St Bartholomew’s (Barts) and the Royal London Hospitals in London are being redeveloped into state-of-the-art facilities as part of a PFI (Private Finance Initiative) led by a consortium including Skanska, which has integrated sustainability into all stages of the project.

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.

Skanska constructed a new propylene plant at an established refinery near Curitiba in southern Brazil and implemented a comprehensive sustainability programme to promote occupational health and safety, workforce engagement and environmental management.

Kings Mill Hospital in Nottinghamshire, UK, is undergoing major redevelopment, which will improve clinical efficiency, the indoor environment and will utilise Hydrothermal (lake source) energy as part of a PFI (Private Finance Initiative).

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.

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.

Kvarteret Seglet is an energy efficient 44-apartment building in Karlstad, Sweden, which was the first Swedish high-rise building to be constructed with a passive heating system.

The new CSOB Group headquarters in Prague is the first building in the Czech Republic to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified for its sustainable construction and energy efficient design features.

As part of the expansion of the Cerro Verde copper mine in southern Peru, Skanska LA maintained high standards of safety, socio-economic and environmental considerations throughout the project.

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.

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.