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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQuvp63L6Rk&feature=youtu.be A new glass slide attached to a building in LA 1000 feet above the city below has opend to the public.

Phil Williams The planning profession will “continue to be international in its outlook” despite the decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

The Beatrice windfarm off the Scottish coast Construction companies in Scotland won more contracts in value than any other UK region for the second consecutive month, according to industry analysts Barbour ABI.

Glasgow City Council has approved a second phase of refurbishment of the city’s historic Kelvin Hall. The local authority and the Scottish Government are to fund £8.2 million of works to the building, including a new roof and further developments.

Rick Willmott Willmott Dixon has reported a substantial drop in profits across the group, despite a strong rise in turnover for 2015.

The shortlisted for the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2016 has been revealed. The judges have shortlisted projects for this year in the four categories:

The National House-Building Council (NHBC) has honoured 39 builders on Scottish sites for their dedication to building homes of outstanding quality. The home warranty and insurance provider has revealed the names of the Quality Award winners - the UK’s 445 best site managers, placing them at the v

Calling all small housing developers, we need your knowledge and experience. The Scottish Government is exploring ways of delivering more homes and to inform this work researchers working in Communities Analysis Division are undertaking a survey of small developers in Scotland to develop understandi

Detailed proposals for the first phase of the £26 million redevelopment of Fraser Avenue, Inverkeithing, in Fife have been revealed by Kingdom Housing Association and architects 7N. Planning permission was approved in principle in April to demolish the existing 236 dwellings and the redevelopment w

Sean McLaughlin (left) and Conal McElroy Internal wall insulation specialists Matilda’s Planet has recruited Conal McElroy to head up business development in Scotland and to fuel expansion of the business north of the border.

The £25 million Guardbridge Energy Project moved a step closer to completion when the Vital Energi project team took delivery of the 6.5MW biomass boiler furnace which made the 1,300 mile journey from manufacturers Jernforsen in Sweden. The furnace manufacturer was undertaken at Jernforsen’s own

New Gairloch Heritage Museum plans submitted A bid to transform a disused Cold War bunker into a village heritage museum has reached a major milestone.

A 48-year old man who works as a construction worker in Quezon City in the Philippines has joined the ranks of the country’s millionaires after claiming on Thursday the P97.1 million (£1.49m) Super Lotto pot from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). PCSO General Manager Jose Ferdinan

The Riverside Campus at City of Glasgow College (RIBA/Keith Hunter) The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed that three Scottish projects are in the running to be named the UK's best new building of the year.

Perth and Kinross Council has given the green light to a £500 million masterplan which will see investment in schools, businesses and leisure facilities across the region. Approved by councillors yesterday as the local authority set its latest capital budget, the seven-year programme of development