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2016’s Most Expensive Cities to Build Ranked; Construction Cost in UAE...

Zurich and New York are the world’s most expensive cities in which to build, closely followed by London. At nearly US$3,700 per m2, average construction...

Dubai developers scale back on handovers

Some property buyers will not be moving into their new homes any time soon — Dubai developers have scaled back considerably on the pace...

Construction of new man-made island begins in Dubai

The construction works on Bluewaters Island started in Dubai this Monday. The newest man-made island will be situated approximately 500 meters opposite of 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....

Construction commences on ICD Brookfield Place

Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the principal investment arm of the Government of Dubai, and Brookfield Property Partners today announced the groundbreaking of ICD...

Building Materials Index – Second Edition

The Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) - Abu Dhabi today released the second edition of the Building Materials Index in a bid to...

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...

Government of Dubai continues to meet all its contractual obligations

Statement from Dubai Department of Finance The Department of Finance, Government of Dubai, issued the following statement today in response to an inaccurate and misleading...

The Big 5 launches Middle East Concrete exhibition

The Big 5 launches Concrete event as GCC infrastructure spending hits half a trillion dollars Inaugural event to be co-located with the industry-leading...

Modern restaurant in luxury Al Raha Beach Resort to use New...

An iconic restaurant under construction in the luxury Al Raha Beach Resort in Abu Dhabi is set to become a showcase for New Zealand...

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...

Emirates Steel constructs the region’s first Heavy Sections Mill

The Emirates Steel has awarded an AED 1.74bn contract to Danieli Corporation for the construction of Phase II B of Emirates Steel's AED 9...

Roots Steel International Co. Ltd acquires two Bank of Sharjah subsidiaries

Roots Steel International Co. Ltd (Roots Steel Group), a leading Saudi Arabia-based manufacturer of pre-engineered metal building systems, announced today the acquisition of two...

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...

Expo 2020 Dubai Project Development Updates

Exhibition centre to be operated by Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai Investments PJSC , the leading, diversified investments company listed on the Dubai Financial Market,...
Pantheon in Talks to Develop 3D Building in the UAE

Pantheon in Talks to Develop 3D Building in UAE

Technology expected to support continuing growth of construction sector in the country. There is a growing demand for building 3D housing units across the globe,...

Emaar Misr makes strong progress on Marassi for on-schedule completion

Structural work of villas and townhouses 80 per cent over Completed first phase of golf course Beach Clubhouse to open this summer Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E,...

New Massive Project Announced in Dubai Healthcare City

Dubai-based MAG Group has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Dubai Healthcare City to develop approximately one million square feet mixed-use project in...