‘Burj Dubai’ painted and protected by Jotun Paints and Coatings
Company uses 122,000 kilograms of powder coating and 487,000 litres of paint on the world’s tallest tower
Jotun, one of the world’s leading producers and...
UAE Construction Industry Outlook
The UAE residential and commercial market is still searching for equilibrium as funding has been curtailed, projects scaled back and contractor resources downsized. Developers...
Latest update on prices of building materials in Abu Dhabi
Prices for a number of building materials showed changes during December 2011, compared with November 2011, according to the latest monthly statistical report issued by Statistics Centre- Abu Dhabi (SCAD).
Emirates Building Systems launches revamped website to support expansion
As part of its corporate positioning exercise ahead of the proposed expansion of its factories, Emirates Building Systems (EBS), a subsidiary of Dubai Investments...
Emirates Green Building Council’s to develop green financing scheme
Joins hands with Dubai Carbon Centre for Excellence to address challenges of funding green retrofit projects
Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed...
Construction contract awarded for Dubai’s Vegas-style hotel complex
Construction expected to begin in June
New hotel floor area will sprawl across 350,000 square metres
Construction giant Leighton Holdings' Middle East subsidiary has won a...
New retail strip ‘The Avenue’ enters phase 1
Meraas announced it has appointed Al-Futtaim Carillion as project contractors for phase-1 of 'The Avenue', which is part of a three-phase project spanning 1.1 kilometers at a prime location in Dubai.
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...
Bids invited for Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has invited suitable contractors to bid for the main contract works of the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
The...
Middle Eastern construction industry looks at future trends
A consortium of industry professionals have combined efforts to host Middle East’s inaugural Building Information Modelling Conference, which opened at CERT Technology Park, Abu Dhabi.
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...
Prices of building materials rose in Q1 2012
Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued today its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of March and the...
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...
The master plan for Oqyana World First revised
With the final master plan in hand, it's action station as the $5 billion Qqyana World First gets set to launch its construction program...
Al Zorah Resorts launches first phase to feature 5-star hotel
Building on the significant progress achieved on the Al Zorah Resorts project in Ajman, the Board of Directors of Al Zorah Development Company, met...
Dubai Municipality introduces simplified building services
The Building Department of Dubai municipality organized a meeting with consulting and contracting companies working in the emirate of Dubai aimed at introducing the...
Dubai Maritime City launches six new projects
Swift Development’s Swiftships Towers, which are office towers, Sheth Developers with the Project ‘Iris Mist’Hotel Apartments & Residences, Kensington Global with a budget hotel Kensington Krystal, Sanali Global’s Sanali Aquamarine Residential Apartments and Dubai Investments Real Estate with a six star hotel.
Dubai’s newest theme park to be ready early 2014
A brand new theme park will soon open doors in Dubai. The facility is called IMG Worlds of Adventure (IMGWOA) and it is developed...