Interview: Adam Smith

Dubai, March 22. Adam began his professional career in the United Kingdom. He trained as a City & Guilds qualified piping engineer, delivering turn-key projects throughout the UK for various SME companies. Adam then migrated into the ‘Facilities Management’ side of the construction business with the EMS Group, focusing on specialised contracts for large multinational […]


TRSDC Awards Facilities Management Contract for TRSP’s Coastal Village

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has awarded a contract to El Seif Group for facilities management services at The Red Sea Project’s Coastal Village. El Seif Group, based in the Middle East, will be responsible for delivering facilities management services to 18 residential buildings, […]


Emirates Steel a Key Partner for the UAE’s Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme

Emirates Steel worked with ENEC for the ten-year construction period of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Company supplied 60% of project’s rebar requirements A major achievement in meeting stringent global nuclear energy construction standards Abu Dhabi-UAE: 9 September 2020 – Emirates Steel, the leading integrated steel plant in the UAE, has proudly announced its contribution […]


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A Global Centre For Clean Energy And Green Economy

`Dubai is moving forward in the fields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment and enhancing its efficiency. The Supreme Council of Energy has set a strategy to reduce carbon emissions by 16%, equivalent to reducing 11 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2021. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime […]


This Too Shall Pass

By Mohamed Elimam   It has been 8 weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The emotional roller-coaster is becoming stronger, but has gotten in a recognizable pattern. On one hand, the new peak frequency of news of companies undergoing mass lay-off exercises is nerve wrecking. The longingness to our […]


Bottle it Up: Go Plastic-Free with Sprudel Dispensers

Shawn Green is the man on the mission to change the way Dubai drinks water. Mr. Green was inspired to create a wave of change in the way the UAE perceives and consumes its water and as a result, he founded Sprudel, an eco-friendly water company whose products have trickled into offices, restaurants and cafes, and homes […]


Herman Miller Increases Use of Ocean-bound Plastic with Aeron Chair

Today, Herman Miller (NASDAQ;MLHR) announced that its entire portfolio of Aeron Chairs will contain ocean-bound plastic, including a new color, Onyx Ultra Matte, which contains up to 2.5 pounds (1.13 kg) of mismanaged plastic waste found near waterways per chair. These material changes in the Aeron Portfolio specifically are projected to save the ocean from […]


TRSDC Partners with Red Sea Farms to Develop Sustainable Food Supply

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has partnered with Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian AgTech business, to develop a sustainable food supply for The Red Sea’s flagship destination using sunlight and saltwater. Red Sea Farms will build and operate the indoor farm, growing crops […]


The Red Sea Development Company Announces Exceptional Results in ESG Assessment

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has achieved an overall score of 84 out of 100 in its first-ever ESG-assessment and benchmark exercise by Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). GRESB assessed The Red Sea Project against standardized targets for Environmental, Social and Governance. It […]


Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy to support ADSW

Masdar, host of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), today announced that Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy (DoE) will support the global platform for accelerating sustainable development as ADSW’s Principal Partner. The partnership with the DoE will support ADSW’s initiatives and events, which are bringing global leaders together virtually from 18 – 21 January 2021, to […]