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Los Angeles has become the first major city in the world to test a new paint technology that coat roads in order to reflect, rather than absorb, the blistering heat of the Californian summer sun. Normal black asphalt absorbs 80 to 95 percent of sunlight, while the innovative grey "cool pavement" ref

Graham Paterson, executive director of City Building City Building has almost grown the amount it returns to Glasgow City Council by more than two thirds with over £9 million set to be reinvested in public services across the city, according to its annual results.

The site forms part of Peveril Securities' redevelopment on King’s Stables Road Student accommodation specialist Empiric is planning a 166-bed student accommodation development in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, which aims to save motorists up to 20 minutes on journey times. The project, including the new seven mile stretch of the M8 motorway, promises to tackle congestion problems in central Sco

John McCormick Waste and construction services specialist NWH Group has appointed John McCormick as its chairman.

Retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone is seeking planning permission for a 69-apartment extra care accommodation block in Prestwick. Under the plans, former children’s cancer home Malcolm Sargent House will be demolished to make way for the development.

Alasdair Steele Investment in Scotland’s commercial property market remained resilient in the first six months of the year despite political instability, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

(from left) Danielle Cowan, Michael Reilly, Matt Sorum, Craig Leishman, Callum Cunningham, Stephen Brown and Mac Cruickshank An apprenticeship scheme has had a transformational impact on seven young adults based across the East of Scotland.

Dougie Campbell (left) and Bruce Laidlaw Russell Roof Tiles maintenance manager donates to Dumfries & Galloway Blood Bikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqslA_CKub8 Big Ben’s famous bongs will temporarily cease for four years from next week so that major conservation work can be carried out.

The Scottish Procurement Alliance has revealed the nine main contractors to have secured places on its £800 million schools and community buildings framework. The four-year framework is split into regions as well as four value bands (up to £2m, £2m-£4m, £4m-£10m and £10m+) with four selected

The opening of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh has been delayed for another two months, it has emerged. NHS Lothian said the £150 million facility at Little France on the outskirts of the city will now not be open until spring 2018 at the earliest.

Cladding similar to that found on Grenfell Tower in London is to be removed from Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as a precautionary measure. It was revealed last month that Kingspan Kooltherm K15 insulation boards, the same material discovered in the Grenfell block, were fitte

Councillors have been asked to approve plans for a new business hub comprising co-working space, retail units and rented apartments in Dundee city centre. Known as Studio Dundee, the £20 million project proposes to create “state-of-the-art co-working space” for entrepreneurs a

A plumbing company has won permission to appeal a high-profile employment ruling to the Supreme Court. Pimlico Plumbers is appealing the decision of the Court of Appeal in London that it should have classed Gary Smith as a “worker” rather than self-employed.