MIDDLE EAST 

• Emaar Development's revenue soars on Dubai property sales
  Emaar unit posts 54% surge in nine-month revenue while net profit increases by 19%
• Dubai developer rebounds from 2017 loss to post nine-month profit
  Union Properties records a net profit of $39.6m for the first nine months of 2018 after posting big loss a year earlier
• Aldar awards $91m contract to build phase of Alghadeer mega project
  Al Rakha Contracting and General Transport is hired for the infrastructure and early works package for the first neighbourhood in the second phase of project
• New drone footage released of Expo 2020 site progress
  About 40,000 workers are expected to be on-site at the peak of construction activity at Dubai Expo 2020 site as the deadline for completion looms
• DEWA awards $78m contract for construction of Hatta reservoirs
  Hatta has been looking to boost tourism in the area, with new hotels include the Riad Hatta scheduled to open in Q4 of 2019
• Saudi developer signs deal for $340m Irish development
  Project includes retail, housing and office space, as well as a hotel
• 1,000 Heart of Europe luxury homes sold, says developer
  Chairman of Kleindienst says that 1,000 out of 4,000 units have been snapped up at cluster of six islands off the Dubai coast
• Prince Khaled says IPO for KBW Investments 'a possibility'
  Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal spoke about plans to launch villa projects in Dubai and Saudi Arabia
• Construction continues on $1.5bn Dubai Food Park
  Progress announced on Dubai Food Park as emirate hosts largest trade show for the food processing and manufacturing sector
• Saudi Arabia builds its first 3D printed house
  Saudi Arabia’s first 3D printed housing project will be open to industry specialists for five days

AUSTRALIA

• Lendlease shares lose $2.3b in two days, with potential for more write-downs
  

  Lendlease’s fortunes have continued to deteriorate, losing $2.3 billion in market value since Friday, with the potential for further write-downs.

• Glass skywalk and glamping proposed to lure more visitors to Mount Buffalo
  

  A study has found that the Mount Buffalo region in north-east Victoria has major potential to attract more visitors, if government and private investors get on board.

• Where property is still booming: Sydney and Melbourne CBD office towers can't keep up with demand
  

  Residential property may be rolling over, but in the heart of Australia’s two biggest cities the commercial market is on a roll and it is getting tough to find some space.

• Hobart city deal funding uncertain beyond Bridgewater Bridge pledge
  Federal Cities Minister Alan Tudge is not guaranteeing any extra federal funding for the Hobart city deal before the federal election besides the $461 million already announced for a new Bridgewater B…
• Arup building office space, Sydney
• Office worker, Arup building, Sydney
• Melbourne CBD seen from Docklands at night
• Search for 'suitably qualified' staff blamed for delay to ACT construction industry overhaul
  

  Four months after a self-imposed deadline to overhaul Canberra’s construction industry, the ACT Government admits just 28 proposed changes are on track to be completed by July next year.

• Island 'in the middle of nowhere' gets go-ahead for $1.2b development
  There are no roads, no sewerage, no bridge, and no water but the Queensland Government is overruling a local council by giving the green light to a plan to build 700 homes and hundreds more units on a…
• Landlords not taking mould issues seriously despite grave illness, tenants claim
  Renters and public housing tenants are facing an uphill battle to get the issue of mould in their properties taken seriously, with a growing number of people claiming it has left them ill and some own…

INTERNATIONAL

• BAM consortium withdraws from Dutch highway tender
  The BAM-Heijmans-TBI consortium has withdrawn from the tender for the A15 highway extension near Nijmegen in the Netherlands.The BAM-Heijmans-TBI consortium has withdrawn from the tender for the A15 h…
• New Zealand tests new way of funding infrastructure for housing
  Construction of a 9,000 homes in New Zealand is to be supported by infrastructure built using a NZ$91m (£48m) fund created by through a new mechanism.Construction of a 9,000 homes in New Zealand is to…
• Two plead guilty in Hong Kong construction bribery case
  Two people formerly employed by a Hong Kong construction engineering company have admitted taking bribes in relation to the employment of four fellow workers.Two people formerly employed by a Hong Kon…
• International design contest for Sydney museum
  UK-based architectural competition organiser Malcolm Reading Consultants has been appointed to drive an open search for a team to design a landmark museum in Parramatta, Sydney.UK-based architectural…
• Zaha Hadid Architects picked for Russian ‘smart’ neighbourhood
  A team of Zaha Hadid Architects and Russia’s TPO Pride Architects has been selected for design work on a new ‘smart’ neighbourhood being developed west of Moscow.A team of Zaha Hadid Architects and Ru…
• Growth in Irish construction weakens
  The Irish construction sector has experienced its weakest rise in construction output since March 2015 though job creation has quickened. The Irish construction sector has experienced its weakest rise…
• NZ builder fined over death on damaged public footpath
  A damaged footpath close to a New Zealand building site led to an elderly man’s death and has resulted in a NZ$100,000 (£50,000) fine. A damaged footpath close to a New Zealand building site led to an…
• Saudi Arabia announces Yemen airport project
  About 5,000 construction jobs are expected to be created through an airport development project announced by the Saudi Development & Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY).About 5,000 construction j…
• Chicago shortlists five teams for design of $8.5bn O'Hare airport project
  The US city of Chicago has shortlisted five design teams – representing both local architects and major international practices – for the expansion of O’Hare International Airport.The US city of Chica…
• Autodesk unveils robot-filled shipping container
  Autodesk is unveiling a robot-filled shipping container that it says can bring manufacturing technology to the construction site.Autodesk is unveiling a robot-filled shipping container that it says ca…