Interview: Why ALEC has appointed an innovation manager

Earlier this year, Kez Taylor, CEO of Dubai-based contractor ALEC, was asked by Big Project ME to identify key areas of the...

Construction

Saudi Government announces $1.2bn Jeddah infrastructure investment

Saudi Arabia intends to spend $1.2 billion on infrastructure development projects in Jeddah. The new investments are in addition to $719m worth...

Construction

Muscat bans construction from dusk-to-dawn on public holidays

As per amended rules issued by Muscat Municipality, no construction and maintenance activities, including excavation and demolition, can be undertaken from dusk-to-dawn...

Consultant

Collaboration vital to making smart buildings viable, says cross-industry group

Leading international real estate and construction consultancy Drees & Sommer has released the findings of the first in a series of studies...

Construction

Saudi construction rebounding but tender prices down in some GCC markets, reveals RICS survey

The latest RICS Middle East Construction and Infrastructure survey results are now available, says the organisation. "Results indicate that operating conditions remain...

Construction

Outlook for 2019: Francis Alfred, managing director and CEO of Sobha Realty

With the 10-year residency visa for expats and 100% foreign ownership policies initiated by the government in 2018, investments will become more...

Construction

Outlook for 2019: Nicholas Mclean, managing director, CBRE Middle East

The evolving global economic order, digitisation and shifting consumer trends are underpinning a likely wave of changes throughout the UAE’s real estate...