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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

Almond Housing Association is to deliver 16 homes for social rent in Winchburgh after agreeing a land acquisition from West Lothian Council. The council’s executive has approved the sale of land at Glendevon Park to the Association for just £1, subject to conditions.

A bid by West Dunbartonshire Council to overturn the Scottish Government’s approval of 99 homes on greenbelt land in Clydebank has been refused by the UK Supreme Court. Councillors had unanimously opposed the original plans by Barratt Homes for the development at Duntiglennan Fi

A decision on whether to approve a mixed-use development in Glasgow has been delayed to allow councillors to visit the proposed site. Ambassador Living submitted a detailed planning application to Glasgow City Council in May for the creation of 132 apartments with six commercial units

Football club Coventry City is marking the 60th anniversary of Coventry Cathedral by featuring the building's stained glass windows in its new kit. The team, which competes in the English Championship, launched new shirts which replicate those worn in the 1970s.

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7N Architects has lodged an updated planning application for four residential plots in the City of Edinburgh Council’s regeneration project at Fountainbridge. The project is being developed in partnership with Cruden Homes East (Ltd) and Buccleuch Property.

Despite ongoing inflationary pressures, Kier has been able to increase its adjusted operating profit and raise its operating margin while achieving a "significant reduction in debt. Announcing its results for the year ended 30 June 2022 this morning, the infrastructure services, construction and pro