Opinion: Middle East companies behind the curve in using technology to drive higher productivity

With the Middle East construction sector under growing pressure as a result of a tightening economy, construction companies should be looking at...

BIM

Germany’s RIB Software acquires 70% stake in Construction Computer Software (CCS)

RIB Software SE, the world’s leading provider of iTWO 4.0 Cloud Enterprise Platform Technology for the construction and real estate industries, has...

Construction

Project Profile: How the Coco-Cola Arena was delivered ahead of schedule

Dubai has always strived to position itself as a city where the world’s biggest stars come to perform and showcase their talents....

Construction

Survey: Do you think Virtual Design Construction (VDC) can improve safety in the GCC?

MECN is joining up with the UAE University to run a survey exploring the opportunity for Virtual Design Construction (VDC) technologies to improve...

Construction

Genie incorporates BIM in new global website

Terex-owned powered access giant Genie’s newly redesigned Genielift.com website, which went live globally in April, now also includes building information modelling (BIM)...

Consultant

Abanos appointed for fit-out of Address Residences Dubai Opera project

Abanos has won the contract for the fit-out of Emaar’s Address Residences Dubai Opera development in Downtown Dubai. The serviced apartments are...

Consultant

Bentley Systems announces availability of OpenSite Designer

Bentley Systems has announced the availability of OpenSite Designer, its integrated application for civil site and land development workflows across conceptual, preliminary,...

Construction

Bentley acquires geotech cloud specialist Keynetix

Bentley Systems has acquired Keynetix, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based software for capturing, visualising, modeling, and sharing of geotechnical data. QThe addition of...