(Right) Mohammad bin Saif Al-Kuwari, head of environmental and municipal studies Institute ? MME, with Khaled Hassan, country director and head of Middle East infrastructure, TRL. (Photo: TRL)
TRL, centre for innovation in transport and mobility, and Qatar?s Ministry of Municipalities and Environment has announced the launch of VegeBlock, a new innovative building block designed to help increase sustainability across the country?s construction segment
The Siemens rapid repair system: creating a gas turbine burner tip using additive manufacturing. (Image source: Siemens)
Siemens has announced that by using additive manufacturing (AM) technology of selective laser melting (SLM), it can repair parts for industrial gas turbines up to 60 per cent faster than traditional methods
The announcement shows that the Expo is on track to complete the majority of construction a full year ahead of the event opening in October 2020 and is delivering on its commitment to bring major opportunities to both local and global companies. (Image source: Expo 2020 Dubai)
Expo 2020 Dubai will award 47 construction contracts worth US$3bn in 2017 as preparations for the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia continue to gather pace
CAT launch its new 980L medium loader. (Image source: CAT)
The new 980L medium wheel loader is to feature greater operator comfort, more power, greater fuel efficiency, drive-train refinement and safety enhancement over its predecessor ? the 980H
Liberation Tower in Kuwait City. (Image source: Deepak/Commons)
Kuwait is set to spend around US$15.6bn (KD4.74bn) on infrastructure and other projects in financial year 2017-2018 with the private sector contributing 16.9 per cent of the investment
