Autodesk and Schneider Electric: Shaping the future of electrical design and engineering

Autodesk's Vikram Dutt on how the two firms are collaborating to fill critical gaps in BIM-based workflows for engineers . The way...

Analysis: How Abu Dhabi is unlocking the power of PPPs

Angitha Pradeep analyses the impact of Abu Dhabi’s efforts to encourage greater collaboration between the private and public sectors, and what it...

Ten ways to improve productivity in construction

Angitha Pradeep looks at ten ways that stakeholders can improve productivity in the built environment. According to the US-based Associated Builders and...

Women in Construction: Ten women from the regional C&E industry share their advice

MECN talks to ten women across the construction industry to hear their thoughts on balancing work environments; recruitment practices in companies; building...

Expert Voice: Changing the drainage game with Terrain

Amidst a pandemic, the right drainage solutions that support health & wellbeing can make all the difference, writes Adam Smith, managing director,...

The colossal costs lost to construction claims and disputes

CRUX Insight calls for industry re-set to withstand COVID crunch, says HKA. The astonishing toll of overrunning costs and schedules on major...

Taking green building mainstream: The top ten biggest trends in sustainable construction

Angitha Pradeep looks at the ten biggest trends that are shaping the construction sector's move towards a sustainable future. The World Economic...

Ten ways 4D BIM can transform projects and construction sites

Angitha Pradeep looks at ten ways 4D BIM can transform projects and construction sites. Building information modelling (BIM) refers to an intelligent...

A smart hard hat designed to keep workers awake can also trace COVID-19

WakeCap smart hard-hat technology, designed to safeguard fatigued workers, traced virus exposure of 2,200 workers on a jobsite in Dubai. The simplest...

Construction in the future – A safer industry?

Thomas Bradley of Mobile Mini explains why the pandemic can help push the construction industry forwards. The foundations of the construction industry...