Green light for Vertical Industrial City, Dubai Steps

Dubai Steps – a slanted building with 500 stairs – and a 280-hectare ‘Vertical Industrial City’ are among several ambitious new megaprojects...

Fleet

Thor Middle East showcases range in Dubai

Loader cranes are a vital part of operations in a host of different industries, from logistics to waste management, and even in...

Construction

Dubai fire investigation ‘nears completion’

Officials in the UAE are ‘nearing the end’ of an investigation into the cause of the major fire at The Address Downtown...

BIM

The Big 5: Gulf contractors still ‘need to understand’ what BIM brings

Contractors in the UAE are yet to understand the full potential of building information modelling (BIM), and need to ‘breathe a little’...

Features

The Big 5 in Dubai: Preview of Middle East’s largest construction show

As construction events in the Middle East and North Africa go, they don’t come much bigger than The Big 5. In anticipation...

Analysis

Smart cities: From driverless cars to sustainable design

According to a report by the International Electrotechnical Commission, urban spaces are said to grow by almost 150,000 every day, due to...

BIM

National BIM standards needed in UAE, contractor says

The UAE needs a national building information modelling (BIM) standard to ensure the technology is adequately implemented on local projects, says an...

Features

Meet the demolition men of Gulf construction

A drive around the neighbourhood of Karama in Dubai offers a glimpse of several old buildings erected decades ago, none of them...

Features

Site visit: Marina Gate, Dubai

In the 12 years since Dubai Marina was established, the district has become synonymous with towering, futuristic skyscrapers. Reminiscent of classic science-fiction...