June and July saw a succession of incredibly good news for Dubai’s real estate sector. The first was the announcement of an update to Dubai’s Contractor and Engineering Consultancy Rating System. Set to come into force in early 2026, it aims to usher in a more accurate and integrated framework for evaluating the performance of construction firms and engineering offices across the emirate. According to Dubai Municipality, it will include a wider range of performance indicators and assessment criteria, which will enable more precise evaluations of technical capacity, project execution quality, regulatory compliance and sustainability practices.

Posted: August 5, 2025

Residents in Dubai are unlikely to soon forget that fateful day in April, when an unprecedented downpour threatened life, limb and property. The question is, ‘What is the way forward for the building construction industry?

Posted: July 2, 2024

Independent, industry factory-trained and certified chiller service specialist organisations offer superior services and solutions.

Posted: April 7, 2022

The show’s successful return, after a pandemic-forced hiatus in 2021, reignites energy for all things HVACR, organiser says.

Posted: February 10, 2022

Solution offers an interactive digital twin, closing the gap between construction handoffs and building stakeholders, company says

Posted: January 31, 2022

If anything, the pandemic is revealing the frustration of engineers out to implement air quality measures in buildings, only to discover that the buildings in question were not designed to support the intervention. For years, buildings have faced IAQ-neglect from the pre-design stage up to handover and the subsequent operation and maintenance period. Broadly speaking, […]

Posted: August 4, 2021

Technology experts will use practical examples to show how new device will increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs

Posted: May 14, 2021

The UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment recently described the approval and implementation of the country’s new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), tied to achieving the climate change mitigation goals of the historic Paris Agreement of 2015, as a key milestone, adding that the “move falls under our national economic and energy diversification drive, manifested […]

Posted: February 23, 2021

Danfoss Drives advocates project evaluation and assessment to ensure proper specifications; highlights need for specialised MEP consultants

Posted: October 31, 2018

Move reportedly comes following a positive December review of the Middle East-based company

Posted: January 17, 2018