More than 80% of UAE residents are considering moving to seafront or marina communities within the next two to three years, while 96% say that daily decisions are influenced by proximity to water, including travel, exercise and stress management, according to new research.
The Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Municipality and Planning Department - Ajman to strengthen collaboration in environmental protection and support the development of a more integrated environmental governance framework.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the expansion of parking capacity at seven truck rest stops across the emirate, adding 364 parking slots, a 56% increase, and bringing the total number of truck parking slots at these rest stops to 1,007.
Modon’s Hudayriyat Golf Estates on Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi has achieved record-breaking sales exceeding AED13 billion ($3.54 billion) within days of launch, marking the highest publicly recorded sales value for a single residential project launch in the UAE.
Saudi Arabia is looking for private investors to fund a $135 million ferris wheel in Madinah, as the kingdom pushes to expand attractions for pilgrims and domestic travellers beyond its holy sites, said a report. The project, Hijaz Eye, would be built on a 33,700 sq m plot, roughly the size of five football pitches.
Parsons Corporation said it has secured a three-year contract to provide construction management as well as construction supervision services for the Lusail City Infrastructure Program, a master-planned development north of Doha, Qatar.
UAE-based Mycrane has facilitated the rental of a 400-tonne Sany SCC4000E crawler crane for Bheemaa Infra Solutions, a steel fabrication and structural engineering contractor engaged on the Amaravati Government Complex, a landmark secretariat development in the south Indian city of Andhra Pradesh.
Business activity across the Saudi construction sector gained considerable momentum in June, supported by stronger performances across residential, non-residential structures (office/commercial, institutional, industrial) as well as infrastructure (transportation, energy/utilities), said a report.
Across the GCC, the built environment has become one of the most powerful enablers of economic transformation. These projects are reshaping skylines, attracting global investment and positioning the GCC as a global hub for innovation, business and talent. Yet as the scale and complexity of development continues to grow, so too does the importance of an often-overlooked factor that underpins long-term success: building codes.
Dubai Holding Community Management has announced that it has signed an agreement with Al Etihad Energy Services (Etihad Esco) to strengthen energy efficiency and strategic sustainability initiatives across communities that it is managing.
