Project Management
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16 July 2024
The Dubai real estate market has been on a spectacular bull run with prices reaching an all-time high of AED 1,351/sqft. This represents an appreciation of over 70% from the market trough reached in April 2009 and, more importantly, prices are approximately 10% above the previous peak of September 2014. However, when diving into the granular details, we notice that […]
24 June 2024
The impact of natural disasters Recent adverse weather conditions in the UAE have focused attention on the impact of natural disasters on real estate. This includes impacts associated with climate change, such as flooding caused by changes in precipitation patterns and also the potential impact of rising sea levels, increasing heatwaves and regional droughts. However, the events in the UAE […]
22 June 2023
Perspectives on sustainability Architects, planners and regulators alike all favour sustainable buildings, each with good reason: to design, shape and order new developments that will benefit the planet and improve the environment. The upcoming COP28 Conference in Dubai,[1] and the prioritisation of carbon emission reductions through the circular economy as an integral part of 2023 as the Year of Sustainability,[2] […]
18 January 2023
GCC Inflation: perception and reality At the beginning of 2023, the consensus perspective is that the global economy is far from out of the inflationary woods yet. After a global average of 8.8% last year, opinions now diverge as to the curve of the downward trajectory this year, from the IMF’s global estimate in October 2022 of 6.5%1, to a […]
9 August 2021
Our client is working on a new mixed development, including a hotel surrounding manmade unique lagoons. We have been tasked with providing technical reports which will be used to facilitate the good management of the development. This will include an assessment of the operations and the FM aspects of the property, including the assets and an assessment of service charge […]
9 August 2021
Client: FALCON Zinc Metal Industries LLC Location: ICAD2, Abu Dhabi Project Value: AED 15.5 million Purpose: Project monitoring services for new build facility Project Background To obtain bank funding for their new build project, Falcon Zinc were required to appoint an independent 3rd party to inspect the works on site and verify the payments due to the contractor are correct. […]
9 August 2021
Client: McCormick Middle East FZE Location: Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Project Value: AED 27 million Purpose: Project management services for new build facility Project Background McCormick is a spice blend production company with factories in the US, UK and Europe supplying food manufacturing companies worldwide. McCormick’s business in the Middle East was growing and they required a new office […]
8 August 2021
Client: Benoy Architects Location: Abu Dhabi Project Value: AED 2 million Purpose: Project management, condition survey and 3D BIM model Project Background On behalf of the concept architects, we were appointed to carry out several key tasks in a large and complex project involving the alterations and extension of an existing five star hotel in Abu Dhabi. Also serving as […]
