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Dubai developers can utilise $2.2 bln escrows

Dubai developers have access to up to $2.2 billion from escrow accounts to cover construction commitments, the emirate's property regulator said in a strategy...

RSA Goes Beyond The Norm With Property Development

With Florida being an increasingly popular place to live and do business, choosing to buy vacant land for development is a good choice for...

TECOM Group to Develop Emirates Towers Business Park

TECOM Group, a member of Dubai Holding, announced its appointment to develop and operate the recently announced “Emirates Towers Business Park”. In accordance, the...

Construction Work Begins on Millennium BinGhatti Residences

Binghatti Developers has announced the start of construction works for Millennium Binghatti Residences, the company’s first iconic project on Dubai’s Water Canal in Business...

Prices of construction materials on the rise in Abu Dhabi

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) released today its latest monthly statistical report on prices of construction materials in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,...

Godwin Austen Johnson expands design team following growth of regional contracts

Leading architecture practice eyes opportunities in Middle East and North Africa Godwin Austen Johnson (GAJ), one of the largest and longest-established UK architectural and design...

Dubai Municipality launches new e-system for building permits and control

The Buildings Department of Dubai Municipality organized a seminar to explain the strategy for activating the new e-services of its Building Inspection Section for...

Massive GCC construction spend drives global change in the industry

As investments in the construction sector continue to grow in the GCC, the region has become a major driver of global change in the...

District 2020 – The World Expo Dubai Site To Be Unveiled...

District 2020 planned to embrace and enable changing trends in working and living District will be a long-term economic contributor, creating jobs and investment It will...

Projects on track

In recent weeks, delays have beset several massive projects, according to several architects and articles in The National. Dubai Waterfront is moving much...

Emirates Steel constructs the region’s first Heavy Sections Mill

The Emirates Steel has awarded an AED 1.74bn contract to Danieli Corporation for the construction of Phase II B of Emirates Steel's AED 9...

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.

Construction of new man-made island begins in Dubai

The construction works on Bluewaters Island started in Dubai this Monday. The newest man-made island will be situated approximately 500 meters opposite of the...

ProTenders Empowers Construction Companies to go Mobile

ProTenders launches mobile version of its platform enhancing visibility for customers ProTenders, the U.A.E based e-bidding and marketing platform for the construction industry has launched...

Compliance with midday break hits record rates

Average compliance with the midday break given to outdoor workers from 12:30 to 3:00 pm were 99.6 per cent in Abu Dhabi, 98...

Top ten Abu Dhabi projects worth $208 billion

Global slowdown notwithstanding, the capital of the United Arab Emirates continues to be transformed with masterplan budgets for the city's top ten civil projects...

Versace expects to finish Palazzo in Dubai

Versace is committed to completing its AED 2.3 billion (US$626 million) Palazzo Versace Dubai resort, although that depends on Dubai Properties putting the necessary...

Al Fara’a Integrated Construction Group celebrates 30th Birthday

Yesterday, the Al Fara’a Group celebrated its 30th birthday with various events for its 18,000 employees in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and...