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Orkney Housing Association has taken further steps to build strongly out of the COVID pandemic, support the local construction industry and deliver a significant number of highly energy efficient new affordable houses in Orkney. Latest contract awards worth over £5 million to Orkney Builders (

Professor Adam Boddison is to join the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, as its new chief executive. Currently chief executive at charitable membership organisation nasen (the National Association for Special Educational Needs), Prof Boddis

A Georgian renovation in rural Killearn has been crowned the winner of 2021’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the BBC Scotland series Home to interior stylist Karen Welstead, husband Matt and their daughters Cora and Marnie and son, William, the pink house, which the couple

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) tenants Andy and Mary McDowall are celebrating after becoming the first people to move into a new housing development in Sanquhar. Built on the site of an old school, the development is made up of 12 homes made up of four one-bedroom bungalows, six tw

The thorny issue of how many fake windows a new jail should have appears to have been settled. The Board of Adjustment (BOA) for the city of Winona in Minnesota unanimously approved a compromise with Winona County and its architects.

An additional 26,250 jobs are required by 2025 within Scotland's construction sector to meet demand as the industry bounces back from the pandemic, according to a new study. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has predicted that the Scottish sector will grow by an annual averag

TÜV SÜD UK has appointed Dave Peacock as technical director of its building advisory service. Mr Peacock has worked in the UK construction and property sector for 24 years, with a focus on BIM & digital services for the last 13 years. He joins TÜV SÜD from Roya

A joint venture between BAM Properties and TCP Developments has handed over the keys to Building 1, Atlantic Square in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which is leading the delivery of Phase 1 of UK Government Hubs.

Plans for a new Aberdeenshire Council office and community facilities on the site of the former Ellon Academy annexe have been lodged with planners.

A resurfacing and civils firm based in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, has secured a major framework with Network Rail to provide surfacing across its Scotland route for the next five years. The Tier 1 contract was secured by Complete Paving Requirements (Scotland) Limited (CPR) which will provide

The Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde and the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art are collaborating with John McAslan + Partners for the George Square and surrounding Avenues design contract.

HLM Architects has been ranked as the 3rd best architectural practice to work for in the UK. The practice also placed 44th overall in the Best Companies ‘Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For’ 2021 list and has been accredited as a World Class Company for workplace engagement.

A community-led design project in Kincardine has been nominated for a Scottish Design Award. Created by Edinburgh-based landscape architects and urban designers HarrisonStevens, the Places for Everyone project has been nominated in the Future Building or Project category in the annual awar

hub South West has highlighted its support for SMEs since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, the public-private partnership has been promoting recovery and building resilience locally by focusing on the development of SMEs throughout its territory and protecting and promoting appr

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build houses on tennis courts at a south Glasgow bowling club on condition £150,000 is given to boost the sport elsewhere in the city. Councillors approved plans submitted by IAM Developments for six semi-detached properties, each with three bedrooms,