People skills are crucial in project management
Chau Ee Lee, international construction lawyer at Reed Smith, says not all skills required for successful project management are operational. [Read more…]
Chau Ee Lee, international construction lawyer at Reed Smith, says not all skills required for successful project management are operational. [Read more…]
by Helen Waddell
As from January 2008, all buildings in Dubai have to be constructed in accordance with the new ‘green building’ standards. [Read more…]
by Khaled Bushnaq
Khaled Bushnaq, managing director, Energy Management Systems, talks about the advantages for companies who go green. [Read more…]
by Antonios Dimitracopoulos
The general awareness witnessed in the construction market prompts two questions that Antonios Dimitracopoulos, Partner at Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP explores: how can one comply with local environmental law while at the same time coping with the increasing financial pressures of rising costs and inflation. [Read more…]
by Lauren Willington
With the UAE’s construction industry having to adopt measures in line with international ‘green’ building standards from January 2008, a massive shift is anticipated in the whole design and build process. [Read more…]
Concept of sustainability
by Mohammed Azad Hossain
Sustainable development is the concept of a relationship between economic growth and the environment. [Read more…]
By Sona Nambiar on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Dubai Municipality’s (DM) Building Department has issued a new safety manual for construction work priced at Dh100, which is an update on the previous one written more than a decade ago, according to a top municipal official. [Read more…]
Time to take on delays
by Mohammed Elweshahy of Hill International tackles the issue of project delays and attempts to find some workable solutions. [Read more…]
Gunite or Shotcrete refers to concrete produced by the projection of wet sand and cement mixture onto an area, by means of pressure applied through a continuously feeding pressure vessel.
by Chris Larkin
Delay analysis has for some time been a hot topic in construction law around the world. [Read more…]