Scottish News

£150m retirement village plan

Friday, 05 December 2008

Details have been submitted to East Ayrshire council for the £150m retirement complex at Galston.

Scotland's planning system to remove red tape

Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Fewer household developments in Scotland will require planning applications under new proposals unveiled today by the Scottish Executive.

New hydro plant for Perthshire

Tuesday, 02 December 2008

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued a licence for a new hydro power station near Crianlarich.

Inverclyde regeneration plans launched

Monday, 01 December 2008

A £180m redevelopment of Inverclyde’s historic James Watt Dock by Riverside Inverclyde and Peel Holdings will see the creation of state-of-the-art commercial, marina and leisure facilities set alongside modern residential and retail space.

Grangemouth bio-plant shelved

Monday, 01 December 2008

Plans to build one of Europe’s largest bio-plants in Grangemouth, Scotland, have been postponed.

£2bn power station for Ayrshire

Friday, 21 November 2008

Peel Energy and Dong Energy are behind plans to create a £2bn power station in Ayrshire.

Scottish Features

Black Gold

Landpac Ground Engineering Limited is working on the Trailblazer Project at the former Polkemmet Colliery, proving that where there's muck, there is indeed brass.

Compost helps to unlock green potential of Scottish central belt

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Scotland is at the forefront of turning contaminated, industrialised groundscapes into usable green and urban spaces.

Wasting away

According to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the construction and demolition industry in Scotland creates more than 10 million tonnes of waste each yea, and reducing this figure is a key aspect of government targets for greater sustainability.

Imagining new possiblities for play

'The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless' - Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Green Future for Education

Sustainable design reigns supreme in Scotland

Think global - act local

The City of Edinburgh has adopted the Edinburgh Standards for sustainable building.

Piling on the pressure

Stent, part of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, has started work on the foundations for a brand new eight-storey office block at One Waterloo Street, in Glasgow's city centre for the main contractor Miller Construction.

Caledonia Play

Aberdeenshire Council taking learning outdoors

Birmingham Airport scraps runway E-mail
Wednesday, 02 January 2008

Birmingham Airport has officially closed its oldest runway. The Cross runway, which crosses the airport's main runway opened with the original buildings in 1939. It shut three years ago and is surplus to requirements as it cannot be used at the same time as the main runway.

In September plans for a second runway to cope with a predicted three-fold increase in passenger numbers by 2030 were scrapped.

Following the scrapping of the second runway scheme, an extension to the existing runway is planned, which could be operational in time for the 2012 London Olympic Games. A spokesman said that the airport expected to announce a planning application for expanding the runway soon.

 

The Directory

Events

Ecobuild/Futurebuild

3-5th March 2009 - Earl's Court, London

 

National Homebuilding and Renovating Show 2009

19-22nd March 2009 - NEC, Birmingham  

 

SED 2009

12th-14th May, 2009 - Rockingham Motor Speedway, Corby

 

Sustainabilitylive!

19th-21st May 2009 - NEC, Birmingham