The Department of General Services (DGS) Central Utility Plant in Sacramento, California, has been modernized with green and energy efficient equipment, and was constructed to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification.

Skanska Sweden designed and constructed the St Lars Bridge in Linköping, Sweden, in a manner that reduced environmental impacts and made financial savings for the client.

Skanska Latin America (LA) constructed the El Totoral Wind Farm, which was the largest in Chile on completion, with the intention of maximising local socio-economic benefit whilst minimising environmental impacts.

The North London Gas Alliance (NLGA) is a gas mains replacement project that has used several innovative techniques to minimise environmental impacts and employed comprehensive stakeholder relations measures to reduce social disturbance.

The Øresund Bridge consists of a bridge, an artificial island and an underwater tunnel, which connect Sweden and Denmark across the Øresund strait. The bridge includes the longest immersed concrete tunnel and double-deck road and rail bridge in the world and was designed to have minimal impact on the sensitive marine environment.

The Ponte de Pedra hydropower plant, in western Brazil, has worked to maximise and sustain local benefit by involving communities, fostering partnerships and building local capacity through extensive activities that have often surpassed government social and environmental requirements.

Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Dovegate category-B prison was constructed in Staffordshire, UK, with prefabricated sections and excavated material from the site to reduce environmental impacts. The project has significantly enhanced local biodiversity and flood alleviation.

The Hostetin Centre for Sustainable Rural Development in southeast Czech Republic, was built to ultra-low energy use ‘passive house’ standards and used traditional construction techniques and local resources to promote local benefit.

Alley24 is a mixed-use development in Seattle, U.S.A., that was designed and constructed using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification to maximise sustainability throughout all stages of the project and create an energy efficient building with a high quality indoor environment.

The Providence Newberg Medical Centre in Oregon, U.S.A. pioneered the use of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards as a framework to integrate sustainability into the design and construction of a medical centre and contribute towards sustainable community healthcare.

The Cooper River Bridge, South Carolina, U.S.A., was constructed to replace two obsolete bridges over the Cooper River and strived to benefit surrounding communities, the local economy, and protect and enhance wetland environments.

Knezice biogas power plant in the town of the same name, 70 km east of Prague, produces renewable energy from biodegradable waste, and has solved municipal waste management problems, promoted local energy self-sufficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and provided residents with cheaper energy.

Clarion Hotel Sign is the largest hotel in Central Stockholm and won awards for transporting construction materials by train instead of conventional road transport.

Autopista Central is a 61km urban toll highway through Santiago, Chile, that has prioritised safety, improved surrounding public areas and sought to minimise the environmental impacts of the project.

Phase 1 of the A1 highway is a toll road in Northern Poland designed to improve motorist and pedestrian safety, local quality of life, stimulate the local and regional economy and minimise impact on cultural heritage and environmentally sensitive areas.