Meraas’ Dubai Arena on track to open in 2019

Meraas has announced that Dubai Arena, its latest entertainment venue located at City Walk is on track to open in 2019. Once...

Construction

Phase Four to ramp-up MBR Solar Park to 950MW of clean energy

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an amendment that will see the total capacity of Phase Four of the...

Construction

Nudra construction passes 20% milestone on Saadiyat Island

Property developer IMKAN says Nudra, its 2,400sqm development within Saadiyat Island’s Cultural District in Abu Dhabi, is 20% complete and will be...

Construction

Acwa Power, Egypt signs power project worth $2.3bn

Saudi utilities developer Acwa Power signed a $2.3 billion power purchase agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), for a gas-fired...

Construction

WABAG wins EPC contract to build $133mn Jubail wastewater plant

Pure-play water technology Indian multinational group VA Tech WABAG says it has won the Phase 1 engineering, design and build contract to expand Marafiq's...

Consultant

Chestertons announces new office in Bahrain

Global real estate services firm, Chestertons has announced further expansion in the MENA region with the opening of their new office in...

BIM

Middle East BIM Summit 2018 – Event Review

Making a comeback for the third year, Big Project ME had its biggest ever Middle East BIM Summit on October 28th, at...

Consultant

MX3D and partners create world’s first 3D-printed steel bridge

The world’s first 3D-printed steel bridge has been completed by MX3D, mathematicians from The Alan Turing Institute and Arup. The bridge is...

Consultant

FEWA and Honeywell agree Northern Emirates energy management deal

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Federal Electricity & Water Authority (FEWA) and Honeywell, which will drive sustainable...

Construction

ARCON’S Jason Gregory on how it is using EPD analysis for ready-mix concrete – Interview

Al Naboodah Ready-mix Concrete (ARCON), recently implemented Dubai’s first fully integrated Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) software. ARCON is using German sustainability software,...