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.

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.

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.

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

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed a financing agreement for the initial phase of the Social Housing Program in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, as reported by WAM.

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

McDermott International has completed the sale of CB&I, a designer and builder of storage facilities, to a consortium of financial investors, led by Mason Capital Management, in an all-cash equity ...

Building materials company Cemex has announced that it is playing a role in the construction of Florida's largest bridge by surface area, the $865m Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, US.