland, Engineering Scotland and th

Construction work to build new council homes at Eagle Brae, Livingston is now well under way.

An 18-hole crazy golf venue with eye-catching holes including a giant hamster cage and a bouncy castle is set to open in Glasgow city centre next month.

Output growth in the UK construction sector reaching its strongest since September 2014, according to new data.

A disused quarry in Caithness has been earmarked as the site of a proposed new battery energy plant. Developer Highview Power has notified the Highland Council of its plan to submit an application for the project.

Network Rail’s £7.5 million project to refurbish and repaint the North Queensferry approach span to the world famous Forth Bridge is now underway.

Work has started on the new primary school to serve the housing developments at Ness Castle and Ness-Side in Inverness.

A steep decline in resourcing for Scottish planning authorities over the last decade has left the profession in a precarious position, new research by Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has concluded.

Plans have been approved for a new block of 35 flats on the site of a vacant warehouse in Partick.

Construction law specialist Roddy Cormack on the shortages of construction materials and the impact this may have on the sector.  Remember when there was no toilet paper on the shelves in the supermarket? I’m still not very clear on what triggered the run on the roll, but excessive demand

Glasgow City Council has approved up to £1.4 million in funding to help develop a community hub in Possilpark.

Shettleston Housing Association (SHA) has completed a striking new development of 46 affordable homes for rent on its Fenella Street site.

A total of 24 energy-efficient new homes are to be built on a vacant site previously occupied by a gym and social work offices in Leven. Kingdom Housing Association has started work on the £3.1 million development that will see a mixture of common access apartments and cottage flats built on S