Swedish construction company Skanska, along with Electrification of Railways in Prague, has secured a contract to upgrade railway track in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
EDF Renewables Ireland, a wholly owned subsidiary of EDF Group, has commenced construction on three new solar power projects in Wexford and Kilkenny.
Student accommodation developer Alumno has secured planning consent for a $33.2m (£24m) purpose-built student accommodation on Dogpool Lane in Birmingham.
UK-based property developer Argent has secured planning consent from Birmingham City Council for Octagon residential tower at the Paradise redevelopment project in Birmingham, the UK.
Construction firm Graham Group has started construction on Birmingham’s first smart-enabled building at Innovation Birmingham Campus in the UK.
Construction company Mace has been selected as a manufacturing programme partner to deliver new manufacturing facilities in the UK.
UK-based construction services provider Willmott Dixon has been appointed to deliver further 382 homes as part of the second phase of regeneration of east side of Gascoigne estate in Barking, the UK.
Finnish construction company YIT has secured contract worth $44.7m (€37m) to construct a school and day care centre complex in south Nummela, Vihti.
Global real estate investment firm Hines has secured planning approval from Westminster City Council for refurbishment of a mixed-use project in London, the UK.
Newmarket Lane has secured planning consent for a two million square feet distribution warehouse at Wakefield Hub in Yorkshire, the UK.
UK-based construction services provider Willmott Dixon has been awarded a contract by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to deliver a new $11.1m (£8m) business centre and innovation hub in Goole, the UK.
UK-based property developer Godwin Developments has submitted plans for a new 692-bed student accommodation scheme in Nottingham, the UK.
Swedish construction company Skanska has announced nearly $46.5m (SEK390m) investment in the first phase for a new office building in Stockholm, Sweden.
Swedish construction company Skanska has secured a contract worth $309.6m (SEK2.6bn) from National Highway Authority of the Slovak Republic to construct a highway section and tunnel in Višňové, Slovakia.
Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has appointed consortium BAM Interbuild - Groven+ to construct the Frame building, which will serve as the future showcase for mediapark.brussels in Belgium.
Westminster City Council has granted approval for the redevelopment of the Ebury Bridge Estate in the heart of central London, the UK.
Wates Residential has been appointed by housing association Notting Hill Genesis to build the first 209 mixed tenure homes in Stage B of the regeneration of north London’s Grahame Park.
NCC has commenced renovation of the former students’ union building of Helsinki School of Economics, called the KY Building, in central Helsinki, Finland.
Construction is set to commence this week of the $91m, 50-bed Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) of Ipswich Hospital as part of the expansion plan of the West Moreton Hospital and Health in the Australian state of Queensland.
Croydon-based Collins Construction is working with two London-based firms, property developer Grosvenor and architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman, to refurbish 27 Eccleston Place, in the district of Belgravia, London, the UK.