A joint venture between London & Quadrant Housing Trust and George Wimpey East London has received planning permission to build a new housing development in Barking.

Architect Dr Paul Stollard has taken up the director's post for the Health and Safety Executive in Scotland.

The credit crisis has hit sales of BoKloks, the "flat-pack" homes from Ikea.

The construction of the Olympic Village is due to start this summer, following the clearance of the area that will link the Village and VeloPark during the Games.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has awarded the contract to build the Velodrome for the 2012 Olympics to ISG InteriorExterior.

Hugh Broughton Architects (HBA) and Faber Maunsell have released the first images of their winning design for the new Spanish Antarctic Research Station.

The Technology Strategy Board has today launched a new initiative that will help UK business to meet the growing global demand for environmentally friendly buildings, while responding to the Government's challenging targets for improving sustainability.