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BDP architect Lindsey Mitchell on the importance of designing education spaces which inspire and provide a year-round community asset. Like many who grew up in the 1980s, school for me was the building where I attended each weekday, was moved along corridors by prefects and herded by teachers into c

One of Scotland’s most revered electrical associations is marking its 100th anniversary as it seeks an injection of new blood from the industry’s younger professionals. The centenary celebrations of The Edinburgh Electrical Society will take place on 12 November at the Charwood restauran

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build 49 new homes on the site of a former B&Q store near Hogganfield Loch. The development at Cumbernauld Road will consist of 18 cottage flats, 18 detached houses, 10 semi-detached houses and three terraced houses. Space will also be allotted to alloc

Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA) has unveiled its latest development of new homes in Doune. The development of six properties costing almost £1 million at Woodyard Court has been built in a location where a timber sawmill once stood.

Edinburgh and Aberdeen are among the best places to live and work in the UK, according to the Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index.

Pupils from Netherthird Primary School and Early Years Centre have taken part in a competition organised by GRAHAM to showcase their artistic flare. GRAHAM site manager Gareth Minnis with Kayla Chalmers, primary six, Kali Phillips, primary three and nursery pupil Lacey McCreadie

Acting on the instructions of William Duncan (Business Recovery), Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has set a closing date of 12 noon, 27th November, 2019 on the sale of a prime city centre redevelopment opportunity in Glasgow with serviced apartment scheme consent.

Scottish Water is using earthworms and water fleas to treat waste water as part of an innovative international study which aims to protect and improve water resources around the world.

City Property has completed a series of three complex funding arrangements totalling £646 million having been advised by the banking & finance team at law firm Harper Macleod. City Property is ultimately controlled by Glasgow City Council, which required the funding to meet its obligations

Output in the UK construction sector increased by 0.6% during the third quarter of the year following months of flat or falling figures, the latest Office for National Statistics report has shown.

BAM Construct UK executive director Doug Keillor has suggested that the construction industry’s drive towards lower costs rather than to deliver the greatest value is getting worse. In a wide-ranging interview with The Herald, Mr Keillor remarked that too many contracts are awarded to companie

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has continued its drive to promote skills development, trade apprenticeships and training with a new offering of adult apprenticeships.

The Scottish Government’s new Heat Networks Bill could see the equivalent of 460,000 homes heated renewably by 2030, cutting emissions from heat by 10% and helping tackle the climate emergency, according to a new study. The research, commissioned by industry body Scottish Renewables, found 46

Consultation events are being held this week to give members of the public a chance to look at plans for a new school and a new community hub in different areas of Aberdeen. The Torry hub is being designed by Halliday Fraser Munro on the site of former Torry Academy

An action plan to help homeowners and businesses prevent damage caused by flooding has been launched by the Scottish Government.