construction

www.chinaurbandevelopment.com — The widespread reason that construction projects do not follow strict communication protocols between interested parties is due to corruption. Construction projects require huge budgets and bank loans- by cutting corners here and there, developers and contractors can pocket large sums of money.

www.chengduliving.com — Chengdu is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. So what's coming in the next few years? Adam Mayer is a great person to ask and I did exactly that.

www.businessinsider.com — A list of 108 super projects is floating around Chinese message boards. From highways spanning the continent, to the largest wind power base in the world, to a modern Silk Road that links Europe and India, to new cities in the desert, China is showing what it really means to do big things.

www.zerohedge.com — A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. The work crew erected the hotel -- a soundproofed, thermal-insulated structure reportedly built to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake -- with all prefabricated materials. (Video is from Youtube, so you'll need a vpn.)

www.gochengdoo.com — With 1.5 million square meters of floor plans—more than that of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai—the structure will comprise three elements: the New Century City World Center, the Central Plaza, and the New Century Contemporary Art Center.