Top ten Abu Dhabi projects worth $208 billion
Global slowdown notwithstanding, the capital of the United Arab Emirates continues to be transformed with masterplan budgets for the city's top ten civil projects...
Versace expects to finish Palazzo in Dubai
Versace is committed to completing its AED 2.3 billion (US$626 million) Palazzo Versace Dubai resort, although that depends on Dubai Properties putting the necessary...
Gulf Aluminium Council Launched
The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC), that represent, promote and protect the interests of the aluminium industry within the region has been formally launched with...
Union Railway to tender civil engineering contracts in March
Union Railway, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway, today announced that it will tender civil engineering contracts in March. Construction...
Building of two new projects to begin on The Palm, Jumeirah
Nakheel, the Dubai-based property developer, will begin building the long-anticipated leisure and shopping facility on Palm Jumeirah. That was announced after the developer was...
Dubai’s Construction Boom May Need Building Quotas Rather Sooner Than Later
What is a building quota?
The implementation of building quotas is a measure aimed at limiting the number of annual building permits for a certain...
Emirates Green Building Council’s to develop green financing scheme
Joins hands with Dubai Carbon Centre for Excellence to address challenges of funding green retrofit projects
Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed...
Dubai Metro lifts over 40,000 passengers on Monday
Statistics compiled by Rail Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai revealed that 42,782 passengers have been lifted on Monday September 14,...
Dubai’s newest theme park to be ready early 2014
A brand new theme park will soon open doors in Dubai. The facility is called IMG Worlds of Adventure (IMGWOA) and it is developed...
AECOM acquires Tishman Construction Corp. in US$245-million transaction
Expands AECOM’s capabilities, presence in US$100-billion global construction management
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management...
Emirates Green Building Council offers seminars and workshops
Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC), an organisation aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices in the UAE, has...
Bids invited for Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has invited suitable contractors to bid for the main contract works of the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
The...
Companies behind London Olympics Won Dubai Expo 2020 Contract
An international consortium, led by US-based CH2M HILL and UK-based Mace, will deliver the construction components for the Dubai Trade Centre Jebel Ali development....
Dubai Investments Park kicks off final phase
Dubai Investments Park (DIP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, has announced the launch of the eighth and the final phase of the...
GCC Hospitality Projects Value Exceeds US$147 Billion
The total value of the 1,156 hospitality and tourism projects in the GCC region has exceeded US$147 billion (Dh539 billion) in March 2018, according...
Phase One of Deira Waterfront Development Project Launched
Deira Waterfront Development LLC, the wholly-owned real estate subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), today announced the launch of Phase One of...
Limitless delays work on the Arabian Canal
The developer remains committed to the project
The future of Dubai's 75km-long Arabian Canal mega-project was under threat this week after the client suspended the...
Construction continues at Dubai Pearl
3.5 million man hours worked, with 60,000 cubic meter of concrete poured on the 20 million sq ft Dubai Pearl project
Construction of Dubai Pearl...