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Saturday, 25 April 2009

Central irrigation control systems

Construction & Industry
Abu Dhabi-based Hydroturf general manager stresses the importance of central irrigation control systems for golf destinations like Dubai.

Central irrigation control systems

Temperature check

Construction & Industry
Cityscape Abu Dhabi had been anticipated as a temperature check of the property development industry. Public and industry response was cool, but government response was considerable.

Temperature check

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Rooting out the rotten apples

Construction & Industry
The weight of the gov't must be brought to bear to improve the conditions of Dubai's labour camps, argues Andrew White.

Rooting out the rotten apples

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Time for technology

Construction & Industry
Aconex general manager Peter Hedlund explains how collaboration technology can further enhance project delivery in the current climate.

Time for technology

No job is too small

Construction & Industry
With Dubai constantly having grabbed headlines in the past for building the ‘biggest’ or the ‘best’, it’s not surprising that other more subtle developments have gone unnoticed by the media eye.

No job is too small

“Oh sugar we are going to be caught”

Construction & Industry
Howrey Partner in Europe Melanie Willems says how a new English bribery bill could effect Industry professionals and their businesses.

“Oh sugar we are going to be caught”

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Termination of the contract

Construction & Industry
Dennis Brand follows up last month’s article on suspension of the works with an in-depth look at termination of the contract.

Termination of the contract

Monday, 13 April 2009

League of MEP gentlemen

Construction & Industry
In the April issue of MEP Middle East, we report on several exciting new developments within the local MEP sector.


Sunday, 12 April 2009

Waste not

Construction & Industry
Water is a resource we cannot afford to be free with.

Waste not

Saturday, 11 April 2009

East to West, Saudi is the best!

Construction & Industry
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has proved itself to be the region's biggest and mightiest, yet again.


What law and forum to select?

Construction & Industry
KK Sarachandra Bose, partner, Dar Al Adalah Advocates & Legal Consultants sheds some light on what law and forum best suits you and why.

What law and forum to select?

Corporate social responsibility

Construction & Industry
Al Rayan Investement Company project manager Hazem Al Mousli tells us how corporations should react to social environments.


Turning crises into opportunities

Construction & Industry
Josef Kurzmann, executive director of Austrian formwork company Doka Group, tells us how the company is dealing with the present times and that the key to any successful business is a convincing price-performance ratio.

Turning crises into opportunities

Friday, 10 April 2009

Tools of the trade

Construction & Industry
Alan Millin, director of consultancy, Imdaad, asks why life cycle cost analysis isn’t taken seriously, and urges a process of continuous improvement.

Tools of the trade

Tuesday, 07 April 2009

Going live...

Construction & Industry
I've already got a folder full of emails enquiring about this year's CID Awards. Excitingly, many of these are from smaller, lesser known design firms - in a few cases, names that I haven't come across before - which means that this year's awards ceremony could be the most diverse showcase of ideas, personalities and projects yet.

Going live...

Saturday, 04 April 2009

Change is progress

Construction & Industry
As the great George Bernard Shaw once said: "Progress is impossible without change." Forgive me for opening with a cliché but little else justifies the newly designed magazine you're holding in your hands right now.


Survive the crisis: five top tactics for developers

Construction & Industry
Limitless MEA commercial head Ezzat Ragab tells us what developers can do to stay on top.

Survive the crisis: five top tactics for developers

Dithering trends

Construction & Industry
Antonios Dimitracopoulos, Partner, Bin Shabib & Associates, warns of the dangers in delayed reactions by contractors to cancelled or postponed projects.

Dithering trends

fmME: Your voice; use it…

Construction & Industry
There’s a lot to get through this month, what with the awards looming on May 25th, the passing of the inaugural fmME Breakfast Club and Conference at the end of March, and of course this month’s content.

fmME: Your voice; use it…

Thursday, 02 April 2009

Swan lake song

Construction & Industry
American playwright John Guare once said of the ballet: "[It] makes us look at those bodies; it makes us listen to that music; it makes us wonder at the geometry of the way they come together. The way that extraordinary space is controlled and given such emotional force."

Swan lake song

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