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Holistic planning has role in infrastructure

Holistic commissioning brings benefits throughout the life of project and involving from the early planning stage reaps rewards for the owner, delegates at CW's UAE Infrastructure Conference were told today. “Commissioning at its best...

KSA: cultural changes need for affordable housing

Changes are needed in the Saudi Arabian construction market if sufficient volumes of affordable housing are to be built, including new building materials and greater co-ordination between public bodies, participants heard at CW's Jeddah Infrastructure 2013 conference. ...

Qatar may lose World Cup rights hints Sepp Blatter

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given the first indication that the Qatar 2022 World Cup could be moved from a summer tournament to a winter one. Blatter said a switch would only happen if...

Arabtec eyes rights issues to raise $1.3bn

Arabtec, the UAE's biggest construction company, said on Wednesday it may look to raise $1.3bn over the next two years through rights issues. The Dubai-based firm, which is part-owned by Abu Dhabi Aabar Investments,...

Iran & Tajikistan agree to build power plant

Iran and Tajikistan are about to finalise a deal on the construction of Eini power plant during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming visit to the Central Asian state, acorrding to Fars News Agency. Tajikistan's...

Saudi rushes through $426.6m Riyadh water projects

Saudi Arabia is rushing through $426.6m (SAR 1.6bn) of water projects in Riyadh to meet urgent demand, Arab News reports. National Water Company (NWC) will drill 43 wells and build 27 water desalination plants,...

Dubai to have mandatory green building rules

Mandatory green building rules and regulations on all buildings in Dubai are scheduled to be enforced in 2014. Currently, it is optional for private buildings. In light of this, the building department of Dubai...

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