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SSE Energy Solutions and National Grid have unveiled an innovative new project that could decarbonise heat networks, capturing waste heat from electricity transformers to generate hot water and space heating for homes and businesses.

Mini construction equipment manufacturer Kubota has launched an LPG-powered mini-excavator alongside a fully electric track dumper, offering users even more options to drive down emissions.

A new £1.1 million catch-pit has been completed at the Rest and Be Thankful to provide additional resilience to the A83. Approximately 120m long and around 12m wide, the catch-pit is capable of holding around 4,500 tonnes of debris material from a potential landslip.

Saltire Facilities Management has begun work on an electrical testing contract awarded by Waverly Housing Association. The contract, which is valued at £80,000, will see Saltire’s qualified engineers carry out periodic electrical checks on approximately 800 properties owned by Waverley H

The Scottish Government is to invest more than £14 million to support north east-based workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil and gas downturn. The funding will provide opportunities for more than 3,000 individuals in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire through training and enterprise pr

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain will remain out of action this winter, owner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced.

American songwriter Rob Zombie has begun construction on his Munsters house for a movie reboot of the ’60s CBS sitcom. The filmmaker and musician first revealed his plans for the made-for-film dwelling, designed to be an exact copy of the home from TV's original The Munsters, ea

Swiss-based integrated energy company Proman has entered into an agreement with Global Energy Group (GEG) to develop a renewable power to methanol plant utilising local sources of captured carbon dioxide to be located at the Nigg Oil Terminal in the Highlands. GEG is also the owner of the

A new medicines manufacturing innovation centre that will solve major pharmaceutical industry challenges and accelerate access to affordable medicines has topped out yesterday. 

A proposed housing development in Aberdour is set to go ahead after permission was granted by a Scottish Government reporter.

Nick Waugh, commercial director at Buccleuch Property, which is jointly developing Shawfair, argues that new towns are best placed to adapt to residents' changing needs.

Scotland achieved the UK's strongest growth in project starts against the previous year (124%) during the previous three months to the end of July 2021 but the figures were still below 2019 levels, according to the August edition of Glenigan's Construction Review.

The Scottish Government is seeking views on how digital technologies can transform the delivery of building standards system. The Building Standards Futures Board has confirmed their agreement with the government's plans for the digital transformation of the building standards system in Scotlan

SEPA is introducing new flood hazard mapping which will provide a clearer indication of surface water (also known as pluvial) flood risk now and in future. The new mapping will enable people, communities and businesses to better understand the risks and act to reduce the impact of surface water floo

In the fifth in the Scottish Land Commission's ‘Land &’ blog series, senior policy officer David Stewart explores why land for housing matters for much more than homes – it has an impact on the economy, the environment, and the wellbeing of everyone in Scotland. Land for housin