The UK government has announced a plan to construct four new prisons over the next seven years as part of its Plan for Change.

Bonava has announced the sale and commencement of construction on 128 subsidised rental apartments for the public company Gesobau in Berlin, Germany.

Veidekke has been selected by Fredensborg Bolig to undertake the initial phase of the Poulssons Kvarter residential project at Fornebu in Bærum, Norway.

Foster + Partners has announced the start of construction on a mixed-use development in Shanghai, China, with a ground-breaking ceremony.

American company Stanley Martin Homes has acquired a 17.13-acre site at 1065 Fayetteville Road SE in DeKalb County, Georgia, US, for its new residential project Sugar Creek.

The Canadian Government is investing C$10m ($7.06m) in 18 applied research projects that aim to help expedite building more housing and infrastructure across the country.

Canada’s Metro Vancouver has selected Jacobs as the programme manager to oversee the Coquitlam Lake Water Supply Project, aimed at expanding the region's largest drinking water source.

Marathon Asset Management's Commercial Real Estate (CRE) platform has extended a construction loan amounting to $120m to support the development of 125 Perry Street, a residential project in New York ...

Skanska has announced an investment of €24m ($25.2m) in a sustainable residential development project in Helsinki, Finland.

WNC & Associates and White Lotus Group have concluded an agreement to build the Mural Nebraska affordable housing project in the US.

Sweco, an engineering and architecture company, has been awarded contracts to provide services for the construction and expansion of two hospital projects in Germany.

The UK's Labour government is introducing measures to fast-track planning decisions in the country by overhauling local planning committees.