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Construction Work Begins on Expo 2020 Site

Construction work is about to begin on Dubai’s Expo 2020 site, after the initial phase of the original Master Plan has been completed, officials...

Dubai developers can utilise $2.2 bln escrows

Dubai developers have access to up to $2.2 billion from escrow accounts to cover construction commitments, the emirate's property regulator said in a strategy...

DIRE awards US $130 million construction contract for Jewel of the...

Construction works on Package #7 have already begun and completion is expected in August 2013 Dubai International Real Estate (DIRE) has signed a contract with...

Major construction contract signed for Tameer Towers

Real estate leaders Tameer and Sorouh today finalized an agreement with a joint venture of Al Habtoor Engineering / Murray & Roberts / Al...

Massive GCC construction spend drives global change in the industry

As investments in the construction sector continue to grow in the GCC, the region has become a major driver of global change in the...
The Sustainable City in Dubai, the first fully sustainable development in the region unveiled the world’s first Net Zero Carbon building.

The Sustainable City Unveils World’s First Net Zero Carbon Building

SEE Institute will be the world’s most sustainable building and a hub to promote knowledge in sustainability The building is revealed during WETEX 2021, the...

Projects on track

In recent weeks, delays have beset several massive projects, according to several architects and articles in The National. Dubai Waterfront is moving much...

Burj Khalifa bags ‘Award of the Year’

Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has won the award of the year for the best construction project in the Gulf Cooperation...
Hotel Construction Pipeline

Middle East’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Counts Essentially Even Year-Over

Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) state in the 2019 year-end report that the hotel construction pipeline in the Middle East stands at 618 projects/178,384...

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...

Biggest Trends in Sustainable Construction for 2021

The Covid-19 outbreak put many sectors at a standstill, with building and construction recording a moderate growth since the pandemic struck. However, the Middle East...

Dubai World Central paved way for DWC Aviation City Construction

Grading work on the fourth phase of Dubai World Central (DWC)- the 140-square kilometre, multi-phase urban land development centred around the Al Maktoum...

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...

Expo 2020 Dubai Tech Infrastructure Most Advanced

Cisco to Bring Human and Digital Connections to Life at Expo 2020 Dubai • Leading technology provider becomes ‘Digital Network Partner’ for next World Expo...

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...

First Expo 2020 Buildings Emerge above Ground

·Basements with sophisticated logistics network completed for three theme districts ·Construction of rented pavilions for some nations in theme districts gathering pace  Expo 2020...

Emirates Green Building Council’s ‘Focus Day’ to Feature Best Industry Practices

The Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) will host a special 'Focus Day' to highlight the latest pilot and development studies on best practices at...

Urgent Need for Fire Secure Skyscrapers

Dubai has been at the forefront of high rise and tall building construction and the recent launch of the world’s tallest hotel – Gevora...