Middlesbrough BSF deal moves forward
Contracts for the first two schemes in the £106 million Middlesbrough Building Schools for the Future programme to transform eight schools are close to being sealed with Willmott Dixon planning to start work on the new Acklam Grange school in November.
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Yorkon achieves Environmental Accreditation
 Award-winning off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has announced that as part of the Portakabin Group, it has achieved ISO 14001 accreditation - the internationally recognised standard for reducing impact on the environment.
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Top design award for Glasgow mental health unit
The design of the newly-built Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow has commended for the way it challenges the traditional concept of a mental health facility. It has won the 2008 NHS Scotland Environment, Estates and Facilities Design Award at the annual Scottish Healthcare Conference.
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Women encouraged to become engineers
 Female engineers are being encouraged to enter into the construction industry by the Sector Skills Council for Construction (SSCC). The SSCC is hoping that almost half a million new workers will be recruited into construction by 2010.
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Does the economy threaten Olympic green ambitions?
The sudden downturn in the economy has led some commentators to dub the London 2012 plans "the credit crunch Olympics". Will the ODA's ambitious green ideals be threatened?
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£27m awarded to retraining projects
 New funding announced by the Department for Work and Pensions has been pledged for retraining initiatives to help people improve their skills and stay in work. This is in addition to £100 million previously made available.
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The RIBA announce "carbon counter"
The RIBA has launched Carbon Buzz, an online facility that lets practices monitor their projects’ energy-use. It is hoped it will tackle the problem of discrepancies between buildings’ forecast emissions and actual emissions.
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