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ISSUE ID: 28792
TITLE: Construction Week
LANGUAGE: English
TYPE: Weekly
SECTION: Business
ISSUE DATE: 17 July 2010

INTERVIEWS
Qatari contractor on the prowl
Black Cat Engineering and Construction's general manager, Adnan Al-Mubarak on how the oil and gas specialist is branching out into new territory.

FEATURES
High prospects
91 storeys and complete with a crown - Elite Residence aims to be one of Dubai's most prestigious residential projects. CW went on site to check on construction progress.

Post haste
Post-tensioning reinforcement now dominates many areas of GCC construction, though innovation hasn't stopped. Ben Roberts reports.

Bed count
As the demand for hospital beds increases across the GCC, the number of construction projects in this sector continues to rise. But for those looking to bid in this developing market, hospital building presents a number of challenges. CW investigates the issues and complexities involved in construction. Elizabeth Broomhall reports.

COMMENT
Monopoly money
If district cooling was an employee, would you hire it?

Plugging into innovation
Gerhard Hope explains how to talk an old-timer into trying something new.

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