Born LEEDer

Esab Group managing director Johan Frannson downplays building one of the Middle East’s only commercial buildings rated as LEED Platinum, saying it...

The calm after the storm

Richard Dean on why an impending economic upturn could be the downfall of construction companies that fail to prepare.. No stranger to...

Working Against the Clock…

Speaking following the full and on-time completion of Majid al Futtaim’s Mirdif City Centre development in Dubai, Mace Group project director Mark...

Breaking into new markets

Dubai-based Emirates Glass LLC has identified India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia as lucrative project start-up markets for 2010, while competition among...

Keeping up with the times

Mott MacDonald senior sustainability consultant Joanne Crawshaw says the company has implemented various initiatives and mandatory staff-awareness training to meet clients’ growing...

How to make green money

Those that don’t recognise the business benefits of green construction are missing out, says University of Wollongong in Dubai director of Engineering...