Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape water and waste water infrastructure management globally as utilities adopt autonomous AI agents to analyse operational data and support real-time decision-making, but human oversight will remain essential, said an industry expert.
Talal Group, one of the UAE's most diversified business groups spanning retail, trading, food and beverage, manufacturing, and services, has broken ground on a new Central Distribution Centre at Dubai Industrial City, the region’s leading manufacturing and logistics hub and part of TECOM Group.
Leading master developer Arada has announced that it has awarded leading architecture firm Gensler, global built environment consultancy Arup and landscape architects Planit for the first phase of Thameside West, a 5,000-home waterfront development in East London.
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, has awarded a contract for the construction of a new district cooling plant in the Al Sufouh 2 area in Dubai with a cooling capacity of 23,400 refrigeration tons (RT).
ECC Contracting has announced the strongest project acquisition quarter in its history, securing three major construction contracts across Dubai with a combined value of AED4.73 billion ($1.29 billion) in the second quarter of this year.
AtkinsRéalis has announced that it has been appointed as lead multidisciplinary design and supervision consultant for UAE’s ambitious Sphere Abu Dhabi project, responsible for overall design co-ordination across architecture, structural engineering and specialist immersive technologies.
Knowledge Economic City (KEC) has signed an agreement with Saudi group Alrashid Properties to develop a premium mixed-use project - the Multaqa Residences - in Madinah on a 149,520 sq m area. The SAR1.35 billion ($359 million) project will boast branded residences as well as retail and hospitality assets.
The Dubai luxury real estate market continued to attract a steady flow of investment in June, with developers generating sales transactions worth AED3.72 billion ($1.01 billion) for off-plan homes priced above AED5 million.
Sobha Realty, a leading global luxury real estate developer in UAE, has announced plans to deliver more than 6,800 units across Dubai this year, representing a total sales value of AED21.6 billion ($5.8 billion). The handover pipeline represents its largest annual delivery to date.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that it has received bids from eight leading contractors for the Hassyan Seawater Reverse Osmosis Phase 2 desalination project, with Binladin Contracting Group emerging as the lowest bidder.
