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Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC) Scotland is returning with a new event in Edinburgh next week. The evening of networking with young professionals from a variety of roles within the construction industry will take place on Wednesday 28th September at 6pm at the offices of Dentons at Quater

Ahead of Homes for Scotland's Annual Conference 2022, Jimmy Black and Kieran Findlay speak to the organisation's new CEO Jane Wood for the latest episode of the podcast from our sister publication Scottish Housing News. Just three months into her new post, Jane discusses developer contributions and

Castlehill Housing Association has taken delivery of 10 new homes to complete a modern development of affordable rent, terraced and semi-detached houses at South Road in Insch.

Professor Alan Dunlop, a fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and the Royal Society of Arts, has called for an investigation over the proposed demolition of "historic" high-rise blocks in Glasgow. Mr Dunlop spoke on Saturday at a public meeting organised by the residents in th

Experts from the University of Stirling have created a new tool to support families, businesses and professionals to make homes, premises and public places more accessible to an ageing population and those living with dementia. The Environments for Ageing and Dementia Design Assessment Tool (EADDAT)

Springfield Properties said today it has put all long-term fixed-price affordable housing contracts on hold and has temporarily suspended its expansion into the private rented sector (PRS) amid concern about market conditions and the Scottish Government's future rent freeze policy. Announcing otherw

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed Emma Garry as its new director of development, a newly-created post to reflect the organisation's commitment to greatly increase its role in the provision of new homes. Emma, a Chartered Surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in the

Construction work is underway in Houston on a two-storey, 4,000-square-foot single-family home that, when completed, will stand as the first 3D-printed multistory structure in the United States. Led by the US arm of Germany’s Peri 3D Construction and local design-build firm CIVE, Inc. in

Thousands of construction workers have been left in limbo over whether their site will be closed and whether they will receive an additional day’s paid holiday if it is, construction union Unite has warned. The UK government declared Monday 19th September 2022 is to be a national holiday to ma

Plans for a £4.75 million hub for sustainable mobility and decarbonisation in Dundee have been given the green light. The 1,215 sq m innovation hub at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP), a joint venture between Michelin, Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise, will be a pur

Steel reinforcement companies have been urged to carry out strict vetting and due diligence procedures after a rise in customers placing orders and then disappearing without payment. The British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) is warning its members of bogus company names including

The average price of a property in Scotland increased by 9.9% in the year to July 2022 to reach £192,966, the UK House Price Index Scotland has revealed, down from an increase of 11.4% in the year to June 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased

Bruce Allan, director of Malcolm Allan Housebuilders, has pleaded guilty to being responsible for the destruction of setts that were home to an estimated 30 badgers while completing construction works in Milltimber, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that when Malcolm Allan Housebuilders was war

Fife Housing Group and building contractor The JR Group have continued their commitment to ‘Giving Something Back’ to the local Kirkcaldy community by prioritising the upgrade of a playpark beside their new development in Glen Albyn. The two are working in partnership to deliver 49 much-

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Home Group Scotland's development of 69 affordable homes within the Calderwood development, off Sandilands Road and Sandilands Lane in East Calder is nearing completion and tenants are now moving in and bringing this area of Calderwood to life. The development of two