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The University of Edinburgh is seeking a contractor for the £20 million refurbishment of its Law School Old College.

Dundee Western Gateway housing plans on track

Ballewan House in Stirlingshire Lorn Macneal Architects has announced that the major refurbishment of the historically listed 16th century Woodhall House in Colinton and Ballewan House in Stirlingshire are now complete.

First minister Nicola Sturgeon was in the Granite City yesterday to kick off work on the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty road scheme.

SFT chairman Sir Angus Grossart launching the toolkit with The City of Edinburgh Council employee Graham Murdoch An easy-to-use toolkit has been launched to give Scotland’s local authorities real-time information on how many millions they would save by phasing in energy efficient LED street lights

Jon Dunwell Fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood said it is confident of substantial growth across the North of England in 2015 after increasing its UK-wide turnover to £74.4 million from £69.4m in the last 12 months.

Edinburgh's Old Town is protected under Unesco laws An award-winning conservation architect has warned that Edinburgh is in danger of being crippled by a planning system “terrified of offending” the city’s World Heritage status.

The Scottish Government’s Planning and Architecture Division has launched a survey into planning in Scotland. A short three question Planning Improvement and Good Practice Survey invites views on how the planning system might be improved.

The Saltire Society has launched its 2015 awards to recognise design excellence across five categories – including a brand new ‘Landscape in Housing’ award. The Saltire Housing Design Awards have been running since 1937 and are open to projects completed in Scotland over the past five years. A

Tom Stewart Plans have been submitted for a £3.5m luxury hotel in the centre of Paisley.

Construction starts on retirement living development in Bishopbriggs

Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh and Department of Clinical Neurosciences view from above Construction of a major new healthcare facility in Edinburgh is set to start after the financial contracts were agreed.

The completed development Kingdom Housing Association has announced the completion of the final phase of the £17 million Tanshall and Caskieberran redevelopment project in Glenrothes.

Output in the construction industry has been estimated to have increased by 7.4 per cent last year when compared to 2013, according to the latest figures. Data for the fourth quarter of last year from the Office for National Statistics revealed that all work types recorded increases except infrastru

Plans to create 323 new homes on the site of the former Royal Cornhill Hospital have been supported by Aberdeen City Council. The council’s planning development management committee expressed a willingness to approve the scheme from Stewart Milne Homes, Barratt East Scotland and NHS Grampian, subj