Smart cities require smart foundations, writes Parsons’ Hamid Iravani

Transportation planning director Hamid Iravani says planners should focus on what has always worked for their cities. Modern Times, a 1936 Charlie...

‘Optimising pumping can reduce your carbon footprint,’ Grundfos area MD tells MECN

Kostas Poulopoulos talks about the wider implications of conducting energy checks and how it can benefit compan audits. Talking to MECN on...

Abu Dhabi seeks to reduce costs with new legislation on private housing construction

Spatial requirements made more flexible in line with requests from landlords and engineering consultancies. A new legislation from Abu Dhabi’s Department of...

Top speakers and large attendance expected at 24th World Energy Congress

Four-day event held for the first time in the Middle East will discuss issues on the entire energy spectrum in Abu Dhabi...

Larsen & Toubro wins contract worth more than $139 mn from India’s NTPC

Larsen & Toubro wins contract worth more than $139 mn from India’s NTPC. India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an engineering,...

SMEC appoints Andrew McKune as new MD for India

Region is a key area of focus for SMEC, the firm is targeting expansion that capitalises on its project portfolio, clients and...

New Al Ain Hospital work 89% complete

The project has a total built-up area of 347,000sqm. 89% of the construction work at the New Al Ain Hospital project is...

RAK Government signs MoU with Grundfos for seven-week energy audit

Exclusive interview with Grundfos’ area MD to understand the wider applications of RAK initiating an energy audit in the emirate. Ras Al...

China’s Masteel sets up new base in Jafza

Firm will use facility as staging post for Belt and Road Initiative projects in region. Maanshan Iron and Steel Company (Masteel) have...

Eight new schools to open in Dubai by 2020

13,000 new places will be made available by September 2020. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced that eight new...

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