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Biologically inspired materials, able to grow and adapt to their environment, could extend the lifespan of electronic devices, medical implants and infrastructure, and unlock an array of environmental benefits, according to a report by the Royal Society.

Property partnership Alex Brewster and Sons has been fined £4,000 after an employee fell through a roof light. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how on 19 April 2016, two employees were removing roofing panels from a derelict shed in Midlothian. One of the workers stepped on to a roof light, which

A new £16.5 million Passivhaus-standard primary school is to be built on the grounds of North Muirton Primary School in Perth, under newly filed plans submitted to the local authority. Designed by Architype, the two-storey North Perth Primary School at Uist Place will replace ageing schoo

A new report aimed at helping public bodies make decisions on where public funding in construction gives the highest economic returns to help support a green recovery has been published today by the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum).

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said it broadly welcomes the direction of travel the Scottish Government has taken with its new National Planning Framework (NPF4) but it must be "deliverable, connected and influential".

Work has started on the first new homes to be built at the development in East Lothian with more good news to come later this year, according to developer Hargreaves Land. Blindwells, which is located less than 10 miles east of Edinburgh, has outline planning permission for 1,600 homes. Hargrea

hub South West Scotland and Cruden Building are starting work today on a new affordable housing development in Larkhall on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council to support the local housing strategy.

A marine energy company has unveiled a ground-breaking project to produce Scotch whisky distilled by tidal power in the Sound of Islay.

Work will soon begin to lay foundations for overhead powerlines along the East Kilbride-Glasgow Central railway as part of a multi-million-pound investment in the route.

Growing awareness of environmental issues will encourage builders and developers to make new homes ever greener in the coming years and decades. Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies, identifies four main areas by which tomorrow’s homes will reduce their envi

Scotland's industrial market has been turbo-charged with demand hitting limited supply, while proactive landlords will be refurbishing vacant space this year, according to Ryden’s 86th Scottish Property Review. The review also found that development response is building but struggling to find

Property and investment firm Colliers said there is an urgent requirement for the speculative development of industrial and logistics space in Scotland to meet strong occupational demand. New analysis from the firm suggests there is demand for industrial space from companies across a range of s

Permission is being sought to demolish a disused Glasgow City Council building in Cranhill and build affordable flats.

Residents across North Ayrshire can see for themselves how the local authority is at the cutting edge of developing homes for the future.

Following SCAPE's report in December which revealed that residents are reporting they don't see community improvements from construction work, Sarah Stone reveals what construction firms can do to not just improve the way they create social value, but do so in a way that also builds economic va