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A construction team in Ohio has moved an apartment building from one part of a town to another. The apartment building in Findlay was previously on Grand Avenue near the YMCA, and it was moved to West McPherson Avenue to serve as the bones for a new apartment project.

A man has been ordered to demolish a £500,000 home illegally built during lockdown after neighbours complained about light pollution. The barn-style home, erected on agricultural land without planning permission, drew attention because of its large glazed windows, which locals said lit up at n

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders dropped 6.6 per cent year-on-year to £273,348, according to new figures from ESPC. The average percent of Home Report valuation attained was 4.2 percentage points lower than last year, recorded at 102.6 per

Aberdeenshire-based steel and cladding company KR Group has celebrated securing a number of notable new projects as the end of its 20th anniversary year approaches. The family business, founded in 2003 as KR Steel, is led by husband-and-wife team Kenny Robertson as managing director and Nicola Frase

Trend shifts in the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Academy’s course take-up are directly linked to external factors, data has revealed. Demand for building conservation learning soared between 2018 and 2021 given the rising prominence of conservation and retrofit, with attendee numbers

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has designated Tollcross Fire Station as a listed building at Category B.

Occupier demand for sustainable buildings in Scotland has risen and global appetite for green buildings is on the rise, but legislative uncertainty and lack of measurement is holding industry back from making a real impact on net zero targets, according to a new report. The Royal Institution of Char

Scotland Excel has been shortlisted for a prestigious public sector award for its work to create opportunities for small businesses within its construction portfolio. The centre of procurement expertise for local government is a finalist in the Scottish Public Service Awards 2023 Commercial Partners

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and Building a Safer Future (BSF) have entered a new strategic partnership to support organisations in assessing their competency in relation to building safety. The collaboration, with a special focus on higher-risk buildings (HRBs) as defined

JR Scaffold Services has started work on a re-insulation and re-cladding project at Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian on behalf of Luddon Construction. The Paisley-based scaffold business, a division of The JR Group, has been tasked with removing asbestos insulation and re-insulating the

Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Kevin Keane FRICS as its new quality and training manager. Mr Keane joins the firm from e.surv Chartered Surveyors, where he specialised predominately in residential valuation before becoming a technical partner within the learning and development team, focusi

Plans for new student homes on the site of Portcullis House at Charing Cross in Glasgow has been submitted to Glasgow City Council.

Thenue Housing has begun its latest property development with a new project in Dalmarnock. The project will deliver 41 homes near the Dalmarnock railway station on a gap site, creating 22 houses and 19 flats.

Wheatley Homes South, a division of the Wheatley Group, has embarked on a significant project to revitalise the Dumfries and Galloway housing sector.

Urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway has appointed Martin Joyce as its new executive director for regeneration to help boost further investment into the east end of Glasgow and Rutherglen. Mr Joyce joins the urban regeneration company having worked in a range of infrastructure and regeneration r