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In an effort to demystify the language around net zero carbon and environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements in the built environment, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall has created a glossary of sustainability terms most commonly used in the industry.

Scotland's commercial property market witnessed £1.5 billion worth of assets changing hands during 2023, as the market adjusted to the sharp rise in interest rates seen since December 2021, according to research from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy’s analysi

The third core of the 551-bed student accommodation complex at 225 Bath Street, Glasgow, has been completed by GRAHAM and its frame partner, Hampsey Ltd, in less than eight weeks. With each core standing at 36m in Glasgow’s skyline, the project team is celebrating the impressive milestone as t

Aberdeen-based housebuilding firm Stewart Milne Group has collapsed into administration, with the immediate loss of 217 jobs.

Manchester-based property firm AM Sci Tech, a subsidiary of Hurstwood Holdings, has successfully completed the acquisition of Aberdeen Energy Park and Aberdeen Innovation Park. This landmark acquisition encompasses two expansive science parks in Bridge of Don, North of Aberdeen, comprising more than

Wild scenes broke out at a synagogue in Brooklyn after construction workers arrived to fill in an illegally dug tunnel that was being used by young Orthodox Jewish men in an attempt to link the building to a nearby ritual bath.

Engineering services provider Edwin James Group has completed the acquisition of Automated Control Solutions Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries Automated Control Solutions Limited and ACS Electrical Engineering Limited, together trading as ACS. The deal, agreed for an undisclosed sum, will expand

Stewart Milne Homes North West England, the English division of the Aberdeen-based housebuilder, has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.

A decision granting planning permission for a new wind farm on the habitat of the endangered wildcat population is to face judicial review.

In a bold move set to redefine the landscape of Scotland's property industry, Angela Wallace, the centre and operations manager at Tayside Property Solicitors Centre (TSPC), anticipates a pivotal role for AI in house sales throughout 2024. A digitised strategy, known as proptech, embraces the use of

Commercial investment volumes in Scotland for 2023 amounted to £1.493 billion, marking a 34% decline from the previous year, according to Savills.

Revised plans to deliver new leisure amenities and high-end holiday residences at Murrayshall Country Estate near Scone have been granted planning permission in principle. At a planning committee meeting last month, Perth & Kinross Council considered plans submitted by estate owne

Glasgow-based architecture studio HAUS Collective is funding educational courses for homelessness charity The Marie Trust after raising £15,000 on a charity bike ride that marked ten years of practice. Last year, HAUS founding directors Jim Webster and Murray Henderson embarked on a sponsored

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland went back to school last month to give the children at Jackton Primary in East Kilbride some reminders about health and safety. As construction at Taylor Wimpey’s development of new homes at Amble Court nearby is now well underway, and homeowners are now moving in,

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) can proceed with its plans to demolish five blocks of Category B-listed three-storey Scots Baronial tenement buildings in Campbeltown after Scottish Ministers found in favour of its bid for listed building consent. The 46 flats in the D