India’s Shapoorji Pallonji eyes major expansion into Saudi Arabia

Construction giant has culminative project orders worth $2.7bn in the GCC, with several in the Kingdom. Shapoorji Pallonji, the Indian business conglomerate...

Construction of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi reaches 40% mark

Yas Island-based marine life theme park to be completed in 2022, Miral says. Miral, the Abu Dhabi-based destination creator, has announced that...

Al Marwan General Contracting Company awarded Phase 2 infrastructure contract at Aljada

Work has already begun and will be completed by September 2021. Arada has announced that it has awarded a $27 million contract...

ODS Global appointed to optimise operations and maintenance across 24 DAMAC Properties towers in Dubai

Project will see the development of a unified OEM-led model of building operations, integrating BMS and services for several legacy brands. DAMAC...

Fakieh Hospitality and Leisure Group launches new recreational project in Jeddah

The recreational project includes walkaways and a women-only beach. The Fakieh Hospitality and Leisure Group have launched a new recreational project on...

Empower announces completion of shoring works on new district cooling plant

The new plant will be connected to the Empower Command Control Centre, which uses an advanced Scada system to monitor and analyse...

Digital Twins: A high benchmark

Dr. Anas Bataw, director of the Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai discusses the importance of...

Project Insight: The Museum of the Future

The Museum of the Future is a seven-storey, 177m tall pillar-less Building with a facade comprising 1,024 robot-made pieces. The Museum of...

Bahrain waterfront tower project begins construction

This project will be Bahrain’s first financial investment tower which has been designed to receive a LEED certification. Bahrain’s Ministry of Works,...