Middle East
ASHRAE Announces Inaugural Course Schedule For New Global Tr
Aug 1, 2017 ATLANTA - ASHRAE announced today the inaugural course schedule for its new Global Training Center for Building Excellence in Dubai, with HVAC Design Essentials slated as the first planned ...
Abu Dhabi strengthens trade ties with China
July 31, 2017 Abu Dhabi has just signed a $300mn (AED1.1bn) investment cooperation agreement with China’s Jiangsu Province to strengthen economic ties and build investment projects through joint oppor...
$100 trillion needed for global infrastructure
July 26, 2017 Global Infrastructure Outlook, which covers 50 countries and seven sectors to 2040, reveals the cost of providing infrastructure is forecast to reach $94tn in 13 years time, with a furth...
The world's first rotating skyscraper unveiled in Dubai
25/07/2017 It is in the head of David Fisher, architect at Dynamic Architecture, that this futuristic and totally hallucinating architectural project was born: an 80-story, 420-m tower with floors tha...
Buoyant property demand spurs Dubai construction sector
Jul. 25, 2017 Stiff competition in the residential property market in Dubai is helping to spur demand for off-plan property and giving a welcome boost to the construction sector, a new report says. D...
EmiratesGBC to launch building retrofit training programme
July 19, 2017 Organised in partnership with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), the BRT Programme starts on August 16 at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, with a ...
Carrier Launches New HVAC Systems with Wide Capacity Range a
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Jul. 17, 2017 Carrier is introducing two new innovative cooling solutions, ideal for the Middle East. The new XPower variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system and AquaForce(...
The first air-conditioned stadium in Qatar
10/07/2017 FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place in Qatar, where extremely hot temperatures in summer represented a major challenge for hosting the competition. That is why a FIFA taskforce decided that...
$4.3 billion Dubai Food Park unveiled
July 11, 2017 Dubai Holding has launched the $4.3 billion Dubai Food Park, seeking to enhance Dubai’s position as a leading regional hub for food trade and re-export of foodstuffs. With the food indu...
Dubai opera gets smart with building management solution fro
4 July 2017 Dubai Opera is now one of the world’s smartest and most energy-efficient performance spaces thanks to an extremely powerful building management platform from Siemens. The dhow-shaped buil...
