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A housebuilder is calling on political parties to increase the provision of retirement housing to meet the needs of Scotland’s ageing population. McCarthy & Stone said encouraging specialised retirement housing for homeowners would result in a triple win for government by improving the lives o

Progress was made towards a new Argyll and Bute housing development yesterday. Councillors have approved a planning application for a new bonded warehouse, the first step in a distillery and residential housing development, at Polphail village, Portavadie, as well as a masterplan which will guide th

(from left) Chris Murray (CCG Scotland); Sandra McLeod (River Clyde Homes); Margaret Burgess; Marilyn Thompson and Albert Henderson MBE River Clyde Homes hands over keys at new housing development

A conceptual tubular glass house enclosing a mature fir tree at the centre may finally become a reality now that potential investors have been found. Tree in the House is designed by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov of A Masow Architects as an inverted treehouse, intended to provide an escape from th

Image of the Mackintosh Building from Renfrew Street looking towards Sauchiehall Street A shortlist of five companies has been drawn up for the £35 million restoration of the Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA).

Martin English, director at Keppie Design Three of the UK’s top architectural practices have announced they are to form a unique alliance that they believe will help them win significant new business.

Glasgow Harbour has unveiled plans to build 1,400 homes on a 52 acre regeneration site on the banks of the Clyde and Kelvin opposite the Riverside Museum. The wholly owned subsidiary of Peel Land and Property said the flats and town houses will form part of a £200 million masterplan for the site ov

Vaughan Hart The Scottish Building Federation has welcomed figures which show that employment in the Scottish construction industry rose by 13,000 last year to hit a new two-year high of 187,000 at the end of 2015.

Jo Blewett Jo Blewett has been appointed as the newest member of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s Governance Board.

The Scottish Government has awarded over £10 million to support innovative large-scale low carbon local energy projects, energy minister Fergus Ewing has announced. Speaking at the annual Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Conference in Stirling yesterday, Mr Ewing confirmed that nine pr

Cally Temple The restoration of Cally Temple has been shortlisted for a Scottish Civic Trust My Place Award.

First turf cut on the site of the new Elgin High School Construction work was formally – and finally - started on the site of the new Elgin High School yesterday with a turf-cutting ceremony.

A Tayside eaterie, home of the best bacon butty in the world, is preparing for a 100-metre move costing £1 million. Back in 1960 the Horn Milk Bar, between Dundee and Perth, started life as a simple tartan shed.

Leo Quinn Balfour Beatty’s turnaround plan may be starting to take hold despite a £199 million pre-tax loss.

Miller Homes finance director Ian Murdoch (left) and chief executive Chris Endsor Miller Homes has revealed its plans for future growth in the central Scotland market after reporting increased pre-tax profit by more than 90 per cent for the second year running.