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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...

Abandoned buildings will be demolished, Dubai Municipality

The demolition unit of Dubai Municipality has demolished and removed 40 buildings and abandoned yards since the beginning of the current year until the...

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...

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...

Wind Tests Complete on Upcoming World’s Tallest Tower

Anyone who has stood atop a skyscraper as Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, can attest to the power of nature at such heights. Not only is the...

Drake & Scull wins AED 1 bln contracts in Abu Dhabi

Drake and Scull Water and Power (DSWP), a unit of Drake and Scull International (DSI), has announced that it has been awarded the entire...

3,477 buildings completed in Emirate of Abu Dhabi in Q4 of...

Abu Dhabi issued its latest statistics on the buildings completed in the three regions of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain...

New Development in DIFC Likely to Open by 2018

A brand-new office tower will be built in Dubai’s financial district, Dubai International Financial Centre by 2018, according to a report. The $1 billion...
The second edition of the Smart Building Summit has begun at Light + Intelligent Building Middle East with insights from a range of experts.

Global Smart Building Market to Top US$408 Billion by 20230

Grace Najjar, CEO, Align Management Solutions and Chairperson of the Smart Building Summit, highlighted the growth of the industry. H.E Dr Ali Al Jassim, Chairperson,...

Jumeirah Lakes Towers construction progresses on schedule

Project’s first lake inaugurated 25 towers ready for handover by first half 2009 Project on track for completion in 2011 The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced...

Construction market in UAE expected to exhibit most favourable growth prospects,...

The construction market in UAE is expected to exhibit the most favourable growth prospects in the near term besides Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A key...

INDEX International Design Exhibition to take place in September

GCC Interior Contracting and Fit-out Market grows 87% in 2012; Sector Value highest since 2008 at US$9.4bn UAE remains GCC’s market leader in interior contracting...

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar inks $2 bln deal with China State Construction

Contract involves construction of 30 properties including five-star hotels, office buildings and high-end apartments China State Construction Engineering Corp said on Wednesday it had signed...

Steelfab 2012 begins at Expo Centre Sharjah

This optimism was clearly visible as the eighth edition of the region's premier steel fabrication show - SteelFab 2012 - got off to a rousing start at Expo Centre Sharjah on January 9, 2012

World Reaches 100 Super-tall Skyscrapers; Dubai dominates with 18

World Reaches 100 Super-tall Skyscrapers with Completion of 432 Park Avenue There are now officially 100 supertall (300-plus-meter) skyscrapers in the world following the completion of...

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...

Construction costs have dropped to 2003 levels

Should property prices be decreased in line with the reducing costs of building materials? A softening in prices of building materials is expected to kick...

UAE Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2013

UAE Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2013 report is the essential source for Construction industry data and analysis covering UAE, both at the...