World's Tallest Building is in Dubai!

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe the Taipei Tower constructors used bamboo for their scaffolding.

CR3, I believe that is correct. Even on the most recent construction, you still see bamboo scaffolding, but not always. (I was just there a month ago). Many of these people actually go through 4 years of schooling, believe it or not, before they are allowed to be a bamboo scaffold aficianado.

I like to sit in my hotel in the early morning and watch these guys race up the outside of the scaffold to a height of 30 floors or more. Why? According to a local source in Taipei, he said it is because it is too slow to wait in line for the elevators and it is much quicker to go up the outside of the scaffold than try to do it on the inside...especially if you are late for work.

Amazing.

Dubai is already up there as the leading building site (following Shanghai). Abu Dhabi and some of the Saudi economic cities are trying to catch up with Dubai construction but it will be hard.