More than 60,000 construction professionals will be expected to descend on the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday as the regions flagship construction exhibition rolls back into town
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New ?green? building legislation to be unveiled at The Big 5
Big 5 attendees will be given the opportunity to learn about Dubai?s new green building regulations before they go live in early 2014.
Dubai Municipality will present the latest Dubai Green Building Code at The Big 5, offering attendees the opportunity to understand more about the regulations and their impact on the industry for the future before they go-live in early 2014
Gulf region to spend US$1 trillion across construction sector by 2030
More than US$1 trillion will be spent on projects across infrastructure, energy, property and transportation projects in the UAE. (Image source: JamieSanford)
More than US$1 trillion will be spent on projects across infrastructure, energy, property and transportation sectors across the Middle East up until 2030, according to a report by built asset consultancy EC Harris
Middle East building boom to peak over next five years
US$640bn will be spent on construction programmes across the Middle East. (Image source: HooLengSiong)
The Middle East is set to experience a boom in its construction activity over the next two decades, according to a recent report published by global built assset consultancy firm EC Harris
Egypt to push ahead with US$14.5 billion airport city project
Should the project go ahead, it would be built in the area surrounding Cairo International Airport. (Image source: Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt)
The government of Egypt has said it will aim to start construction on a new airport city in the area surrounding Cairo International Airport in January 2014