All articles by Thom Atkinson

WCN's editor-in-chief

Saudi airport expansion faces a harder test as regional risks mount

Houthi strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed 13 people over the weekend. The attacks come as Saudi Arabia…
Inside the stadium deadline economy

Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds is due to move into construction immediately after the 2026 Royal Queensland Show (Ekka), six years before…
North America’s $298bn healthcare build-out is squeezing MEP, controls and commissioning capacity

North America now accounts for 40% of the world’s tracked healthcare construction value, around $298.4bn. More importantly, 74.7% of that…
Europe is still betting billions on offices

Hybrid working was supposed to change office economics. It has certainly changed the product: shorter commitments, flexible space and buildings…
Australia gains ground as $4tn roads market hits a funding test

A $4tn global roads market should offer contractors an abundance of choice. Instead, that value is becoming harder to judge…

How the World Cup sharpened North America’s hospitality build-out

For North American hospitality developers, the 2026 FIFA World Cup put a hard date against years of investment. GlobalData tracks…
Wildfires can contaminate nearby homes and water systems – here’s what Spokane’s returning residents need to know

When fire evacuation orders are lifted and residents start returning to burned neighbourhoods, many people assume “cleared to return” means…
MENA’s water projects are forcing contractors to choose where they compete

The most useful figure in GlobalData's Q3 2026 water data isn't the $705.5bn worth of projects it monitors around the…
Alberta’s school building programme matters far beyond Canada

At first glance, Alberta's latest school building programme appears to address demographic growth. More than 40 projects will add or…
Hormuz shock turns oil and gas megaprojects into economic tests

Almost $2.5tn of the world's GlobalData’s tracked oil and gas projects has already reached pre-execution or execution. That would once…