EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated coordination of planning, purchasing and supply of water and electricity across the UAE, today announced it will conduct its Q3 auction for Clean Energy Certificates (CECs) in Abu Dhabi, with registration now open and the auction closing on 14 September 2023. The upcoming auction is the latest in a series of successful auctions conducted by EWEC. The Q2 auction in June attracted a record number of participants, including a significant number of new entrants from diverse industries, including district cooling, artificial intelligence, and driver education, emphasising the continued…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
Embracing The Digital Transformation Of Construction In Middle East By Anil Ipekci, Associate Director at TBH In 1999, while we were graduating from using floppy disks to CD-ROMs in our Intel Pentium computers, the amazing computer game, “Unreal Tournament”, was released. It was a game which revolutionized the video game industry with realistic graphics that were beyond its era. This was the first time I heard about “Unreal Engine”, a powerful gaming engine. Today, many of us in the construction industry have heard about this since gaming engines are used to benefit 4D planning animations, architectural designs with enhanced…
MAG, one of the leading real estate developers in the UAE, has announced the handover of 546 townhouses at its MAG City development in Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District 7, Meydan. The project comprises 904 residential units across studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments and 694 townhouses constituting two-, three-, and four-bedroom units. The company will also hand over another five buildings with 688 residential units by the end of October. The project has witnessed substantial demand, with total sales reaching over AED 1.76 billion, and features exclusive amenities, such as a fully-equipped gym, a kids’ play area, parks…
Indian Ambassador to the UAE H.E. Sunjay Sudhir on Tuesday released Tariq Chauhan’s inaugural business book cum corporate advisory entitled “Getting to Resilient Mode” in front of an august gathering at the Mohammed bin Rashid library in Dubai. The launch coincided with India’s 76th Independence Day celebrations. The author, who spearheads a company of 25000 employees as CEO of EFS Facilities Services Group and featured in the Forbes Top 100 CEOs list for the Middle East, shares not only the ups and downs in his own life but offers an inspiring insight into how one can even harness the power…
Dubai-based EssKay Holdings and Peace Home Real Estate business conglomerates jointly venture into UAE’s real estate market and set to launch Empire Developments, the real estate development company. Empire Developments aims to position itself as a ready-to-move-in and affordable residential developer in wake of rising interest. An official press launch by the end of August 2023 will entail a formal announcement of the newly established Empire Developments. The announcement will provide key details such as the readiness for occupancy of their inaugural residential project, their plans to launch new projects in 2023 and regional expansion. Empire Developments is currently in…
Building the Future: THE LINE’s Technological Innovations Reshaping Construction in the Middle East By Giles Pendleton, Executive Director of THE LINE In a rapidly evolving construction landscape of the Middle East, transformative technologies are reshaping industry. From 3D printing to advanced construction techniques, robotics, and artificial intelligence, these innovations are driving efficiency and productivity. THE LINE is an ambitious project of unprecedented scale. It represents an extraordinary engineering feat encompassing a 170-km-long, 200-meter-wide, and 500–meter-high structure, ultimately housing 9 million residents within 34 square kilometers. Giles Pendleton, Executive Director of THE LINE, offers insights into the future of building in…
by: Anastasios Dimas, Regional Digital Delivery Lead, Middle East & Africa and Attila Vidra, Digital Lead, Land Development, Middle East & Africa Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group The Middle East construction industry is seeing strong growth, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE where megaprojects are increasing opportunities for innovation and collaboration. With the regional market valued at US$ 1.8 billion in 2022, and expected to grow at a significant rate of 6.3% between 2023 and 2028 , investment in construction technology has also doubled in the past decade , as the industry recognises the power of innovation…
By: Duncan Payne, Group Support Services Manager Digital Construction The construction industry has been slower than other sectors to adopt technology, but it is gradually catching up. The pandemic compelled many to use new digital tools, which has made us more familiar and comfortable with digital systems. Because of this, and because of technological advancements and maturity in the underlying technology, there has also been a of a wave of digital solutions introduced in the construction industry. At Khansaheb we have developed a digital construction strategy to harness these technologies and improve our business. We are focused on enhance…
by: Bashar Kayali, General Manager at LINQ Modular After a decline in 2020, an understandable consequence of the pandemic, the regional construction sector is once again on the upswing. According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Global Construction Monitor Q1 2023 report, the UAE’s construction sector remained “firmly positive” going into 2023, and this is expected to stay the case throughout the year. In large part, this momentum is being driven by the concurrent boom in the region’s hospitality sector. According to recent projections, the hospitality market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is poised for an…
Designed by Godwin Austen Johnson, Ladybird Nursery, located in Al Barsha Dubai has become the second early years setting in the region to be awarded the prestigious United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy & Environment Design (LEED) Gold certification. The first, Ladybird Early Learning Centre, also designed by Godwin Austen Johnson, was the first to achieve the certification in 2016. Based on a points system, LEED certification is a globally recognised symbol of sustainability achievement providing a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings. The Ladybird Early Learning Centre and the Ladybird Nursery have both…