• How to reduce construction costs and manage price fluctuations

  Hill International?s vice president David Rupp and project controls manager Lloyd Bruce Grant offer advice on reducing construction costs and managing price...

• US green building market value doubles

  A report by construction analyst McGraw Hill has found the very factors which hinder the green-build market in the Middle East have...

• Doing business in the UAE

  From the concept of “Dubai time”, to the promise that a deal will be done “insh’alla”, business over borders can present as...

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  Cool Operations

  Tamara Trading International has developed from a one-man operation to the sole supplier for a number of cooling towers, ice plants and...

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  Happold Happenings

  Buro Happold’s new regional director Roger Nickells tells The Big Project how he plans to spearhead the firm’s growth in the Middle...

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  Born LEEDer

  Esab Group managing director Johan Frannson downplays building one of the Middle East’s only commercial buildings rated as LEED Platinum, saying it...

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  Damage control

  Failure to spot potential construction disputes early can be costly.. International law firm Al Tamimi & Co senior associates in construction &...

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  The calm after the storm

  Richard Dean on why an impending economic upturn could be the downfall of construction companies that fail to prepare.. No stranger to...

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  Dubai can’t be built in a day

  Global architectural firm Hok’s regional senior vice president Daniel Hajjar provides a view from the frontline of sustainable design.. Providing consultation, planning...

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  Concerns over safety of UAE structures

  Expert opinion on why the region’s structures are safe.. The collapse of a foot bridge at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New...

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