All Global articles – Page 68
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NewsCarillion JVs secure £205m of Middle East work
Contractor's share of revenues on new contracts in Dubai and Oman will be £113m
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NewsBahrain's world beating wind turbines
Video: The integrated wind turbine's at Bahrain's World Trade Centre each produce 225kW
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NewsMichael Schumacher tower motors off in Abu Dhabi
Racing driver’s 'qualities and values' inspire high-end residential project
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Features
Dubai's reality gap
En route to Cityscape, nothing about Dubai is quite what this visitor expected
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NewsDubai developer launches £54bn Jumeira Gardens scheme
Meraas Development unveils tower-led gardens development in Dubai
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NewsClarke Bond wins satellite tracking station contract in Abu Dhabi
UK consultant nails project management contract months after opening UAE office
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Waterman designs Workplace6, Sydney's greenest office
The Darling Island masterplan for Sydney Harbour has thrown up a new contender for the title of Australia’s greenest building.
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NewsInfinity Tower in Dubai hit by 18-month delay
Cayan's SOM-designed 330m twisting tower will not be finished until December 2011, it emerges
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News$700bn bail out fails to lift US markets
House of Representatives pass rescue deal on second attempt but financial markets remain subdued
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NewsNakheel to build 1km-high tower in Dubai
World record-breaking structure will form part of 270ha new town
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NewsRoyal Haskoning to review New Orleans flooding risk
Consultant signs new deal aimed at maximising damage limitation in future floods
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NewsRonald Barrott: ‘I’m not looking to take any lessons from Dubai at all’
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar’s commitment to sustainability, safety and partnership has made it the most progressive client in the Gulf. But it also has a staggering $65bn programme to support one of the most dramatic population explosions on Earth. How’s that going to work?
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CommentConstruction products regulations: Let’s try it another way
The European commission is planning to strengthen the construction market by replacing the Construction Products Directive (CPD) with a new piece of regulation that will remove all remaining obstacles to the free circulation of construction products in the European Economic Area (EEA) on 26 May.
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CommentGulf facilities management: Keeping up appearances
The Gulf states were slow to catch on to the need for facilities management, but now the market is in overdrive. Katie Puckett presents a five-step guide to getting a piece of the action
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FeaturesHarnessing the wind: Bahrain World Trade Centre
Bahrain’s World Trade Centre is one of the first buildings to be designed with wind turbines as part of its structure. It sounds simple, but as Thomas Lane discovered, the problems were many and the answers elusive
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CommentDispute resolution boards in Dubai: First dabs
Resolving construction disputes in Dubai can be complex, but dispute resolution boards can help prevent such wrangles arising in the first place
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NewsBurj Dubai: Top of the world
The designers of the Burj Dubai tell Katie Puckett how they tackled a very tall order
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NewsGuide to the six countries of the Gulf
Co-operation Council cover almost 2,5000,000km2, are home to nearly 35,000,000 people, and generate more than a trillion dollars a year. Here’s a whistlestop tour of the world’s fastest growing marketplace
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NewsDubai labourers: A matter of life and death
For too long, Dubai’s labourers have had to put up with dangerous working conditions on site and miserable living conditions off it. Can a voluntary charter set up by a group of contractors change anything? They certainly think so
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NewsGulf developers: the next generation
It’s not just about being the biggest, tallest and loudest anymore. Gulf developers have started to take urban planning, ecology and regeneration very seriously indeed. And if they happen to be better at it than anybody else, then so be it...