The financing agreement that has been reached for Phase 3 of the MBR Solar Park makes it the largest renewable energy project in the Middle East to receive Sharia-compliant financing
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Month: June 2017
KCH Healthcare to develop first GCC hospitals outside UAE
KCH Healthcare, the firm behind King?s College Hospital Dubai, is planning to develop two major GCC hospitals, its first regional projects outside of the UAE
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Team Outwits Deadly Risks on Copenhagen Metro Expansion
At Copenhagen’s lengthy Metro expansion, construction crews dodge killer contaminants, skirt around historic building foundations and stay on track
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Denver Airport Officials Unveil Terminal Upgrade Plan
Officials at Denver International Airport and the city of Denver are completing negotiations on a $650-million-plus project to remake DIA’s terminal.
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Saudi private schools face closure for incorrect building use
Up to 30% of the private schools could close down after the kingdom’s education ministry mandated that education facilities are assessed by local engineering offices
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Miral to build 18,000-seat indoor area on Yas Island
Miral Assets Management has awarded a WSP-led team to develop the Yas Arena, a multipurpose built venue as part of the Yas Bay development in Abu Dhabi
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Room to improve GCC construction professionals' skills
Sourcing skilled and experienced top-tier construction talent can pose challenges, an official from Klampfer Middle East told ConstructionWeekOnline
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UAE’s first Wyndham Garden hotel to open October 2017 in Ajman
Construction on the first Wyndham Garden hotel will be completed by August this year with the official opening date scheduled for October
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Nakheel floats tender for Nad Al Sheba Mall
Construction works on the Nad Al Sheba Mall are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, with 2020 set as its target completion date
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London tower fire: reports of fire alarm failings and flammable cladding
Victims of tragic fire at 24-storey Grenfell Tower in London report failure of the building?s fire alarm system and, as with recent fires in the UAE, the rapid spread of the fire up the curtain wall cladding
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