It reduces overheads, cuts down on the time spent working on a project and saves costs on the job site. Shikha Mishra finds out how IT software is changing the way the construction industry operates in the Middle East.
Editor Rob Wagner explores how Dubai cash is helping revitalise downtown Los Angeles at a time when US investors are too nervous to spend on real estate developments.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has dismissed claims that energy is being wasted because it cannot accept excess power from private renewable sources into the grid.
Dubai Holding-owned Sama Dubai has said that Dubai Towers ? Doha will be one of Qatar?s first buildings to be designed to the US Green Building Council?s (USGBC) Leed certification.
New Bahraini development company Naseej could one day rival major players like Nakheel, Emmar and Qatari Diar, according to the CEO of Ithmaar Development Company (IDC) Mohammed Khalil Alsayed.
More than 7100 employees from Dubai-based construction group ETA Ascon gathered in the city last month and pledged to eradicate extreme poverty and work towards an environmentally sustainable world.
Middle East-based Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings has won a US $7.8 million (AED28.6 million) turnkey contract to build Dubai Bank?s branch in Jumeirah, Dubai.
David Fisher's rotating tower took a beating from critics around the world when it was launched in June. Since then little was heard from Fisher who had everything from his designs to his qualifications challenged. In a breaking exclusive interview Benjamin Millington quizzes David Fisher on some burning unanswered questions.
David Fisher's 420m rotating tower has been the favourite topic of discussion on many sites across the region. Benjamin Millington digs up reasons why the project is raising so many eyebrows.