Plans for the first major building work at Westminster Abbey in more than a quarter of a millennium have been announced.
The proposals to build a crown-type structure on the roof of the medieval Abbey are expected to alter the London skyline.
The corona is part of a £23 million development planned for the site and will [...]

The collapse of a multibillion-pound government rebuilding programme has meant that more than 160 colleges across England will have to wait until 2011 to find out if they can continue with building projects.
Education minister Kevin Brennan said that 13 colleges have been allowed to continue this year.
The building projects were frozen by the Learning Skills [...]

Environmentalists claim that 70,000 “green” jobs could be created if local councils stepped up their efforts to cut climate emissions from buildings.
According to Friends of the Earth, CO2 emissions could be cut by 40% by 2020 if local authorities insulated homes and businesses and installed green energy technology in authority buildings.
It said that new jobs [...]

The building industry is among a number of sectors that have recorded a steep fall in the number of people killed at work, new figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal.
Workplace deaths have fallen to a record low - from 233 in March 2008 to 180 in the same month this year, giving [...]

One of the largest pub operators in the country is set to give the construction industry a boost by creating over 2,500 jobs in the next few years.
Marston`s has plans to build new pubs around the country and will start by investing £140 million this summer, creating 60 jobs. Thousands more jobs will be created [...]

A construction services group from Scotland has signed a £35 million contract to build 800 earthquake-proof properties in the devastated city of L’Aquila, in central Italy.
Powerwall Systems, from Wishaw, near Glasgow, will be travelling out to the continent after a series of tremors reduced the town to rubble in April, leaving 300 dead.
L’Aquila is situated [...]

A simplification of the planning system will give builders more time to start developments and greater flexibility over their projects, it has been suggested.
Government proposals will simplify the planning system and allow a quick and easy way to extend the life of planning consent for a temporary period, according to government minister John Healey.
It is [...]

Plans requiring all new buildings to deliver a 25% improvement on current energy efficiency standards are “tough” but necessary, accord to a UK planning body.
Housing and planning minister John Healey recently told a convention of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) that new rules for 2010 will mean both domestic and non-domestic buildings must carry [...]

British engineering consultancy WS Atkins has revealed a 12% rise in profits, beating analyst expectations.
The design and engineering group said pre-tax profits rose to £102.7 million in the year to March 31, with revenues ahead 13% to £1.49 billion.
It cited strong trading in UK segments covering rail, highway and transportation and management and project services [...]

A change to the way major public building schemes are paid for in Scotland is unlikely to deliver any extra savings, according to a group of academics.
The Scottish Government hopes to drive down costs through its non-profit distribution (NPD) model of financing projects like schools and hospitals.
But a group from Edinburgh University said that NPD [...]