Construction works will be implemented in collaboration with Dubai Properties Group, with the project due for completion in Q1 2018
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Steel Core System Could Transform Office Tower Construction
A dual steel-plate composite shear-wall system, currently undergoing physical testing, has the potential to replace reinforced concrete cores in high-rise office buildings. The system—a sandwich of steel plates filled with concrete free of reinforcing steel—provides the strength, stiffness, safety and serviceability of a reinforced concrete core but is not burdened by complex formwork, rebar congestion and concrete curing time.
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EmiratesGBC unveils report on nearly zero-energy buildings in UAE
According to the report, a nearly zero-energy building in the UAE is a "building with a site energy use intensity (EUI) [of] less than 90 kWh per square metre per year" and employs renewable sources to cover most of its energy use
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Eurovent launches first HVACR event in Dubai
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Drake & Scull obtains approval for capital restructuring scheme
The company?s share capital will be reduced from $626.2m to $155.5m on 2 October, making 1 October the entitlement date or the last day of trading before restatement
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RAK Properties to complete Northbay Residence tower by 2020
Comprising one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, as well as duplex units, the tower will be built within RAK Properties’ Hayat Island master development
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Swiss-Belhotel to open first hotel in Makkah by 2018
Swiss-Belhotel International (SBI) has signed a deal to open the Swiss-Belhotel Al Aziziya Makkah in Saudi Arabia by 2018, the first to open in the holy city
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Saudi Aramco to sign deal with Russian Sibur for JV project
Saudi Aramco and Russian petrochemical producer Sibur Holding are in talks to potentially form a joint venture to make synthetic rubber in the kingdom
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ADM begins road works on new exit point, road improvements
Construction works on an additional exit point for Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi will begin soon, according to The Urban Planning and Municipalities Department of Abu Dhabi City
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EFS Facilities Services project wins worth $272m in 2017
EFS on target to achieve revenue growth of 26% amidst considerable global headwind
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