Construction & Industry
Is this herd-mentality going to save the region from the natural course of the economic downturn?
Construction & Industry
Sobhi Agha tells us how companies are actively investing in facilities management solutions to enhance long-term sustainability.
Construction & Industry
Dr Chandana Jayalath discusses Dispute Mechanisms for Public Works in Qatar and why settling disputes out of court is better for everyone.
Construction & Industry
Things to do if UAE becomes the world’s power centre for all things sustainable and green. Conrad Egbert contemplates.
Construction & Industry
Ian Johnson of IFS Middle East talks about what enterpise resource planning (ERP) software can do for construction companies in the region.
Construction & Industry
Aziz Karim explains how multi-tiered dispute resolutions could minimise the possibility of referring a dispute to arbitration or litigation.
Construction & Industry
The midday break rule reinstated in most GCC countries starts next month and it needs policing, says Conrad Egbert.
Construction & Industry
When do you know it’s time to suspend or terminate a project? Legal expert Drew Baiter offers his advice.
Construction & Industry
The interior architectural designer of Atlantis, The Palm Jumeirah, talks about the challenge.
Construction & Industry
"Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it," says American author, David Quammen. It's a fair point but one wonders if, when it comes to Middle Eastern design, it might be time to pick up the pace.
Construction & Industry
As promised, I'm going to give you a lowdown on what happened in Qatar last week.
Construction & Industry
Is there such a thing as solving construction disputes in a gentlemanly way? Dr Chandana Jayalath talks of a speedy process to minimise legal expenses.
Construction & Industry
The US Mission to the United Nations in Geneva recently celebrated the official launch of its new air-conditioning system. This marked the introduction of the first large-tonnage magnetic levitation (MagLev) bearing chiller in Europe. (Though not the first application of MagLev technology in the world - that occurred on Earth Day in 2007, at the US Embassy in Tokyo.)
Construction & Industry
Imdaad's Alan Millin on the joys of community service charges, district cooling call centres and some rather smelly house guests that could also be costly...
Construction & Industry
It was great to see over 220 of you at last month’s fmME Awards, and in celebratory mood too. There’s nothing quite like seeing the community coming together to acknowledge one another’s achievements, especially in the current climate. They say ‘when the going gets tough, the tough get going’, or at least Billy Ocean did.
Construction & Industry
Eric Teo, senior associate in the construction and engineering practice of Al Tamimi & Company, talks about the fundamental legal aspects of the tendering process in the second of a two-part article.
Construction & Industry
Last week, we saw the conclusion of our Building Sustainability into the Middle East Conference held at the Park Hyatt in Dubai.
Construction & Industry
The mercury burst through the forty degree mark the other day, suggesting that summer is well and truly on the way.
Construction & Industry
According to legend, an elephant graveyard is a place where elderly elephants instinctively direct themselves once they reach a certain age.
Construction & Industry
A paradigm shift in the concept of real-estate assets has lead to developers moving away from the traditional ‘income-per-tenant' model to a more sustainable income stream, namely energy production, argues Robert Pardi of Evolvence Capital.
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