The month...

9 The number of deaths due to tower crane collapses in New York since March. UK industry body the Strategic Forum is working with US officials to improve crane safety.

14 The number of suspected illegal immigrants arrested at the Olympic park in raids carried out in February. The arrests, of workers employed to guard the park, cast doubt on the project’s claims of ‘exemplary site security’.

15 The percentage that brickwork tender prices have fallen since the onset of the credit crunch.

30 The maximum number of days contractors will have to pay their subcontractors under new construction standards introduced on government projects.

60 The percentage of complex buildings that are completed late, according to the latest CIOB research into time management.

80 The number of Mexican police stations Currie & Brown will help construct as part of a crackdown on drug crime in the country.

4,000 The number of Building Control officers that may be drafted in to bolster the HSE’s dwindling site inspection resources.

9,000 The number of schools demolished by the earthquake in Sichuan, China. Atkins, Arup and Davis Langdon are among firms drawing up plans for reconstruction in the region.

35,000 The number of jobs to be shed by the housebuilding sector in the next two years, according to a forecast by Experian and ConstructionSkills.