Opinion: How ceiling solutions help us to get one step closer to tackling climate change

Armstrong Ceiling Solutions' Mohamed Khaled believes to actively combat climate change, more companies need to invest in sustainable building solutions. Sustainable buildings...

Oman completes construction work at Madinat Al Irfan Theatre

New theatre will strengthen the efforts undertaken by the sultanate to provide new job opportunities for Omani youth as well as SMEs....

Russian firms granted construction and real estate licenses to operate in KSA

SAGIA grants licenses to Kontakt and Geopulsar. The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has granted four investment licenses to Russian companies...

Contractor Insight: Evolving with BIM

Arsen Safaryan, head of BIM and digital construction, ALEC, outlines how BIM provides a competitive advantage within the region. ALEC started using...

Opinion: How we can advance BIM standards

Craig Garrett, academies manager, Digital Advancement Academies, Bentley Systems, on creating a neutral environment for knowledge sharing and collaboration. 88% of construction...

Green facades – a case of Sustainability being only skin-deep?

Paul Godfrey examines the case for green facades and whether they could impact the way buildings are being designed and built in...

Opinion: Construction powered by the Internet of Things

Gamal Emara, country Manager – UAE, HPE Aruba, says IoT can help construction firms with on-time, on-budget project completion . The computing...

Immensa Technology Labs joins global Joint Innovation Programs (JIP) initiative

Firm plans to bring its technical expertise as an additive manufacturing fabricator to JIP. Additive manufacturing firm Immensa Technology Labs has joined...

Project profile: Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)

How HPBS helped build the Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Marine Transport campus in Khorfakkan, Sharjah within 120 days. July 2018...

Making rail the cornerstone of the region’s future mobility

Significant investment in mainline and urban railway systems can play an leading role in reducing CO2 emissions, says Cécile Texier, VP sustainability...