SUSTAINABILITY has become high on the agenda in the UAE for the government at all levels, developers, investors, contractors and tenants alike. This year alone, the Dubai government implemented a number of significant initiatives with sustainability at the core, including the introduction of green building regulations for all new projects, the retrofit ...
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WORK on the Light Rail Transport (LRT) project in Lusail, Qatar, is on schedule with all the excavation and work on 7 km of tunnels having been completed, according to Qatar Rail, its developer. The main civil works of seven underground stations have also been accomplished, said Saad Al Muhannadi, Qatar Rail’s CEO, who recently accompanied ...
Hill International secures Mall of Qatar contract
HILL International, a global leader in managing construction risk, has secured a contract ...
UK-BASED international consultancy and construction firm Mace has been appointed as ...
RENAISSANCE Services has awarded two main construction contracts for the development of a ...
BIDDERS shortlisted for a key contract to provide project management consultancy (PMC) ...
ALAA for Industry (AFI) has opened its new super sucker factory in Dammam. The facility manufactures industrial vacuum loaders which are used for sucking sludge and dry materials such as sand and pebbles from a long distance and from deep pits. The factory was inaugurated by the chairman and owner of AFI Ibrahim Ali Al Rashoodi along with the CEO Brian ...
Construction law firm opens office
INTERNATIONAL law firm King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has entered into an exclusive ...
SAUDI Arabia has asked 10 prequalified international consortia to submit their bids for ...
SAUDI Arabia is set to launch a SR55-billion ($14 billion) project for pilgrims in ...
FRENCH company Systra has won a consultancy contract from Saudi Arabia to provide ...
DUBAI Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has awarded a consultancy services contract to Ted Jacobs Engineering Group (TJEG) to design and supervise the construction of its new project, the Solar Innovation Centre. Kettle Collective will work closely with TJEG as the lead architect for the project, which was launched by Dewa with support from the Dubai ...
ETIHAD Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, has ...
DUBAI is expected to be home to the world’s largest sustainable underwater tourism ...
Bagnodesign solutions adorn Palazzo Versace
BAGNODESIGN, the home of creative bathroom solutions, will soon complete supply for a ...
Flowcrete supplies flooring for Sofitel spa
FLOWCRETE Middle East supplied its flooring system for the new Sofitel Dubai Downtown, ...
CITYSCAPE Global is gearing up to host more than 250 exhibitors, an increase of 25 per cent from last year, as Dubai’s real estate sector witnesses a Dh35-billion ($9.52 billion) investment in the first quarter of this year, representing a 57 per cent rise over the same period in 2013. The 13th edition of the event scheduled next month (September 21 ...
MORE than 70 lighting designers, architects and engineers took part in the first edition ...
BAU Congress China exceeded all expectations with more than 3,094 visitors attending. The ...
Big 5 Dubai expected to set new records
THE Big 5 2014 is expected to be the largest and best attended edition, surpassing last ...
