UAE sets world-class clean energy goals for 2030

With a target of 19.8GW of renewable energy, the nation will also aim to be a key producer and supplier of low-carbon...

Cemex opens new construction, demolition and excavation waste recycling facility

Waste material will undergo advanced processing techniques, to be largely repurposed as recycled building materials. A recycling facility designed to process construction,...

Hatta hydroelectric project fully on-schedule

250MW plant set to be completed in Q1 2025, with a projected life span of 80 years. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority...

Future of Water Summit tackles water efficiency in the built environment – event underway

Eng. Faisal Ali Al Rashid, senior director demand side management, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy delivers the keynote address. The national importance...

California updates building code to reduce embodied carbon

The new changes will come into effect on 1 July 2024. The state of California has updated its building code in a...

Ladybird Nursery in Dubai achieves LEED Gold Certification says GAJ

The Ladybird Nursery is a single storey building with indoor and outdoor play area, the project was completed in August 2022. Godwin...

Adnoc and Tabreed to decarbonise cooling through use of geothermal energy

Currently, the cooling of structures accounts for the majority of the UAE’s electricity consumption. A breakthrough has been announced by Adnoc and...

Middle East shows 24-fold increase in WELL adoption

The Push for higher accreditation in the UAE is being led by the Prime Minister’s office - the world’s first WELL-Certified government...

RSG opens first mangrove nursery in support of aim to plant 50m mangrove trees by 2030

Mangrove nurseries must be protected from natural threats in their own habitats such as storms, extreme high tides, grazing animals, and algae...

Toyota set to fund and operate Saudi solar plant

Major JV initiative with TotalEnergies Renewables will support $100m project in Wadi Ad Dawasir. Japanese group Toyota Tsusho Corporation has announced that...