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Scotland enjoyed an 8 per cent rise in the number of new homes registered by local authorities during the last quarter, according to new figures released today by NHBC. Councils registered a total of 3,313 new homes between July and September in 2015, compared to 3,060 homes over the same period las

Bridge beams lifted on A96 Inveramsay Bridge A significant milestone on the £10 million Inveramsay Bridge Improvement Project has been reached with the successful installation of 14 concrete bridge beams over the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line.

The final phase of construction is finally underway at the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona. Work has begun to complete six immense towers that officials say will make it Europe’s tallest religious building.

Councillors have approved new masterplan documents that will guide the development of a proposed new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) at Bucksburn and the existing site at Bridge of Don. Members of Aberdeen City Council's communities, housing and infrastructure committee also approve

The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) has become the first refurbished building in UK to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘Outstanding’, achieving a score of 87.5 per cent. Created by Graham Construction, the building is the world’s first carbon innovation hub and was opened in the centr

Plans for a proposed multi-million pound project to enhance facilities on CairnGorm Mountain and transform it into a year-round destination will go on public display for the first time this week. Natural Retreats, which currently operates CairnGorm Mountain, is holding consultation events on Wednesd

Work is underway on a new £16m Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) for the University of Glasgow. The start of construction was marked by science minister Jo Johnson who helped to break ground at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital site where the ICE will be located.

McInnes Gardner Architects have seen off competition from hundreds of entrants to win a Sunday Times Homes Awards competition to solve Britain’s housing crisis. The Glasgow practice’s ArcHouse is intended to serve as a template for low-cost volume housing within planned new garden cities which w

Wages in the construction industry have risen at a faster rate than any other sector over the past 12 months, according to fresh analysis of the latest data. In the last year, average pay in the building trade shot up by 5.1 per cent, the examination of labour market statistics compiled by the Offic

Bill Cuthbert, health and safety director at SP Energy Networks, is encouraging construction workers to stop and think before they start work close to overhead power lines. Across the SP Energy Networks area which covers central and southern Scotland, Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales, we manage

Latest National Museum of Scotland masterplan phase complete The third phase of Hoskins Architects’ masterplan works at The National Museum of Scotland is well underway with the base-build section of the project now complete.

Pupils at Forfar Academy watched as their head teacher was rescued by firefighters from the top of a crane on Friday. Melvyn Lynch had to be saved from a height of around 25 metres - but the lunchtime drama was actually a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service training exercise.

Tom Leggeat Springfield Properties has announced the appointment of two new executive members to its board of directors.

Kier Construction has been appointed as the construction partner to progress the next stage of a comprehensive backlog maintenance programme at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The work will focus on the redevelopment of the accommodation above the main entrance to the Infirmary to convert the existing war

First minister Nicola Sturgeon with Paul Little, principal and chief executive of City of Glasgow College as they meet cadets A new £66 million “world-class campus with the ‘wow’ factor” opened on the banks of the River Clyde yesterday.