English Partnerships, the national regeneration agency, has announced the appointment of Jane Forshaw to the newly created Head of Environmental Policy role.

The consortium developing London Array, one of the world's largest offshore wind farms in the Thames estuary, has welcomed the announcement from the UK Government that electricity transmission works associated with the project can go ahead.

Recycled materials do not affect the overall cost of a construction project, a joint study by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and Wrap has shown.

The UK faces an increasing flood risk unless it develops a national flood management strategy to regulate development of the flood plains.