Construction research in the Middle East

An overview of research in the Construction industry in the Middle East:

Turner & Townsend: UAE construction market gaining momentum across key segments The UAE’s construction sector is facing a rosier outlook in the period ahead, with seven out of ten industry leaders seeing the market heating up and gaining momentum across key segments such as real
30 October 2025
Middle East social infrastructure transactions to reach $2 billion by 2027 The Middle East – led by the UAE – is significantly boosting its investment in social infrastructure in order to stay on top of rapid population growth and to ensure good quality of life.
06 August 2025
Saudi Arabia’s construction spending to hit $150 billion in 2025 There has been a massive boom in construction projects in Saudi Arabia in recent years as the country enjoys a strong economic situation and rapidly builds up its urban areas.
23 July 2024
Greener built environment could meet over 50% of net zero goals Pushing for innovations in sustainability within the construction sector and overall built environment in the Middle East could eventually allow countries to meet more than 50% of the net-zero greenh
29 January 2024
Saudi's property and infrastructure portfolio crosses next milestone Two years ago, Saudi's real estate and infrastructure portfolio of projects launched since the inception of the National Transformation Plan in 2016 crossed the magical $1 trillion barrier.
29 September 2023
Half of mega projects can be decarbonized at 'zero to no cost' Developers of mega projects in the Middle East can cut huge amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at “zero to no cost” by embedding decarbonization policies in the design stage of the project lif
20 September 2023
Sustainability increasingly on agenda of construction industry Conversations about sustainability appear to be happening more in the Middle Eastern construction industry in the run up to the COP28 conference in Dubai.
14 August 2023
10 recommendations for construction to reach net zero by 2050 The construction industry is a major contributor to climate change.
01 May 2023
Middle East faces heaviest delays in construction and infrastructure Major construction projects in the Middle East run the highest risk of overruns in costs and delivery, with claims on derailed projects now averaging $154 million per project.
23 November 2022
Deloitte: CEO optimism in GCC's construction sector bounces back Deloitte recently conducted its annual survey of chief executives in the GCC construction industry.
31 January 2022
Vision 2030 unleashes $1 trillion of new city and mega construction projects Almost $1 trillion worth of development projects have commenced or been announced since the unveiling of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 agenda, and that’s just a third of the planned investment.
25 January 2022
The outlook for GCC's construction projects market It has been more than 18 months since the pandemic took hold the world over.
12 January 2022
Market analysis of GCC's $3 billion steel production sector GCC’s steel production sector is under pressure, mainly due to Covid-19 induced reduction in manufacturing output.
11 January 2022
Reducing the cost of infrastructure and capital projects The construction industry is facing significant pressures.
21 October 2020
GCC's construction industry reeling from Covid-19 economic impact In the GCC region, a construction sector already grappling with low margins, delays and contract awards has been dealt a devastating setback by the Covid-19 crisis and all its repercussions.
11 September 2020
Fuzzy thinking can lead to poor local content policy, says Strategy& With non-OECD nations set to spend up to $57 trillion on infrastructure projects over the next 20 years, including a nearly $1.
14 September 2018
Saudi Arabia will need to learn from the past for future mega-project success Saudi Arabia will need to learn from past mistakes with respect to its current pipeline of mega-projects, writes Dan Cooper, head of real estate development strategy and investment for Deloitte in th
03 September 2018
Average value of construction sector disputes soars in the Middle East The average length of disputes in the Middle East construction industry is falling according to an analysis from global engineering, design and project management consultancy Arcadis, although the av
15 August 2018

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