International Construction Review - Issue 9

Global Round up
London Olympics construction starts on-site early; US sheds 51,000 building jobs; Inflation and labour unrest hits Gulf; Chinese workers strike in Equatorial Guinea; Crane clampdown in New York

The "T5 Effect"
Despite the misery of its opening, this project has done much to reform UK construction. Rod Sweet reflects on the legacy of Heathrow’s Terminal 5

Midnight in Moscow
As Europe’s tallest tower rises, the project team must deal with seven different languages, huge logistical challenges and the severities of the Moscow climate. Glenn A. Collins is loving it

New Wave
April saw the opening of Southeast Asia’s longest and highest pedestrian bridge, built with timber tracked to a legal source

Eco-Cities
Carbon-heavy Abu Dhabi will be home to one of the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste and car-free cities.

Goodbye 'Red Ken'
London will require new buildings to generate 20% of their own electricity, but will that make much of a difference?

Leading Lights
Yi Jun on changing CSCEC from state organ to international behemoth, and Sherry Abraham on keeping Oman’s massive Blue City development on track

Asia In Focus
A construction cost snapshot of the world’s hottest markets

Canada's Black Gold Rush
Canada’s oilsands development has sparked a building boom that is pushing the whole country’s construction spend to record heights, and a trailer in remote Fort McMurray costs more than a house in downtown Toronto