Raj Chinai, Managing Director, Sobha, speaks to Climate Control Middle East, on the company’s present development projects and its commitment to Green Dubai.

Posted: March 21, 2017

The leadership in the GCC region has been introducing a raft of vision statements and measures to encourage, urge and support the multiple stakeholders to raise the bar on building performance. Such path-breaking initiatives and thought-processes as region-specific Green Building regulations, building-retrofit programmes, nearly zero-energy buildings, smart cities and IoT point to the right direction in terms of intent. Broadly, we are witness to market transformation and positive disruptive approaches, which have the potential to cut project timelines, and improve energy efficiency, indoor environment, reliability and resource conservation. But are building owners, architects, consultants, sub-consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and FM firms prepared to align themselves with these changes, broadly speaking? Are they showing a willingness to rise to the occasion? Or, are there factors – some self-induced and some beyond their control – that are proving to be challenges in the pathway to optimising their performance towards delivering better buildings? In September, Climate Control Middle East published the first part of the report, where the focus was on the MEP consultancy industry. In this, the concluding part, the spotlight is on the MEP contracting industry… 

Posted: October 30, 2016

Civil and MEP works underway in key projects

Posted: July 14, 2016

Company says the theme park will include the food and beverage, retail and cinema areas.

Posted: July 4, 2016

As hospital rankings are determined by structures, processes and outcomes, a flawed MEP design can adversely affect a facility, says Syed Mahmood Akhter

Posted: June 19, 2016

Residential development scheduled for completion in 2017

Posted: March 15, 2016

Syed Mahmood Akhter, Manager of MEP & Communication Engineering and Construction Services for the New Jeddah International Airport at M/S Builders and Contracting, talks about the challenges facing the healthcare industry from an MEP perspective. He also offers suggestions on how facility owners can ensure that they get true value for their money.

Posted: January 18, 2016

Qatar’s infrastructure sector to grow, fuelled by IMF forecast of real GDP rise by 7% this year.

Posted: May 15, 2010

Company says move fulfils strategic objective to increase presence in the region

Posted: May 15, 2010

This is the third project the company has won in the first quarter of 2010.

Posted: February 15, 2010