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Abu Dhabi Louvre, Guggenheim museums delayed

The Abu Dhabi based branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums could now open at least a year later than planned

Integrated Facilities Management Contracts are the Future

Leading FM contractor Al Shirawi says developers today see FM as an essential part of the planning process. Al Shirawi to act as official lanyard...

Global Construction Leaders debate importance of GCC market

Event hosted by Middle East Concrete and PMV Live gathers six top industry executives to debate future of construction industry A fresh wave of infrastructure...

UAE leads GCC countries in volume of infrastructure expenditure

The total volume of GCC countries' construction projects of roads and bridges -- currently existing and planned -- is estimated at around USD 142...

FM EXPO returns to The Big 5 Show

Three-fold increase in audience a boost for exhibitors FM EXPO, the Middle East’s only exhibition dedicated to the burgeoning facilities management industry, is taking its...

Prices of building materials in June 2011

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of June 2011. The report...

GCC partnership contracts worth USD 628 bln during the last decade

Partnership project contracts between GCC public and private sectors awarded in the infrastructure sector during the last ten years is worth more than USD...

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...

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...

CENTCOM awards $3.8 billion Middle East and Asia contracts to KBR

KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that it has been awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM)...

Exclusive images of Palazzo Versace Dubai Interiors released

Emirates Sunland Group, the joint venture developers of Palazzo Versace Dubai, and Versace has unveiled the first “fully dressed” and completed condominium residence as its showcase residence on site.

Monthly report on prices of building materials

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued today its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of April 2011. The report...

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...

Palazzo Versace Dubai 80% completed

Emirates Sunland Group has confirmed that its AED 2.3bn Palazzo Versace Dubai, one of the UAE’s most highly anticipated five-star hotels and high-end residences,...

Palazzo Versace Construction Update

Palazzo Versace Dubai is being developed on 130,000 square meters, once completed it will include, restaurants, spa, 188 condominium residences, penthouses, 148 hotel rooms...

UAE demand for fabricated aluminium to grow 9 per cent annually

UAE holds 24 per cent of GCC’s total building construction projects Construction spend to hit USD 25 billion in 2011 Demand for aluminium extruded products to...

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...

Tayseer gets underway

Construction works on many projects in Dubai progress steadily, but many developments are still in a need of funding. Dubai property prices have fallen...