$163m worth of Dubai projects to launch shortly

Three Dubai projects worth more than $163m have been approved by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister...

$54m Business Bay canal gets green light from Dubai

A long proposed canal in the Business Bay area of Dubai has finally received approval from Dubai Municipality and will be completed...

Construction work begins on world’s first aerotropolis in DWC

Dubai World Centre (DWC) the Dubai Government body behind the “world’s first” aerotropolis, has announced the start of construction on a 6.7...

Revisions to Fire and Life Safety Code considered

The UAE’s Fire and Life Safety Code may be revised to prohibit non-fire rated cladding panels on high-rise towers after Dubai and...

DSC signs $54m Business Bay tower construction deal

Drake and Scull Construction announced on Sunday that it had signed a $54.45m contract for the construction of the Binary commercial tower...

Super trooper

CMME takes a look at Renault’s Sherpa which made its concept debut in Dubai in March. Back in the 1970s, the US...

Consortium wins Al Sufouh contract

[caption id="attachment_1080" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The contract is for the maintenance of the rolling stock and fixed installations"][/caption] Dubai’s RTA has awarded a...

Sky diving from the world’s tallest building

The world’s biggest pump in action

“Majority of construction companies believe green is a nuisance”

The co-principal of Austrian architecture firm Chalabi Architekten & Partner has said companies ignoring green building practices “will put themselves at risk”....