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Independent consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has landed a whole structural design contract on a housing development on the last piece of vacant land at Renfrew’s Braehead Shopping Centre. Working with Bellway Homes, the specialist firm will provide design services at L

An annual student competition run by architecture practice 3DReid is now open for entries. The largest independent Prize for Part II architecture students, the invitation has been extended to all schools of architecture in the UK to propose one student to take part.

Construction engineering firm Sir Robert McAlpine has returned to profit as it posted a profit before tax of £9.6 million in 2021. This compares to a £26.2m loss in 2020.

Scotland’s new home for cybersecurity research, innovation, and industry growth, Abertay cyberQuarter, officially opened at Abertay University in Dundee today.

Residents are being invited to drop-in events this week as the City of Edinburgh Council gathers views on the ongoing transformation of Powderhall. Detailing early plans for new homes and greenspace on part of the site on Broughton Road, Council officers will be joined by Cruden Building and Smith S

Supplying Scottish towns and rural communities with sustainable hydrogen gas will be the focus of a new partnership announced by gas distribution company SGN and renewables generator RWE.

Carmichael Homes has submitted plans to Stirling Council for a residential development of 18 dwellings, infrastructure and open space on land south of Plean Parish Church on Main Street. Documents submitted with the application read: “The site has been granted planning permission previously fo

The discovery of asbestos in Ayr's High Flats is set to ensure the demolition of the three blocks located at Riverside Place. Pre-demolition work has begun on the first of the three blocks, with an asbestos survey completed last week.

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has launched a major new industry-wide ED&I campaign, Building Inclusivity.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland recently challenged the Primary 5 and Primary 6 pupils of Holy Family Primary and Winchburgh Primary to design a flag to welcome customers and visitors to its Auldcathie View development in Winchburgh. The winning flag design was created by a pupil from Primary 6 at Holy

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a whisky distillery against a judge’s decision not to grant interdict in a trade mark infringement case brought against another company proposing to develop a retail site in a village near the distillery. Tomatin Distillery Compa

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers Ltd.

A review of the second Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) is to be brought forward to commence this year for completion in 2023, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The announcement was made yesterday as part of the Scottish Government’s response to the report, Achi

Latest statistics showing a 26% increase in the total number of new homes completed in the year to end September 2021 compared to the previous 12 months (during which activity was impacted by Covid) have been welcomed as a step in the right direction by sector body Homes for Scotland. Affordable Hou

A wind farm project in Innerleithen in the Borders has been paused after a pair of golden eagles were spotted near the site.