Analysis: Oil price rise boosted construction in H1 2019

Increasing oil prices are strengthening the outlook for the construction sector across MENA, says Mace. The MENA region is currently expanding at...

Dubai real estate market reaches ‘attractive levels of affordability’ in H1 2019

Bayut report finds a perceivable shift in interest towards competitively priced areas for renters. Dubai’s real estate market has reached ‘attractive levels...

Construction industry should look to proven tech to weather difficult times

Andrew Skudder, CEO. CCS, warns construction firms of the risks of not digitising operations . With the Middle East construction sector under...

Reconnecting Dubai

Parsons’ George Arvanitis and Tarek Elmalatawy discuss the benefits of transit-oriented development. As global trends of urbanisation accelerate, there’s a need to...

Abu Dhabi Q3 Market Review

JLL reviews how Abu Dhabi’s office and residential market performed in Q3 of 2018. Ghadan 21 is a three-year, $13.6bn Abu Dhabi...

The industrialisation of construction

Neil Shackleton, project director at ALEC, on how changing global population demographics are creating opportunities for contractors. Take a moment and consider...

Retrofitting: Why we must fight the ‘green painters’

Grundfos Gulf Distribution’s Tolga Candan says that new initiatives can help FMs and organisations better understand energy efficiency . Despite the Middle...

Bentley Systems CEO: Going digital will advance infrastructure delivery

Greg Bentley explains how owners and contractors can share integrated project delivery benefits through a connected data environment. Owners and contractors can...

Opinion: The importance of safety system inspections and audits

4see's Leigh Hayman looks at the deadly 2018 Russian shopping mall fire and identifies issues for the GCC . On 25 March,...

Opinion: Fossil Fuels + Renewables: Synergies for a more efficient future

Ghassan Barghout, CEO Gas Power Systems – Sales, GE Power, MENA examines the pathway for a stronger energy future. The global energy...

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