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CONTENTS 12 - 18 MAY, 2018 • ISSUE 699
INTELLIGENCE 06 Salini seals prequalifation for Saudi centre FINANCE 08 Oger International acquired by Jordanian ROUND UP 10 UAE-Saudi pact sets up real estate funds CAREERS 18 24 The region’s top jobs and appointments ROUNDTABLE GO WITH THE FLOW Four HVAC experts meet in the UAE to discuss how properly designing, installing, and maintaining ducts and insulation could result in cost savings for regional building owners 22 EDITOR’S COMMENT 12 Italian interest in GCC construction should buoy the region’s contractors
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GUEST COMMENT 23 Sougata Nandi says a well-financed retrofit strategy is paramount to ensure buildings are future-ready PROJECT UPDATE 38 A concise review of CW’s latest site visits, including Dubia’s 1/JBR and the Sharjah Waterfront City project 32 EVENTS CALENDAR 42 DESIGN FOCUS Make a note in your diary for the PIPE DREAM upcoming construction-related A German-made computer programme has helped Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for events, awards, trade shows, and World Culture fit roughly 70,000 steel tubes to the façade of the pebble-shaped structure conferences in the Middle East
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The Italian contractor’s portfolio of projects in the Middle East includes the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi [pictured]. Contract of note: Italy’s Salini Impregilo prequalified for Saudi’s $1bn The Avenues
talian contractor Salini Impregilo has region. The company’s regional portfolio been prequalified to work on Phase 1 of includes the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh and the The Avenues project in Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Located in Riyadh, the project has an The contractor also said it was interested in estimatedI value of $1bn (SAR3.8bn) and consists participating in the region’s public sector-led of a complex with a shopping centre, two “big investment plans”, including Neom, the residential towers, two hotels, and a tower for entertainment city announced by Crown Prince offices and health services. Mohammad Bin Salman in 2017. Salini Impregilo said the project would In February, Salini Impregilo was awarded strengthen its “involvement in the building and a $1.3bn (SAR4.87bn) contract by the Saudi urban mobility sectors in Saudi Arabia, where Arabia National Guard. The project entails the $88bn of investments are set to be spent on delivery of housing and urban planning services, infrastructure during the next five years”. as well as the construction of 6,000 villas across The firm also revealed it was bidding a 700ha area to the east of Riyadh. A 160km on projects worth a total of $3bn in the road, in addition to secondary routes and Middle East. With more than 50 years of related services, a sewage treatment plant, and Gulf experience, Salini Impregilo expressed above- and below-ground water systems, will optimism about its future prospects in the also be developed as part of the project.
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TOP TENDERS Construction of multipurpose Nakheel, Al Nasr DP World to bid community hall Country: Saudi Arabia to build $82m mall for ICD project Closes: May 14, 2018 Category: Buildings Nakheel is teaming up with Al Nasr DP World has signed an agreement Issuer: General Directorate of Cultural and Sports Club for a mall project with the Suez Canal Authority and Education in Sebia in the Al Khawaneej district of Dubai. Egypt’s Holding Company for Maritime Pre-qualiȌ cation for With a development value of $82m and Land Transport that will see DP construction of Ministry (AED300m), the planned joint venture World represent the group in bidding of Housing projects will have a built-up area of 72,000m2, for a government contract covering the including 30,658m2 of leasable space. development of an inland container depot Country: Bahrain It will feature three floors of retail, (ICD) in Cairo’s 6th of October City. Closes: May 16, 2018 Category: Buildings restaurants, and entertainment facilities, The group will submit its bid for the Issuer: Ministry of Housing including a supermarket, a cinema contract later this year, with DP World complex, and a fitness centre. to serve as the ICD operator in the event Refurbishment of training The project will be managed by that the tender is won. buildings in Ȍ re center Nakheel Malls, which currently has 19 Holding Company for Maritime and Country: Kuwait projects in its portfolio. Land Transport’s chairman, Mohamed Closes: Jun 12, 2018 According to Nakheel chairman, Ahmad Ibrahim Youssef, said: “This Category: Buildings Ali Rashid Lootah, the new mall at Al partnership is aligned with Egypt’s Issuer: The Kuwait Fire Khawaneej “will unite the Middle East’s strategy for sustainable development and Service Directorate largest retail developer and one of the the policy of the Ministry of Business Restoration, maintenance, region’s most prominent sports and Sector to increase [the] activities and and construction works at cultural organisations”. investments of its companies.” municipality buildings and facilities in Kuwait
Country: Kuwait Closes: Jul 8, 2018 Emicool wins Expo 2020 district cooling contract Category: Buildings Issuer: Municipality of Kuwait Dubai Investments subsidiary, Emirates Restoration, maintenance District Cooling (Emicool), and construction at Kuwait municipality building has been awarded a contract to develop a Country: Kuwait district cooling plant for Closes: Jul 8, 2018 Expo 2020 Dubai. Category: Buildings The plant will serve the Issuer: Municipality of Kuwait Expo Village and Dubai Electrical maintenance in South Mall, as well as the General Authority for Applied Conference and Exhibition Education and Training Centre at the Expo site, colleges and centres (Region 2) the Roads & Transport Country: Kuwait Authority station, and the Closes: Jul 8, 2018 Project Star mall area. Category: Power and water Al Nasr Contracting Phase 1 of the project is set to commence operations in May 2019. Issuer: Public Authority for Company has been Applied Education and Training appointed by Emicool including 48,000 TR Emicool, which Construction and as the contractor for the of mechanical chillers provides district cooling maintenance of mosque project. With construction and 12,000 TR of thermal services to more than buildings in Sura currently being fast- energy storage. 19,000 customers in tracked, the project will Phase 1 of the project the UAE, has plans to Country: Kuwait Closes: Jul 15, 2018 have a capacity of 60,000 is expected to commence increase the capacity of Category: Buildings tonnes of refrigeration delivery of chilled water in its plants to 500,000 TR Issuer: Ministry of Islamic (TR) upon completion, May 2019. by 2020. Affairs and Awqaf
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ACQUISITION Jordan investor buys all shares of Oger Int’l
French construction giant Oger International has been acquired by Jordanian investor Ala Al Khawaja. He now owns the company outright through AMK Capital Investment. Al Khawaja’s acquisition of Oger International coincides with the end of a job protection plan and business protection procedures that were endorsed by the Bobigny Court in Paris, France, on 15 February. Oger International’s chairman and chief executive officer, Omar Joseph Baroud, said the full acquisition of its capital by Al Khawaja marked the start Oger International’s CEO, Omar Joseph Baroud, is hoping to re-establish the company’s position in the market. of “new chapter in its history”. He said the company now planned to banking, telecommunications, leisure, debt and acquired all shares in re-establish its “leading position” in and hospitality. He invested in Oger the business. the construction engineering market, International to diversify his portfolio, In 2016, the default of Oger diversify its client base, and expand according to a statement issued by the International’s biggest client in the geographic operations by 2021. French company. Middle East sent the French firm into a Al Khawaja, Oger International’s Oger said Al Khawaja had participated process of corporate reorganisation with shareholder, has investment stakes in in the restructuring of the company’s its debt frozen for 18 months.
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Shareholders in Shareholders in loss-making Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman, approved a buy-back scheme Saipem agree plan Italian oil and gas contractor posted a $2.4m loss for for up to 8.8 million treasury Saipem have voted to use Q1 2018. This marked shares with a maximum to cover losses: capital reserves and retained an improved Ȍ nancial value of $46m. Contractor will use earnings to cover a massive performance following the Saipem currently holds cash reserves to $593m loss. $331m loss reported in Q4 more than 14 million Shareholders voted 2017, however. treasury shares, which are pay off its losses to approve Milan-based SigniȌ cant losses have different to ordinary shares Saipem’s 2017 Ȍ nancial forced shareholders to react as they are not traded on statements, which reported with a string of measures to the stock market, carry no a loss of $593m, and agreed provide Ȍ nancial assistance. voting rights, and do not to cover the Ȍ nancial Losses will be covered by contribute towards dividend hole with reserves of capital reserves of capital and payments. Saipem’s existing and retained earnings in a retained earnings, as well as stock of treasury shares is telephone meeting on 3 May. through the company’s share equivalent to approximately Struggling Saipem, which premium reserve. During 1.4% of the company’s has ongoing work in Saudi the meeting, shareholders share capital.
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Full-year proȌ t rose to Net proȌ t jumped to DEWA TO INVEST $99m $22BN IN ENERGY, $44.3m WATER PROJECTS according to Transguard in Q1 2018 Contract wins reached Earning per share rose Dubai Electricity and Water 28% Authority (DEWA) has pledged 470 to invest $22bn (AED81bn) in in the Ȍ nancial year 2017-18 to AED0.09 per share energy and water projects over the next Ȍ ve years as the emirate Transguard Group Dubai Investments ramps up its power production capabilities. hits $626m revenue posts 25% Q1 growth DEWA’s managing director and chief executive ofȌ cer, HE UAE-based business services provider, Dubai Investments’ net profit surged by 25% Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, said Transguard Group, recently released to $99m (AED362m) in the first quarter of that of the $22bn (AED81bn), its annual figures for the financial year 2018, compared to $79m (AED289m) in the $10.6bn (AED39bn) would go to ending 31 March 2018, revealing that same period a year ago. the independent power producer revenue, profit, and headcount had all The diversified investments conglomerate, developer, while about $11.2bn increased. Chief executive officer, Dr which boasts real estate projects in Mirdif (AED41bn) would be invested in Abdulla Al Hashimi, said the growth Hills, said its net income increased by a third, transmission, distribution, and came despite “tough business conditions”. rising from $190m (AED697m) in Q1 2017 to water infrastructure. The group’s annual year-on-year $252m (AED927m) in Q1 2018. Al Tayer revealed that revenue grew by more than a fifth to Chief executive officer of Dubai DEWA would tender a 300MW $626m (AED2.3bn). Headcount increased Investments, Khalid Bin Kalban, said the concentrated solar power by 17%, from 55,399 to 64,774. Profit acquisition of a 50% stake in Emirates District project no later than the Ȍ rst climbed 12% from $39.7m (AED146m) to Cooling (Emicool) earlier this year had quarter of 2019. He made $44.3m (AED163m), Transguard reported. helped to drive the strong Q1 results. the announcement at the Al Hashimi said new contract wins and “The company has a strong pipeline of inauguration of the 200MW Ȍ rst the retention of major clients contributed ongoing real estate developments such as stage of the 800MW Phase 3 of to the firm’s growth. In total, 470 Mirdif Hills and is also working on several the Mohammed bin Rashid Al contracts were secured during in the other projects and transactions that will Maktoum Solar Park. financial year 2017-18, including notable continue to enhance shareholders’ value,” DEWA has a target to source signings with Diebold Nixdorf to provide said Kalban. 7% of Dubai’s energy needs maintenance services to UAE finance He added that Dubai Investments planned from solar power by 2020, and Al centres, and a $3.95m (AED14.5m) to launch an initial public offering for Tayer said that the authority was deal with Omniyat to supply facilitates Emicool and roll out a multi-asset class real expecting to exceed this target, management services for commercial estate investment trust in order to boost although he did not conȌ rm by buildings in Dubai’s Business Bay. shareholder value. how much.
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REAL ESTATE KSA-UAE agreement to develop Saudi ‘hotspots’
Saudi Arabia’s Jabal Omar breaking of a $373.25m (SAR1.4bn) Development Company (JODC) mixed-use development in Wadi has teamed up with a UAE-based Al Hada, Riyadh. financial services firm to launch Commenting on the MoU, JODC’s and manage real estate investment chief executive officer, Yasser vehicles in the kingdom. Al-Sharif, said that given Shuaa’s Shuaa Capital and JODC signed “track record and experience in real a memorandum of understanding estate in the kingdom”, the MoU (MoU) to cement the partnership, demonstrated JODC’s commitment which will see real estate funds to its strategy to “build new strategic created by the two companies. relationships with key stakeholders JODC and Shuaa will look to in the region”. “create and manage a set of strategic Chairman of Shuaa Capital, Jassim real estate funds” that will focus Alseddiqi, added that its record on the development and expansion for managing real estate funds and of centrally located “real estate developments in Saudi Arabia, hotspots” across the kingdom. combined with JODC’s “reputation Shuaa Capital, through its and achievements in building prime subsidiary in the kingdom, Shuaa mega developments” would help Capital Saudi Arabia (SCSA) has to build a “favourable partnership previously delivered hospitality model”. JODC’s flagship project, properties in Jeddah and Riyadh, Jabal Omar, is a multi-use real estate with developments in Dammam set mega development project within to follow in the future. SCSA also walking distance of the Grand recently announced the ground- Mosque of Makkah. The MoU will spur construction in Jeddah (pictured) and Riyadh.
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1. UAE 4. BAHRAIN Blockchain, AI to save UAE $106m Ariston Thermo opens Ȍ rst plant The UAE government expects to save up to $106m (AED389m) in document costs through the Italy-based Ariston adoption of artiȌ cial intelligence (AI) and blockchain Thermo has inaugurated technology. Similarly, up to $3bn (AED11bn) could be its Ȍ rst manufacturing saved in economic returns through the uptake of AI plant in the Middle East. and blockchain. While many of the UAE’s construction Located in Bahrain and waste-management approval processes have been International Investment digitised through various initiatives over the past Ȍ ve Park, the water heater years, the sector is yet to entirely migrate from paper- production facility spans based work items, such as architectural drawings, 7,000m2, and will make tender documentation, and site logs. 250,000 units per year.
2. KUWAIT 3. SAUDI ARABIA 5. OMAN Street renovation Riyadh governor Eagle Hills to makes progress opens 19 parks build in Muscat
The $6.6m (KWD2m) A total of 19 new public UAE developer Eagle renovation of Barayeh parks and gardens have Hills has launched its Salem has made progress been inaugurated Ȍ rst project in Oman, the as the Kuwait Municipality in Saudi Arabia’s capital Mandarin Oriental Muscat aims to transform the city. The governor of hotel. The property “Water producers are looking boulevard into a popular Riyadh Region, Prince will be developed by beyond their traditional tourism and shopping Faisal bin Bandar bin Eagle Hills Muscat, a set of technologies to Ȍ nd destination. Work on Abdul Aziz, ofȌ cially partnership between sustainable solutions.” the former Salem Al- opened the parks Eagle Hills Abu Dhabi Mubarak high street in and gardens, which and Izz International. It is ROLF KEIL, Salmiya, now known as collectively span an area due to open in 2021 and Besix Barayeh Salem, has been of 159,000m2. The parks will include 150 guest ongoing for more than and gardens are located rooms and suites, Ȍ ve six months. Now, kiosks within a number of restaurants, a swimming have been built, street different neighbourhoods pool, other leisure lights set up, and palm throughout Riyadh, facilities, and business trees planted. Pedestrian and all of the projects units. The developer said walkways have also been were executed by the it was “excited” to be partially resurfaced. Secretariat of Riyadh. entering Oman’s market.
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Safe and sound Supply chain collaboration can help to boost Ȍ re and life safety standards in the Middle East
Safety supply Inefficient supply chain management can result in a failure to address fire safety details about steelworks and stakeholder responsibility, says global fire engineering manager at Sherwin-Williams, Bob Glendenning
fficient supply chain management, by local authorities, including the Dubai especially in terms of steelworks Civil Defence, on this issue at this stage.” and stakeholder responsibility, Referencing recent skyscraper incidents could boost fire prevention in Dubai – including the fire that broke out Eefforts in the Middle East, according to Bob at the 337m-tall Torch Tower in August 2017, Glendenning, global fire engineering and one at the 75-storey Sulafa Tower manager at Sherwin-Williams in July 2016 – Glendenning says Protective and Marine Coatings’ regional fire incidents should operations in Europe, the FOLLOW lead to an industry-wide review CONSTRUCTION Middle East, Africa, and India. WEEK of the processes and materials Glendenning lauds the fire used for fire prevention, and of CWMIDDLEEAST prevention efforts being taken how the supply chain can help by Middle Eastern authorities, boost fire protection. which he says “appear to be taking “Increasingly, the industry is a harder line on the owners of high-rise using complex structural steel to meet buildings [...] and requiring them to make the needs of modern city construction, and façades more resistant”. with it comes a more complicated supply He also addresses how cladding fixed chain,” he explains. on buildings for decoration, insulation, or “However, there is no reason to accept protection “may have contributed to the shortcomings in best practice wherever fire spread of many fires in Dubai over the last protection – and safety – are required. Where three years”, adding: “The UAE [...] revised lives and property are at stake, structural its building safety code in 2013 to require fire engineering methods simply cannot be that cladding on all new buildings over 15m compromised,” he continues. to be fire-resistant. Global professional bodies the Royal “But the new rules did not apply to Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and buildings erected before that year, so the the Association of Specialist Fire Protection vast majority of the country’s skyscrapers (ASFP) are said to be working on an initiative fell outside the regulations. It is still not named Plan of Works for Fire, which aims to clear how tough a stance is being adopted ensure that a detailed specification exists for
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The Ȍ re at Grenfell Tower in the UK in June 2017 holds lessons for the international construction community.
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The complexity of construction supply chains means The 75-storey Sulafa Tower Ȍ re safety factors must be considered at every stage. caught Ȍ re in July 2016.
THE UAE’S 85-STOREY TORCH TOWER CAUGHT FIRE IN AUGUST 2017, ITS SECOND FIRE The collaborative uptake of best practices can INCIDENT IN help to safeguard the Middle East’s structures. 30 MONTHS
fire protection at the design stage, and that since intumescent coatings are preferred by there is also a schedule for fire protection designers for experimentation with shape during construction. and glazing, as well as the visibility of the Glendenning says Sherwin-Williams is building’s steel frame. supportive of the initiative, which will help “In recent years, and particularly over the to bridge knowledge gaps in the market: “We past five to 10 years, the UK steel construction [...] believe there is a gap in terms of best industry for medium- and high-rise buildings practice that identifies the steps to take for has evolved rapidly,” Glendenning explains. even the most complex structural steelworks, “It is now common to see long-span and provides authoritative guidance for construction with fewer columns, coupled those in the supply chain. with down-stand cellular beam construction, “The process being developed [by RIBA to incorporate services through floor beams, and ASFP] will include mandatory sign- rather than below, as was the norm some years offs as construction progresses, with all ago. The Middle East may well follow suit.” information reaching the end-user to support This type of design typically offers adequate fire risk management.” advantages such as increased lettable area, Under the remit of steelworks, it is also uninterrupted views, faster construction, and important to ensure that life safety coatings reduced floor-zone depths, which reduce costs applied to buildings are appropriately thick, by either lowering the building’s height, or or else “fire protection will likely not be increasing the number of floors. “However, the Bob Glendenning, Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings. adequate”, which is especially significant lines of communication become increasingly
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“To assume a value to gain a competitive advantage or to solve a challenge is not engineering – it is potentially risking life and property safety.” BOB GLENDENNING, SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
The onus, he explains, lies initially with the material, the structural design’s the architect, and then with the specifier, requirements, and its fire design, in addition to recommend the most suitable products to elements such as cellular beams. and standards required: “Responsibility Moreover, the fire protection contractor’s cascades through the supply chain to the choice to work on or off site must also be manufacturer, the installer of the products, factored in to fire safety processes. During and the officers auditing quality and safety handover, it must also be checked that the through to sign-off. The fire engineer or development’s “design and specification consultant should also be factored in earlier meet the required level of compliance [...] rather than later by the project design team, with all necessary certificates and approvals”. and this is where problems can emerge. If “Only when this process has been the fire engineer is called in to assess fire completed can we know that the necessary safety when the project is at an advanced steps have been taken.” stage and the solution has to be retrofitted, Glendenning concludes: “We would like then this can be too late.” to see more formal, prescriptive guidance Where steel fabricators are concerned, for the supply chain, which ensures there Glendenning explains, fire protection and is collaboration between the various other safety measures can effectively be professionals. The whole supply chain has incorporated “early in the development a part to play, and we should all accept our of the design”, taking into consideration responsibilities with due care.”
blurred between the various supply chain parties involved,” Glendenning says. “From the designer to the specifier and the suppliers, through to the installers and the building control officers, the detail can be lost, be misunderstood, or not be addressed at all. “One issue in the protection of steel structures, for example, is to assume the steel design output – and the subsequent, redundant load-bearing strength – leading to an increased critical temperature. This reduces the level of coating protection required,” he continues. “To estimate [under provable standards] S01E07 Construction Week’s editor, Neha Bhatia, for any reason is a high-risk approach that CONSTRUCTION and deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, should be questioned vigorously – only actual WEEK IN FOCUS discuss the impact of a new chapter in design output should be used and supplied the UAE’s updated fi re and life safety by the project design team. To assume a FIRE SAFETY code, which details the responsibilities of value to gain a competitive advantage or various stakeholders. Watch the episode solve a challenge is not engineering – it is 2 April, 2018 here: youtu.be/hIs-HlrZJxM potentially risking life and property safety.”
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JOB OF THE WEEK APPOINTMENTS
Principal mechanical Edward Forrester Construction has been appointed engineer | Parsons Week’s 2017 as a planner by Mott Salary Survey MacDonald in the UAE. attracted 688 Forrester will be responses from responsible for developing construction the consultancy’s future mobility professionals, transport advisory services across the with more than Middle East, particularly its interaction half coming from with transport policy, as well as its the UAE economic and social impacts. Joining Mott MacDonald from Atkins, where he was a project manager and 86% engineer, Forrester has led and advised on projects for Dubai government of the respondents clients on self-driving and electric said they expect to vehicles. At Mott MacDonald, Forrester remain in the GCC will handle a range of future transport within the next 12 projects involving autonomous vehicle months trials, electric vehicle roadmaps, and 23% related policies. Jazan, Saudi Arabia Mechanical engineering reported Leighton Greeland experiencing Full time and Kevin Miller salary-related have been appointed by delays during consultancy Aurecon Parsons is hiring a principal mechanical engineer to join its team in Jazan, the preceding as infrastructure leader Saudi Arabia. The principal mechanical engineer will be a member of the 12-month period and digital practice company’s engineering department and will report to the mechanical leader, respectively. discipline manager. The candidate will be responsible for the provision of 6% Greenland (pictured) has previously supervised the construction of major described their professional engineering support to the programme’s projects. public and private infrastructure The engineer will particularly focus on promoting and maintaining salary as well projects in Ireland, the UK, and the the technical adequacy, uniformity, and quality of the project’s designs, in below average Middle East. the primary areas of desalination plant mechanical systems. Secondary when viewed Miller, meanwhile, is a technology- within a regional emphasis will be applied to heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning, as focused engineer and has more context than 17 years’ experience helping well as plumbing and fire protection processes. companies to harness the power A recognised university degree in mechanical engineering, with 15 of digital platforms. He will work years’ post-graduate professional experience is required. Of this, 10 years closely with the Ȍ rm’s new digital must have been spent in the design of mechanical systems for power and visualisation services team on plants or desalination plants. US- or UK-accredited registration as a complex projects. professional engineer is also desirable. For more information about the Both Greenland and Miller are based at Aurecon’s Dubai ofȌ ces. role, visit www.buildingmena.com. About BuildingMENA.com BuildingMENA is the Ȍ rst and only job portal dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa region’s construction and engineering sector. A collaborative venture between Construction Week and Taylor Sterling Associates, the easy- to-use and highly efȌ cient platform is designed to connect the industry’s biggest talent network with key regional employers, both large and small. To learn more about the platform, email [email protected].
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MARCUS TAYLOR
WHAT’S YOUR VIEW? COMMENT ONLINE CWMIDDLEEAST Resourcing during Ramadan Marcus Taylor, managing partner at Taylor Sterling Associates, outlines how construction leaders should manage their manpower in the months to come
n 2015, a poll stated that during With this in mind, is now the right time and back-ups should be in place if the top Ramadan, recruitment remained at a to bring your job search to a halt, or to take choice falls through. level of 60%, matching the rate recorded recruitment off your list of top priorities? This proactive approach is more effective Ithroughout the rest of the year. Certainly not. This is the third time in the last for consultancies than contractors, as This huge false positive was based on 10 years that regional fi rms have been put in resources are required on site to create the number of job advertisements posted this situation, and if there is anything we’ve revenue. It is equally important to not online and not on the actual process of learned, it is to keep the lines out and baited. overwork the construction managers while sourcing, interviewing, offering, and Last year, Taylor Sterling concluded searching for support, as you could be left onboarding candidates. an 18-month survey that revealed 76% of recruiting for two roles if the individual has In my 12 years of industry experience in placements were passive candidates, of which had enough of working long days in the the GCC, it has become apparent that the 80% were top performers. This trend could intense heat. level of productivity during the summer trigger inevitable cost-cutting redundancies, If you fi nd yourself having to let some and Ramadan periods has been on a steady leading to a large number of skilled workers people go, then this is one of the best decline, year after year. So far, I have had being presented with an opportunity to opportunities to build your reputation as only one client who suggested that they target companies with which they see a choice employer. I have been involved in would pick up an assignment after Ramadan. themselves matching. redundancy measures twice this year, and This year has witnessed a larger than When the levee inevitably breaks and have helped the affected fi nd their way back usual number of companies implementing cost versus value balances out, teams will into the market. strategic measures to ensure they are both be required to grow again. There will be a The ramifi cations of such efforts are stronger and leaner to avoid the impact of a rush to grab the skilled talent and have them signifi cant, since job security is an ongoing market downturn. onboarded yesterday. issue in the global construction industry. Cost-cutting measures and the stalling of Hopefully, employers will have made A reputation for going that extra mile will projects has disrupted many of the growth proactive efforts this time, as projects begin make you a top employer of choice, which plans of these companies, even with oil to come back online. And it must go beyond in itself will reduce the salary expectations prices reaching $75 per barrel for the fi rst the headcount – the groundwork will have to of those who are prepared for a long-term time in nearly half a decade. have been laid to engage the right individuals, commitment with a good company.
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Khaled, Bahrain: I’ve been verbally offered Paul, Singapore: I saw a job that I would Simon, Saudi Arabia: I’ve recently been a job and asked for references, including be perfect for, but it lists Middle East brought into our Saudi ofȌ ce on secondment from my current employer. I don’t want to experience as a requirement. Would time in and have a candidate who wants to take a risk my current job. What should I do? Singapore relate to the GCC? month’s leave before joining us. Is this normal? Only in exceptional circumstances should The answer will likely be positive, but it I think a break between jobs is healthy. If your current employer be contacted prior would depend on the job. If they are looking you need them on site quickly, then you are to you ofȌ cially accepting the offer. Even for someone who can settle into a different perfectly within your rights to ask them to then, most employers would view previous culture and its challenges, then your start sooner, and possibly offer a split leave employers’ references as adequate. experience would count. after they have settled in.
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800MW THE STAGE 1 CAPACITY OF DUBAI’S MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM SOLAR PARK’S PHASE 3
The Ȍ rst stage of the 800MW Phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on 30 April. Phase 3’s Stages 2 and 3 will be completed in 2019 and 2020, respectively. To read more about this story, log on to constructionweekonline.com. [Image courtesy of DEWA]
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NEHA BHATIA
WHATS YOUR VIEW? COMMENT ONLINE CWMIDDLEEAST Milan to Middle East Italian contractors Saipem and Salini Impregilo differ in terms of current ¿ nancial health, but their shared interest in the Middle East should buoy regional construction leaders
hanks to their starkly contrasting On the other end of the spectrum is fortunes, two Italian construction Salini Impregilo, the Milan-based civil giants were in the spotlight last infrastructure heavyweight that recorded a Tweek. Oil and gas specialist, 3.8% annual hike in its revenue for 2017, Saipem, revealed plans to use its capital valued at $7.2bn. The ¿ rm’s regional reserves and retained earnings to cover its portfolio features a $435m (AED1.6bn) 2017 loss, worth $593m. The company, contract for Dubai’s Meydan Mall, and a which is active in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, $200m (AED734.6m) contract to design and Oman, posted a $2.4m loss for Q1 and build a 5km section of a transitway 2018. However, the ¿ gure was a marked in Abu Dhabi. It is also involved in the improvement over the previous quarter, construction of Line 3 – also known as the when Saipem reported a loss of $331m. Orange Line – of Riyadh Metro. In its Q1 2018 ¿ nancial report, Saipem Last week, Salini Impregilo revealed it said the revenues of its offshore engineering was targeting an expansion in the Middle and construction business recorded a 17% East, and bidding on work across the year-on-year drop due to lower volumes region worth $3bn. This followed the recorded in other global markets. However, announcement that the ¿ rm had prequali¿ ed the decline was “partly offset by higher for The Avenues project in Riyadh, at an volumes registered in the Middle East”, estimated value of $1bn (SAR3.75bn). “The interest of Saipem indicating that the region remains a key Salini Impregilo said it was also and Salini Impregilo in the growth market for the company. interested in participating in the region’s Middle East will undoubtedly This commitment is further evidenced by public sector-led “big investment plans”, Saipem’s inventory; the company’s onshore including Neom, the $500bn (SAR1.87tn) satisfy local contractors in drilling unit owned 84 rigs as of 31 March, mega-city located on the Red Sea, which need of reassurances about of which 28 were in Saudi Arabia. The was announced by Saudi Arabia’s Crown the regional construction number of rigs in the kingdom is Saipem’s Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in 2017. highest in its onshore drilling markets. Given their international stature, the sector’s long-term prognosis.” Following news of the Q1 2018 loss, interest of Saipem and Salini Impregilo in Saipem’s chief executive of¿ cer, Stefano the Middle East will undoubtedly satisfy Cao, said the company hoped to generate local contractors in need of reassurances approximately $9.7bn of revenue by the about the regional construction sector’s end of its ¿ nancial year. Given its contract long-term prognosis. But more importantly, wins in Oman this February and Kuwait the Middle East’s construction leaders must last August – which have a combined value explore how the priorities and strategies of about $1.6bn – Saipem’s revenue target of both Italian contracting giants might FOLLOW NEHA BHATIA is not entirely unachievable, but it is clear help them to create, and reshape, their own @JAYDAWT that the company faces an uphill task. future business plans.
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SOUGATA NANDI
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Fit for the future
A proper programme and budget for retrofits can help to trim a building’s operational and maintainence costs, as well as keeping it future-ready
hile all sustainability initiatives a budget based on historical requirements, departments, using a sustainable procurement may not require retrofi tting, and at worst are unplanned. policy as the framework. Such a policy needs to every retrofitting exercise Sustainable retrofi tting involves not only defi ne the goals, ownerships, and annual budgets W impacts sustainability in the planning in advance, either on a short-, for sustainable retrofi tting, and technical criteria built environment. This impact could be on medium-, or long-term basis, but also ensuring must be set for MEP equipment to qualify it the energy effi ciency of the building or the that retrofi ts have bottom-line benefi ts. as sustainable. wellness of its occupants, and in both cases it When planning a sustainable retrofi t, Simple examples of such retrofi ts include may be accompanied by reductions in recurring considerations ought to include operational buying exclusively LED lamps with specifi c operational and maintenance costs. and maintenance costs, equipment energy ratings. Sophisticated examples could Today, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing conditions, budget allocations for planned involve upgrading the software and hardware (MEP) retrofi tting is popular, primarily for and unplanned retrofi ts, and an analysis of a building management system; recalibrating savings in energy or water costs. However, this of how new technology can be used. As or replacing sensors, devices, and meters; or should not be the only reason for retrofi tting. with a corporate enterprise’s research and identifying the most high-tech chillers. In fact, reasons for retrofi tting vary depending development budget, a proactive retrofi t Minor sustainable retrofi ts such as the on building type. budget will enable buildings to stay ahead installation of motion detectors or the reduction The most common type of retrofi tting is for of the technology curve, ensuring its asset of plumbing fi xture fl ow rates can be adopted commercial offi ces within open-plan settings, value is maintained. The headquarters of through a regular procurement proces. Here, either when a new tenant moves in or when an Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry a business case for each retrofi t could be existing tenant rebrands. In other instances, is a prime example of sustainable retrofi tting developed and automatically approved if it meets retrofi tting is required to replace non-functional in the regional marketplace. the organisation’s return on investment criteria. equipment, sub-metering for utilities, or to solve A sustainable retrofi t regime is an ongoing an operational problem such as an improper A CULTURED APPROACH investment, which should be viewed as a indoor environment quality. What unites the Embedding a sustainable retrofi tting regime continuous improvement programme for a majority of retrofi ts is that they are done within the management culture can yield building’s bottom-line performance, occupant either because they are unavoidable or to cut numerous benefi ts, and save time when wellness, and maintained asset value. utility costs. There are few cases of continuous it comes to the procurement process. Such a concept enables buildings to retrofi tting being practised in the GCC. Sustainable retrofi tting regimes can help sustainably improve from the original design and to achieve sustainable development goals, development in the most convenient, cost- and FORWARD PLANNING and mitigate against unpleasant fi nancial time-effi cient way possible. Major sustainable Most buildings have recurring retrofi tting surprises. Fundamentally, sustainable retrofi ts may need signifi cant budgets, even if needs: replacement of fused lamps or burnt retrofi tting empowers building operators they are planned, but a forward-looking retrofi t motors, replacement of carpets, and repainting to make improvement decisions. And by strategy enables a building owner to stay ahead work are among the common examples. The engaging operators in the decision-making of the game in the GCC. prevalent approach is to carry out ‘breakdown process, a sense of ownership is gained. maintenance’ only when unavoidable. But these A sustainable retrofi tting programme Sougata Nandi is the founder and are ad-hoc initiatives that at best are allocated must start with the fi nance and procurement chief executive officer of 3e Advisory
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Notable experts from the Middle East’s HVAC industry gather in the UAE to discuss the importance of ducting and insulation, and the perils of overlooking their installation and maintenance
WORDS BY RAJIV PILLAI | COMPILED BY NEHA BHATIA
he saying ‘out of sight, out of mind’ prolonged period of time, the wear and often holds true for a building’s tear to duct lining may cause blockages. Tducting and insulation systems. Construction Week’s sister title, However, as heating, ventilating, and air- MEP Middle East, recently organised a conditioning (HVAC) experts will agree, roundtable in Dubai to examine these this is an unwise approach for building issues. The session’s participants included owners and users alike. Sunil Nair, technical lead for project Poor duct connections and lack of controls at BK Gulf; Abdul Hameed, sales insulation can result in high energy manager at Faisal Jassim Group; Anil consumption, eventually leading to Mishra, manager – technical specifications high electricity bills. Additionally, faulty for Kuwait Insulating Material duct lining can also hinder the flow of Manufacturing Company (KIMMCO) air moving through the building. Over a in the Middle East and Africa (MEA);
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Regional experts met to discuss the key issues related to ductwork and insulation.
and Paul Groves, business development Khansaheb’s Groves, citing a study by where KIMMCO had recently completed manager at Khansaheb Industries. consultancy Aecom, revealed that up to energy audits for the government. He said KIMMCO’s Mishra began the discussion 50% of a building’s total life cycle cost that insulation systems contributed to by outlining the basics, explaining the is consumed by mechanical, electrical, the improvement of not only a building’s significance of ducts and insulation: “Ducts and plumbing (MEP) systems, of which HVAC systems, but its entire envelope: basically provide the means to transport air around 60% was taken up by HVAC “Through some of our audits, we found that from the point of origin – which is typically elements. Commenting on how the around 30% of energy loss occurs through a fan coil unit (FCU) or an air-handling unit choice of ductwork could reduce energy ventilation systems that are not insulated.” (AHU) – to the point of discharge, which is costs, he added that his company had Mishra explained that heat losses usually indoors. Insulation, of course, plays seen reductions of around 58% through also occurred through windows (24%), an extremely important role in energy the installation of its systems on selected basement floors (3%), and roofs (6-7%), so savings. Metals are good conductors of regional projects. Two recent projects in insulating the entire envelope could prove heat and electricity, so they increase the air the Gulf had reported savings of 28% and beneficial for a building: “When we insulate stream’s temperature. This means the air- 38%, he added. the entire envelope with proper materials conditioners have to work harder, which According to Mishra, awareness about and R-values [thermal resistance], heat increases energy consumption.” energy consumption was high in Kuwait, losses can be reduced by about 70%.
“THE PAYBACK TIME AFTER INSULATING A BUILDING IS AROUND TWO YEARS, IN TERMS OF RUNNING COSTS. A WELL-INSULATED BUILDING MEANS A SAVING OF APPROXIMATELY
1,000MW PER YEAR.” Anil Mishra, manager technical speciȌ cations, KIMMCO (MEA). ANIL MISHRA, KIMMCO
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Paul Groves, business development manager, Khansaheb Industries.
LEAKAGE ISSUES The panel also debated which of the two scenarios was more dangerous: water leakages in pipes, or in ducts. Nair said that the temperature of the medium must be considered before deciding. “You are comparing 4-5°C of water being carried in pipes compared to 23-24°C of air,” he said, adding that comparisons would be unfair. Mishra argued that generally, duct leakages could lead to energy losses, while pipe leakages could be disastrous, particularly to false ceilings and other structural elements. Nair countered, however, stating that duct leakages were the bigger risk, because they “are never seen”. BK Gulf’s expert said leakages were among his team’s biggest challenge at the commissioning stage of a project, adding: “On every job, we spend manpower and money to find ways to reduce leakages “It relates to 46% of annual cooling systems: “Every material has insulation through commissioning, and during loss. And normally, the payback time after properties. The thickness of the insulation construction this is not visible. insulating a building is around two years, does not matter – as contractors, what we “At BK Gulf, we are putting a regime in terms of running costs.” He added: “A look at is the cost of the product, so as to in place where we actually leak-test all well-insulated building means a saving of get the same output on the same type of the ducts going into the concealed areas approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW) per insulation thickness. and shafts. A building can never be leak- year, which translates to [the generation “It comes down to cost, the proof, but we try to limit the capacity of ] one power plant.” longevity of the insulation, cases,” he added. the certifications involved, Khansaheb’s Groves stated: PROPER INSULATION FOR SAVINGS smoke values, and so on.” FOLLOW “We are carrying out a BK Gulf’s Nair said material was a key Faisal Jassim Group’s CONSTRUCTION project now with a big consideration when selecting insulation Hameed added: “Apart from WEEK multinational company, the design and the type of @CWMIDDLEEAST where the insulation work product, the main thing is for one of its buildings “FLEXIBLE the installation. Most of the was not done properly. So time, issues arise because of bad we are carrying out a complete DUCTWORK HAS workmanship. As a principle, we should analysis with a consultant to make QUITE AN IMPACT have some kind of training for the people proper recommendations. I think proper ON AIR FLOW who are at the site, so that they know how ductwork and insulation can lead to proper installation can be done. That will meaningful savings.” EFFICIENCY, AND I solve at least 70% of the common issues. HAVE SEEN SOME “Also, suppliers should conduct regular REGULATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES site visits. In fact, it should be one of the Groves said he believed that many SYSTEMS DESIGNED clauses that consultants include in their consultants overlooked issues related to THAT ARE TOO contracts, but unfortunately that does ducting and insulation, while Nair said LONG. FLEXIBLE not happen yet. Suppliers also do not take that stakeholder roles and involvement the initiative to visit the site and [carry also played a role in the process. DUCTWORK CHANGING out inspections].” Nair continued: “I think the biggest DIRECTIONS IS BK Gulf’s Nair added: “Some problem is that none of the people who consultants look at all of the elements are involved in the construction phase WRONG, I THINK.” involved in the project, but some others are really responsible for the building’s PAUL GROVES, KHANSAHEB do not.” power performance after construction.
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Sunil Nair, project controls – technical lead, BK Gulf.
“IF THE CONSULTANT IS BEING PAID FOR THE DESIGN, THEN THEY MUST TAKE THE PROJECT ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT ALL ALONG.” SUNIL NAIR, BK GULF
“The consultant designs, and he or she AHUs, and the longer the duct is, the existed to monitor installation, there was is typically given some figures on how to greater the chances of leakage. That has to no regulation that required consultants optimise the design. After handover, the be mitigated by implementing SMACNA’s or the owners to actually prove that the bill is borne by the tenant, so owners are and ASHRAE’s standards. specifications were being followed. not really involved either. There is no “The onus lies on HVAC designers to “There should be a drive for everybody onus on any of the designers to come back specify the kind of pressures that we to save energy, some incentive to make and say how their design action might have in the system. Be it insulation, or it happen, and finally, clearly defined affect costs. It is all on paper, as figures sealants, there are relevant standards for responsibility to ensure it,” Nair added. and percentages. each – they just need to be enforced. From Groves pointed to Dubai’s new green “Unless you put the onus on the people a contractor’s point of view, there has to building rating system, Al Sa’fat, and its who are selling or designing to actually be a balance between design and cost. If mandate to implement regular building show that savings are achieved, little can the contractor is implementing what is audits. Mishra commended the system, be changed,” BK Gulf’s Nair explained. specified, and if the consultant is checking adding that the promotion of energy that everything is implemented as per audits would lead to increased awareness ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE the standard, I do not see any reason why about consumption and savings. Commenting on whether guidelines and there should be a problem.” He added, however, that designers, regulations related to HVAC were being Groves said that “there is a big fabricators, installers, and contractors enforced across the market, KIMMCO’s difference between knowing how to, and must be involved in the process to ensure Mishra said: “In terms of leakages and actually doing it”. Nair agreed, adding that the desired results were achieved. related items, Sheet Metal and Air that although regulations and standards Meanwhile, Faisal Jassim’s Hameed said Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) have worldwide standards. “These standards specify the type of sealing that you must use for each type of duct to reduce the amount of leakages, and the type of connections, such as herringbone or C-clips, as well as whether transverse joints must be connected and sealed, and so on. “These standards are based on static Properly maintained HVAC pressure, and leakage is a function of static systems can lead to energy savings. pressure. The more pressure you have in
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Ducting and insulation systems can Abdul Hameed, sales manager, improve a building’s HVAC performance. Faisal Jassim Group.
that all parties – including consultants, “SUPPLIERS SHOULD CONDUCT REGULAR SITE contractors, and operators – should be accountable. Nair disagreed, however: “If VISITS. IT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE CLAUSES the consultant is being paid for the design, THAT CONSULTANTS INCLUDE IN THEIR then they must take the project all the CONTRACTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT way forward, and be responsible for it all along,” he stated. DOES NOT HAPPEN.” ABDUL HAMEED, FAISAL JASSIM GROUP “A consultant is responsible for design, construction, testing and Commenting on design improvements “Flexible ductwork changing directions, commissioning, and handover. Other that could be implemented in the Gulf, is wrong, I think,” he said. parties may carry out the jobs, but the Hameed said: “The design practices Mishra commented on another consultant is responsible for inspections. typically carried out in the GCC are the common ducting theme that should be For instance, everything we submit standardised model. Design teams are amended in the region: “Fabrication is to Dubai Municipality is through the not catering to a project by selecting one issue that actually has a big impact on consultant – it is not a contractor’s the design that the customer is looking the functioning of ducting systems. submission. The consultant is responsible for. They work based on experience, “Poor workmanship can lead to for ensuring compliance.” but that should not always be the case. losses of up to 30%. For example, Obviously the duct design has to be a sometimes you will notice that the flanges BEST PRACTICES prime factor; design and installation are not insulated properly – this is not Khansaheb’s Groves said an excellent teams should use lengthy ducts, ducts that ideal. Some ductwork contractors are duct cleaning practice was the use of wire have sharp corners, and so on. good, but not all of them provide the same hanging systems where appropriate, in “The second priority is installation. high quality. Not all teams monitor every addition to cleaning that required limited Ductwork professionals must select element of the process, and this includes access doors, the use of modular units that materials of the proper thickness to avoid consultants as well,” Mishra added. provided better installation quality and the unwanted use of energy. Insulation With Expo 2020 Dubai on the horizon, speed, and the implementation of proper must be done to avoid heat gains from all participants agreed that there was a testing and acoustic design. the ambient environment, to avoid growing demand for improved ducting Meanwhile, negative ductwork industry condensation,” Hameed said. and insulation systems in the region’s trends that should be changed included Groves added that the overuse of flexible built environment. In addition to the use of long, flexible ductwork; lack ductwork was one of the malpractices he accountability, proper installation and of testing; poor acoustic design; lack had often observed in the region: “Flexible testing must also be prioritised. HVAC of appropriate vapour barriers; part- ductwork has quite an impact on air flow system must be used to not only move air insulation of ductwork; and delayed efficiency, and I have seen some systems around, but also to condition it. To ensure repair of – or failure to repair – damages designed that are too long, and that change both, the industry must prioritise ducting to galvanised iron ductwork systems. direction several times. and insulation.
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Google has changed the face of industry, and now it’s bringing its know-how to the international facilities management market, the firm’s director of facilities, Darrell Smith, reveals
WORDS BY NIKHIL PEREIRA
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he billion-dollar tech giant “We have a 4,000,000m2 real estate Google has played a huge part “WE ARE IN A footprint globally, and we are growing in our lives: from its search at a rapid pace. We cannot manage our engine and software, to its web- MARKET TRANSITION portfolio traditionally; it is simply not basedT apps, cloud storage, philanthropy, RIGHT NOW, WHERE possible to keep up. So, we are using data and lobbying, the global reach of this titan REAL ESTATE to transform how we operate, design, and of industry is unquestionable. And now, how we think about real estate collectively. the Silicon Valley heavyweight is entering AND TECHNOLOGY We are utilising this data to optimise our the real estate sector. ARE COLLIDING assets and make better decisions.” The firm’s director of facilities, Smith added: “We have 40,000 living Darrell Smith, was in Dubai recently to TO CREATE sensors in the Bay Area, and these are outline how Google is beginning to use NEVER-BEFORE- our employees, which we do not want its Big Data expertise to influence the SEEN RESULTS.” to inconvenience. Ideally, an employee facilities management (FM) sector on an should not have to call in to complain international level. DARRELL SMITH, GOOGLE about the air conditioning or heating “We are surrounded by a plethora of being too hot or too cold; we want to data and it’s now up to the FM world to “One thing that we do well in the US is be ahead of that. Today, we are able to use that data and make it actionable,” fuse technology with process – the ability take data and use this to tell us how our Smith exclusively told Construction to get the occupants and the FM teams to systems are performing.” Week’s sister title fmME, following his use technology. If you have not conquered The process, said Smith, involves presentation at the second annual World that [synergy], you are wasting your a drastic change to an FM company’s Workplace Forum, which was held in money,” Smith added. approach. Instead of being reactive to Dubai in April. Smith, who is based in Google’s issues in the workplace, for example, FM professionals in the GCC are California headquarters, has called on FM firms need to create a culture of cautiously optimistic about the uptake of all FM operators to properly grasp the proactivity, enabling them to thrive in technology in the sector, but at the same importance of – and leverage – technology the industry’s constant state of flux. time are concerned that greater uptake and Big Data, especially when it comes to Smith added that this culture would not of automation could lead to job losses. tapping into the Internet of Things. only have a positive impact on finances, But Google’s Smith said technology is “We are going to be left behind [if as a result of the building running more an enabler for people and businesses, we do not embrace new innovations]. efficiently. A proactive approach could refuting the notion it will eventually lead The biggest risk is not other technology also result in a more enjoyable experience to redundancies in the workplace. He providers in the sector, it is the lack of for building occupants living and working suggested that technology could simply decision,” he said, calling on operators in the space, he explained. make humans more efficient in the in the FM space to hasten the uptake of “[Business management systems] are FM workplace. cutting-edge technologies. amazing tools, but they cannot tell you “Technology is a tool, and a few years Smith is responsible for Google’s when systems are not running as designed. ago, [different FM functions] were in physical assets such as buildings, [They can only tell you when components silos. Today, we are merely putting them which are located in the US, in the San have failed or are about to malfunction]. in a common platform to allow speedy Francisco Bay Area of California. Since Google is fixated on the productivity of execution. This is all made possible by the being founded nearly 20 years ago, on its employees, and using data can help to use of data and that is where technologies 4 September, 1998, Google has grown mitigate several issues that can otherwise such as business information modelling and expanded rapidly. With this growth, hamper the working environment. If and automated building systems can do Google’s portfolio of physical assets has nobody notices the building and the things faster [than humans can].” also grown – the company now occupies environment around them, it means we When it comes to the uptake of an area covering 1,000,000m2, and houses are doing our jobs well.” technology in the regional FM sector, up to 40,000 full-time employees at While Google may have reinvented the Smith has kept a close eye on developments its premises. workplace with staff perks such as pool in the UAE market since 2010, tracking Most of Google’s FM work is outsourced tables, bowling alleys, free food, and gym the level of innovation rolled out in the to major service providers, but Smith said memberships to help keep the company’s country within a variety of industries. this approach would soon be restructured, employees happy and productive, now The UAE, he said, is “light-years ahead of with 19 new FM jobs being created at its Google’s FM will have to “thrill its its time”. California headquarters. occupants”, said Smith.
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Seele developed a computer audi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Well, the kingdom’s first commercial programme to fit 70,000 Centre for World Culture (KACWC) oil well”. Custodian of the Two Holy steel tubes for the façade Swas established in Dhahran by Mosques, King Salman, inaugurated the Saudi Aramco in order to promote the centre, commonly known as Ithra, in of a Saudi Aramco project kingdom’s knowledge economy, in line December 2016 to mark Saudi Aramco’s with the country’s Vision 2030. In a 75th anniversary. COMPILED BY NEHA BHATIA statement on its website, Aramco says KACWC has been fitted with a façade PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SEELE the centre was built “near the Prosperity comprising 360km of steel tubes, and
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360KM END-TO-END LENGTH OF THE 70,000 STAINLESS STEEL TUBES USED FOR THE FAÇADE
Each tube had to be marked and bent corresponding to its subsequent position on the structure, and for the sunshades around the windows, some had to be crimped as well. Visual ‘transitions’ were necessary, where the round tube took on a ‘squashed’ look, and Seele says its engineers’ expertise was required to achieve “this geometrically challenging building envelope”. A façade using stainless steel tubes across all floors had never been built The King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture by before, requiring Seele to implement Saudi Aramco [image: Seele/Diemo Schillack]. numerous tests for the project, as well as special programming for the bending Seele – a German firm that specialises in three dimensions, to cover a total area and measuring of the tubes on free-form the design and construction of façades of 30,260m2. The tallest of the three- bending machines. and building envelopes made from glass, dimensional, free-form shapes rises 90m, steel, aluminium, membranes, and other and all the tubes are fixed to a supporting TESTING AND INSTALLATION materials – has revealed the details of how structure made from a weatherproof, Seele says four tests were required to the façade’s steel tubes were assembled unitised building envelope clad with produce a single, correctly bent tube. and installed. sheet metal joined by standing seams. To ensure the thousands of tubes Seele says the project required its team The tubes are attached to pins that were produced efficiently, Seele wrote to not only develop “a solution for the compensate for the different movements programmes in the C# computer construction [operations]”, but also the of the building envelope and the tubes. programming language so that the “software for the self-learning machines” Approximately 70,000 stainless steel bending and measuring machines that were used for each steel element tubes have been used for the project, could communicate and learn from within the façade. which, laid end to end, would total 360km. each other. Therefore, mistakes during KACWC’s five buildings were designed The reference point for the geometry, production were reduced to less than by its architect, Snøhetta, to “shine in design, production, dimensional checks, 3%, and wastage was minimised. Senior the sunlight like bright pebbles”. To and erection of each tube was its virtual structural engineer at Seele, Stefan achieve this, Seele created a building centre-line. The distance between Kloker, explains the process: “With envelope as a free-form surface, using adjacent, double-curvature tubes is the help of the programming and then thousands of stainless steel tubes bent in exactly 10mm. collecting the data in a database, we were
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The façade wraps itself around the building [image: Seele/Diemo Schillack].
“ERECTION PROCEDURES ON SITE [...] WERE DISTINGUISHED BY EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY. [...] NOT ONE OF THE TUBES WAS WRONG OR MISSING WHEN WORK WAS CARRIED OUT ON SITE.” JÜRGEN LAKY, SEELE MIDDLE EAST able to build a mock-up and get the self- places. The bending machines developed learning machines up and running within new algorithms automatically through four months. The solution was to back- a measuring system, which were then calculate the final geometry of the bent used as the basis for performing each tube to a straight tube prior to bending, bending process. simulate the bending process, check the Each tube was bent, with its ends accuracy of fit, and then produce the tube tapered for connection, using the bending after checking all the data.” and measuring machines, according to The Seele team was therefore able to precisely generated 3D data. The exact account for critical design factors – such erection sequence was also specified via as tight tolerances, material behaviour, computer simulations. the fitted tubes’ accuracy, and the tubes’ While each tube is a “one-off” piece, fixing to the supporting structure – Seele says each element was categorised during production. according to its connections, in order to Owing to the material’s properties, reduce the complexity of the parts. As there was only one chance for each a result, every tube required individual tube to be bent and twisted correctly, instructions in the form of precise QR because re-bending in the machine was codes and laser engraving, which was impossible. Seele’s engineers also had to automatically applied to each tube. account for the markings and the drilling After production, every tube was for the fixings, so that the positions wrapped separately by Seele to protect would be obvious after bending, and the surfaces, and then packed in crates to Self-learning machines were used for the project [image: Seele/René Müller]. the drilled holes would be in the right match the erection sequence on site. The
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The steel tubes were bent and, in some places, crimped as well [image: Seele/Michael Vogt].
crates were delivered to the site in a fixed order, and site crews scanned the QR codes to identify the intended position of each tube on the building. Managing director of Seele Middle East, Jürgen Laky, outlines the benefits of using technology for KACWC: “All phases of the project – from design through production to erection – benefited from the use of a coherent system throughout. “Erection procedures on site in the desert of Saudi Arabia were distinguished by efficiency and economy. As a result of the perfectly planned logistics and ingenious preparations, not one of the tubes was wrong or missing when work was carried out on site.” Seele says its work on the project ensured that the façade “wraps itself around the building without any steps or edges, has harmonious, rounded features, and tubes that run perfectly parallel”.
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he UAE’s initiatives to adopt environmentally friendly, fuel- and cost-efficient, and ‘smart’ Tvehicles are reshaping local fleets. Government-driven efforts to incorporate greener units into public transport fleets are encouraging private- sector operators to adopt similarly eco- friendly vehicles. Starting in 2018, Euro 4 regulation has also been mandated by the Emirates Authority For Standardisation and Metrology, further encouraging environment-friendly fleets in the UAE. Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority Higher emissions standards are reshaping the Middle (RTA), for instance, signed a contract last month to procure more than 300 East’s vehicle fleets, and local operators in the UAE Euro 5- and Euro 6-compliant buses. The are adopting Euro 4 and Euro 5 fleets as the country deal will see the RTA receive 316 buses, pushes ahead with its uptake of environmentally which are expected to cost around $126.5m Neha Bhatia (AED465m). Included within the contract friendly and ‘smart’ vehicles, reports are 143 deluxe Volvo coaches, which will
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PROJECTSPROJECT UPDATE
ON SITE CW provides a collection of its most recent site and plant visits to keep you up-to-date with project progress
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1/JBR There has been much talk about Dubai Properties’ $272.2m Location (AED1bn) 1/JBR project, a 46-storey luxury residential Dubai, UAE building under construction off the coast alongside Jumeirah Beach Residences (JBR). The building of 1/JBR Visited is moving at a rapid pace – at the time of CW's site visit, the May 2018 project team was completing one ȍ oor of the building every week. Core walls had been cast as far up as the 15th ȍ oor, and slabs had been cast to the 13th ȍ oor. Block work was also progressing up to the ninth ȍ oor, and Ȍ nishing work was being carried out on the basement and podium levels.
SHARJAH A mixed-use, master-planned community, Sharjah WATERFRONT CITY Waterfront City is being developed by Sharjah Oasis Real Location Estate Company for an estimated cost of $6.8bn (AED25bn). Sharjah, UAE The project has a total land area covering more than 557.4ha and consists of eight interconnected islands, which Visited the developer hopes will eventually become home to more March 2018 than 60,000 residents. At the time of Construction Week's site visit, construction activity was largely concentrated on Sun Island, where Tech Construction, a subsidiary of Tech Group, was in the process of building 295 precast villas.
ONE PALM Dubai-based developer, Omniyat, is building the One Palm Location residential project on Palm Jumeirah. Ground was broken for Dubai, UAE the 100m-tall tower in 2016, and the 84,541m2 development will be the tallest residential structure on the man- Visited made island. The project, for which Multiplex is the main February 2018 contractor, topped out in September 2017. At the time of CW's site visit, 60% completion had been recorded. Designed by New York architect Soma, the building’s exterior is a complex scheme of varyingly stacked apartments, resembling a Jenga puzzle. Project completion is due in Q4 2018.
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TOPAZ Gulf General Investment Company (GGICO) is developing RESIDENCE 2 Topaz Residences Towers. The Dubai Silicon Oasis project Location spans a total built-up area of 64,839m2, and comprises 448 Dubai, UAE units within three buildings. One of the towers that was under construction at the time of the site visit was Topaz Visited Residence 2, a G+8+R building that includes 200 one-bedroom February 2018 apartments, with unit sizes ranging from 93m2 to 111m2. At that time, the project was more than 55% complete. The high- rise development is being built by Reem Capital Contracting and was designed by Incorporated Consultants.
NOVOTEL The Novotel Sharjah Expo hotel is being developed by an SHARJAH EXPO entity called Sharjah Expo Hotel LLC, and Klampfer Middle Location East (KME) is involved in the project through a design- Sharjah, UAE and-build contract. The development vehicle is owned by Basma Group, which awarded KME the hotel’s contract, Visited worth almost $34.6m (AED127m), in 2016. The property’s January 2018 ȍ oor plan features 200 units in three categories – standard rooms, club ȍ oor rooms, and executive suites – as well as a business centre, food and beverage outlets, and two meeting halls, one of which spans approximately 200m2.
MOHAMMED BIN The $272.3m (AED1bn) Mohammed Bin Rashid Library RASHID LIBRARY project was unveiled in February 2016 by HH Sheikh Location Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Dubai, UAE Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in support of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s Visited declaration of 2016 as the Year of Reading. Construction December 2017 of the library commenced in October 2016, with ASGC winning the main contract, valued at $245m (AED900m). The project's sub-contractors include Al Shafar Steel Engineering, Emirates Beton, and Al Shafar United.
ICD BROOKFIELD At the time of CW's visit, the $408.4m (AED1.5bn) ICD PLACE BrookȌ eld Place’s (ICDBP) project site was home to the Location world’s largest lufȌ ng jib tower crane, the Favelle Favco Dubai, UAE M2480D. A partnership between Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and BrookȌ eld Property Partners is leading Visited the project’s development. Designed by Foster + Partners, November 2017 ICDBP features 9ha of Grade-A commercial space. The 55-storey building offers column-free units, with ȍ oorplates ranging from 1,579m2 to 2,787m2. Multiplex and Ssangyong are working in a joint venture as main contractors.
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GLITZ Located in Dubai Studio City, Danube’s Glitz residences have Location a combined construction value of $89.5m (AED328.8m), Dubai, UAE with the main contracts awarded to Naresco Contracting. EDMAC Engineering was brought in as consultant for all Visited three projects. The main contracts for Glitz Residence November 2017 1 and 2 were awarded in July 2015, and the contract for Glitz Residence 3 was awarded in February 2016. Naresco expected to have completed the delivery of all three projects by the end of 2017, since Glitz 1 and 2 were already complete when Construction Week visited the site in November.
Spanning an area of 28,800m2, Aloft Dubai City Centre ALOFT DUBAI Deira is being built by Majid Al Futtaim. Once complete, this CITY CENTRE four-star hotel will feature 304 guest rooms and 29 suites, Location and will be directly connected to Majid Al Futtaim’s ȍ agship Dubai, UAE City Centre Deira mall. At the time of Construction Week’s site visit, work was progressing on schedule for a Q1 2018 Visited completion and opening. Wall cladding work was underway October 2017 and was due to be followed by Ȍ t-out and Ȍ nishing works. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing works were also ongoing at that time. The hotel is now set to open on 15 June.
Lootah Real Estate Development is developing The Waves, THE WAVES a mid-rise residential project in Dubai’s Al Barsha locality. Location The 1.6ha project is being built in Al Barsha South’s Dubai, UAE Jumeirah Village Circle neighbourhood, and features two four-storey apartment buildings. Ground was broken on Visited the project in September 2016, and overall completion is October 2017 due in Q4 2018. OST Constructional Projects is the main contractor for The Waves, while Arif & Bintoak is providing architectural and electromechanical consulting services for the development.
ONE CENTRAL One Central is a mixed-use master development worth Location $2.2bn (AED8bn), which is being developed by Dubai World Dubai, UAE Trade Centre. The development’s commercial component comprises Ȍ ve buildings, each of which will feature four Visited levels of underground parking, integrated retail offerings September 2017 on the ground level, open-plan ofȌ ce spaces, and access to rooftop gardens. Phase 2 of One Central was 91% complete at the time of Construction Week's visit, and work on Phase 3 – which was awarded to Al-Futtaim Carillion – comprises the OfȌ ces 4 and OfȌ ces 5 buildings.
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MEERA Aldar Properties’ $148.6m, G+27 Meera project boasts a Location total built-up area of 76,328m2 and consists of two identical Abu Dhabi, UAE towers, each comprised of 204 apartments. Meera is located at Shams Abu Dhabi and is the developer’s Visited inaugural mid-market development. Construction on September 2017 the project started in August 2016 and is expected to complete in Q3 2018. Fibrex was awarded the main construction package, worth $70.2m, and Aecom is providing consultancy services. When Construction Week visited the site, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, and Ȍ nishing works were under way, and the project was nearing the halfway mark, with the super-structure for Tower 1 already complete, and only one remaining slab to be implemented for Tower 2. Block work had reached Level 20, and Fibrex was proceeding with ceramic, screed, plaster, and ceiling activities, as well as façade work on all of the project’s three elevations: glassȌ bre reinforced concrete, aluminium, and glazing.
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS
Indian Property Show CID Awards Leaders in Construction Kuwait Date: 21-23 June, 2018 Date: 19 September, 2018 Date: 17 October, 2018 Venue: Dubai, UAE Venue: Dubai, UAE Venue: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Middle East Stone Light Middle East MEP Middle East Awards Date: 4-6 September, 2018 Date: 23-25 September, 2018 Date: 7 November, 2018 Venue: Dubai, UAE Venue: Dubai, UAE Venue: Dubai, UAE
Leaders in Construction UAE Facility Management Expo Construction Week Awards Date: 12 September, 2018 Date: 23-25 September, 2018 Date: 5 December, 2018 Venue: Dubai, UAE Venue: Dubai, UAE Venue: Dubai, UAE
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The fourth edition of the MEP from industry leaders and construction and how it can Conference UAE was held at experts as they discussed the facilitate coordination among Grosvenor House hotel in Dubai main issues affecting the UAE’s stakeholders and introduce on 9 May. MEP and heating, ventilation, manufacturing efȌ ciencies to At this year’s iteration of the and air-conditioning (HVAC) the MEP and HVAC sectors in conference, it is estimated that sectors. There was also a high- the Middle East. more than 100 industry insiders, level debate on the current state RetroȌ tting was also among including representatives of of the industry. the discussion topics, and there government bodies; developers; The event covered topics was a focus on the Ȍ nancing of mechanical, electrical, and ranging from business issues retroȌ t projects and the role of plumbing (MEP) contractors; such as cash ȍ ow concerns energy services companies. consultants; engineers; and to practical considerations For further coverage architects were in attendance. such as indoor air quality. In of the event, visit During the conference, the addition, it featured a lively constructionweekonline.com, delegates were able to hear discussion session on modular and mepmiddleeast.com.
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