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New-style Energy Performance Certificates are due from 30 April 2028. They will use different ratings and remain valid for five years instead of ten.
New notices cover pump installations, ground investigation, peatland restoration and repairs to Springburn Winter Gardens. A large Perth and Kinross maintenance contract is also being prepared.
Council housing projects in Lumphinnans and Glenrothes have reached new delivery milestones, with 97 homes at Lochgelly Road back under construction.
The council and housing associations have delivered 1,621 additional social homes two years early, with another 356 expected by December 2027.
Nearly £1 million of Islands Programme funding has been allocated to projects including affordable homes on Lismore and a marine enterprise hub serving Mull and Iona.
A new official guide explains how building standards should be approached when traditional buildings are converted, with emphasis on understanding existing fabric before specifying work.
Owners and long leaseholders can seek £50,000 to £150,000 towards bringing qualifying vacant, underused or derelict town-centre properties back into use.
A technical consultation sets out how the levy on new residential development may calculate floorspace, reliefs, exemptions and payment arrangements.
New Scottish Government funding will support remediation at Shawfield and growth in Dalmarnock, preparing plots for business, housing and infrastructure.
Proposals for a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard are now open for comment. The detail matters to designers, builders and installers working on new buildings and extensions.
A new audit found fewer than 200 buildings in Angus retaining their traditional flagstone roofs. That makes careful repair, salvage and specialist knowledge increasingly important.
The public register used to find approved certifiers is due to move to a new cloud-based platform. A wider review is also looking at how certification is used and understood.
A £6 million training fund is offering careers advice and funded training for people moving from oil and gas into sectors including sustainable energy and advanced manufacturing.
Scotland’s first quarterly progress update points towards tighter oversight of high-risk work, clearer fire guidance and longer-term changes to construction-product and professional regulation.
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