Saudi PIF buys 40% stake in Jasara Program Management Company

Jasara was set up to provide PM services on projects in the region. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has purchased a...

Germany’s RIB Software acquires 70% stake in Construction Computer Software (CCS)

New majority stakeholder says 40,000 CCS community can readily be converted onto its cloud platform . RIB Software SE, the world’s leading...

ESMA announces that UAE is developing regional regulations for air-con systems

Regulations will be in cooperation with the Gulf Standardisation Organisation. The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) has announced that the...

On solid foundations: Reviewing the building industry in 2018 and predicting the year ahead

AESG's Saeed Al Abbar lays out his thoughts on the trends that will shape the building industry in 2018. 2018 was a...

The future of BIM will not be BIM

Pedro Rey, Middle East BIM Coordinator for ACCIONA, explains how future BIM usage will be affected by the evolution of technology. A...

Autodesk AEC: CIM could save industry $1.7tn within the next decade

Regional manager expects city information modelling (CIM) to be the future of smart cities. Leading industry analysts believe that city information modelling...

ASGC collaborates with MIT to develop Smart City Initiatives

The agreement will provide ASGC with access to MIT’s faculty, labs and technical expertise. UAE-based construction group ASGC has announced that it...

BIM Summit kicks off at The Big 5 in Dubai

Summit aims to assess the future trends of BIM technologies in the UAE. The RTA Innovation in BIM Summit has started alongside...

Event Review: Trimble’s The Construction Summit 2018

Trimble's The Construction Summit 2018 explores how BIM and other digital technologies can improve the construction process. Returning for its fourth edition,...