Prakash Senghani

JLL

Prakash has been providing thought leadership in the digital construction and innovation space for the past 11 years, across multiple geographies, asset classes and project phases. His successes have come in implementations of initiatives which tackle know issues within the industry around safety, productivity improvements and quality control. Prakash is known for the practical approach he brings to the deployment of technologies, borne from his experiences delivering, design and managing an assortment of projects around the world. Prakash’s passions lie in making the industry both safer and more productive use of technology where it can be appropriately and measurable utilised.

Wassim Ghadban

Kent

We are in a world of constant change, and we are striving for various possibilities to evolve. Digital leaders are gaining an ever-increasing advantage over the competition accelerated by cutting-edge technologies and data-driven insights. Data, automation, and computing power will continue to have a massive impact across the energy value chain and will play a key role towards the transition to net-zero. Wassim Ghadban has implemented digital solutions that drive future energy systems and supportthe efficiency of today's energy sources. It's correct that digital and sustainability is gohand-in-hand.

Mansour Faried

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Mansour Faried as China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East’s(CSCECME) Chief Engineer and Corporate Engineering Director is an exemplary construction technology leader and model worthy of emulation. His guiding principle of‘no one achieves greatness on their own’ means teamwork is highly regarded in strategically hitting predefined targets. He demonstrates outstanding leadership skills, combined with his innovative and technological approach to solving business challenges. This sets him apart in a highly competitive sector. He has established a dynamic work environment. He inspires and looks for ways to optimise the talents of his valued team. His pioneering initiatives for tangible, tried-and-tested creative, viable solutions have beneficial, sustainable long-term impactsforthe business. He always focuseson the bigger picture of technology to cope with the constant changes and new developments. He is currently taking the lead in realising the four pillars of CSCEC ME’s digital transformation journey through automation, digitalisation, offsite construction and green construction. He consistently sets his sights on how he can contribute not only to his organisation but also to the wider construction industry. Mansour was voted the Highly Commended ConTech Leader in the 2021 Construction Technology Awards.

Arsen Safaryan

Saudi Entertainment Ventures

Arsen has more than 18years of industry experience in the region. He recently entered a new challenging environment of applying his skills and experience from previous projects to over 11 entertainment mega projects,where he brings about a strategy that is aligned to core business values and is derived from the organisation’s information needs. Technology platform procurement was immediately initiated to facilitate the ownership and management of BIM, digital delivery and other technical data of the entertainment complexes. Onboarding of unique skills such as data scientists and gamification experts was initiated to support cross-functional data management, design visualisation and better decision-making for SEVEN’s development, delivery and attractions teams.

Wassim Haroun

CONSER

Despite the many challenges posed by limited resources and competitively low fees, when Wassim Haroun took the helm of CONSER in 2015, digitalisation was earmarked as the future of the company. Not having the financial luxury to create a separate department, and buy available solutions, in 2020 he established the program CICCON that aimed to use the 50 years’ experience of CONSER and resources available to start-ups, allowing them to test their innovations on ongoing projects. The culture of innovation started in the 1990s, where he helped develop the first RIP driver for Novajet plotters, enabling them to produce 4-meter prints of a highway project superimposed on maps. His media and animation expertise allowed the company to take mathematical simulations of flood waters and transform them into animated renders convincing clients of the solutions. VR/AR were adopted at their earliest stages and now we regularly immerse our engineers and clients in projects. The culture that he has instilled is now helping the company produce a set of tools that have already effectively enabled us to practice real Remote Supervision, so that we are able to cater to more projects per senior engineer than any other counterpart.

Ihab Ramlawi

DuPod Industries

Ihab Ramlwi is the Co-Founder and managing Director for DuPod, he led the company inception from an idea to a complete operation. In a short period, DuPod crossed many milestones in modular construction and produced a diversity of-Made in UAE Offsite manufactured products utilizing construction technology as the core for innovation and lead by example to become the leaders in this field on a global level. Ihab Placed Technology and innovation in the core of DuPod business model to perfect an intelligent tech-enabled eco-system of industrialized construction infrastructure to elevate and differentiae. By working in the construction field for over 25 years Ihab’s experience reflected the hardship to adopt Conduction technology solution in an open site environment. By moving to a controlled processed environment, the company should be able to perfect the adoption and create an integrated platform which is essential to track and manage performance and obtaining solid data for analysis required. A fundamental factor in a disruptive industry that is required to evolve and prosper by design and that is to benchmark to advanced manufacturing industries such as Automotive. Throughout history, the car industry has always been of the most receptive industries to emerging technologies.

Jason English

Al Laith

Jason English has more than 20 years of senior management experience in the Project Management Project services space. After serving as a member of the South African Police Force and medical unit, Jason qualified as a Mechanical Engineer and worked for 15 years at Kentz Engineers Constructors. In 2012, Jason became owner and CEO of Prommac, a specialist mechanical maintenance and project service provider. Jason also holds a project management qualification and has a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). He has spoken at and attended seminars around the world, and is one of few South African born leaders to be selected as part of the Peter Diamandis mastermind of 250 exponential entrepreneurs. Jason serves on the EXCO of YPO, the Global Deal and Opportunity Network, as well as the Global Entrepreneurship Innovation Network. He was appointed as CGTech Chief Ecosystem Officer in 2018 and appointed as the CEO of Al Laith in 2020. Jason was voted ConTech Leader in the 2021 Construction Technology Awards.

Omar Ahmed

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

With demonstrated experience of engineering and construction in building structures and significant experience in BIM starting from pre-tendering till handing over stage. Omar has been involved in wide range of construction projects including large scale high-rise and mega projects such as residential, commercial, civil, airports, educational, cultural, sports arenas, infrastructures and perceivable buildings all over the world. Omar has undertaken BIM for projects coordination and helping cost control on numerous buildings for prominent clients. Also carried out substantial amount of 20 projects in his personal experience. In addition, thriving in challenging the norm with the aim to improve projects and increase value while optimizing BIM work processes, high-end BIM solutions, high performance materials, prefabrication, sophisticated design optimization and new technologies together with stakeholders ensuring a rapid construction and an efficient building. Currently, Omar contributed with through BIM technology in Marina Vista Towers with LOD 500 requirement. Previously, he was engaged with the prestigious project named as Dubai Creek Harbour – The Tower known to be the tallest tower in the world at bidding stage. Apart from the mentioned projects, Mr. Omar was extensively engaged with mega landmarks in the GCC with an excellent performance in BIM implementation.

Calum Perey

Cundall

Calum Perey is an exceptional structural engineer with a passion for innovation and digital engineering. As a young professional, Calum has an outstanding track record of projects and out-of-the-box solutions delivered. He is a multi-award winning engineer with recognitions in Australia, Middle East, UK and China. At the core of Calum’s technical ability is his passion for digital engineering, his desire for knowledge sharing and his talent to implement new techniques within design. He is a champion of parametric modelling across Cundall globally, implementing his outstanding skills on projects and helping to integrate these tools for all disciplines in multi-disciplinary delivery. His ability to quickly model complex problems and demonstrate real time solutions to clients is outstanding. This adds immense value to the overall project design as Calum can demonstrate a plethora of solutions to clients in real time. This helps to design complex architectural structures quickly and efficiently, saving time on repetitive work, and allowing for efforts to be focused on problem solving. Overall Calum is an inspirational engineer who is already making an impact on the construction industry, and we truly believe will go far in the future.

Manal Rafique Ahamad

DutcoTennant

I am a Multi-Talented Individual with broad experience in the field of design, sales, and digital transformation. Working as a solutions provider, I research and develop smart technology solutions that were never before implemented in the UAE. I oversee process improvement and new key account development. I take the initiative for continuous learning and development within the organization. Achieved various awards and recognition for excelling at work and always ready to go the extra mile to bring sustainable change in this world.

Hussein Rida

Khatib Alami

Hussein Rida is the Manager of Structural Computational Solutions at Khatib Alami (K&A) in Sharjah, UAE. A structural engineer by profession, he is specialized in the analysis and design of predictive models for challenging structures, using the theory of structural dynamics, earthquake and wind engineering, and soil-structure interactions. Having started his career with K&A, Hussein rejoined the company in January 2019 to lead a newly created team of digital solution developers, who are focused on unlocking design challenges through their expertise. His pioneering mindset and advanced computing skills have enabled him to transform K&A’s digital computation and design automation capabilities. Hussein’s digital solutions have brought significant benefits to project teams, raising productivity and efficiency by eliminating repetitive work, reducing human-prone errors, improving accuracy and ensuring project requirements are compliant with international standards and codes. Moreover, Hussein's automation and optimized solutions have supported multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects with demanding, fast-track programs by allowing them to examine as many alternatives as possible for optimized, cost-effective results. On a global scale, his digital solutions have helped K&A foster more sustainable use of construction materials and bring strategic cost reductions to projects, exceeding client expectations.

Basel Tachwali

DUPOD Industries

Driven by his love for design and passion for innovation, Basel Tachwali is a rising architect striving to challenge and constantly evolve project execution methodology. Starting his career as an intern at DuBox, Basel devoted all his time to the exploration of the digital industrial realm of construction, earning him a unique experience in the field of modular construction. His commitment to instigate change in the construction industry was recognized by his mentor’s ad trusting him today to serve as a Continuous Improvement Manager at DuPod, Amana’s newest modular construction subsidiary, where he will be responsible for research development, digital integration, and the enhancement of the firm’s product offerings.

Teeba Aljabery

Ramboll

Teeba is a graduate sustainability consultant that worked on delivering various projects with high sustainability aspirations. She has a more in-depth knowledge and experience with lifecycle analysis and embodied carbon in particular. She has conducted numerous embodied carbon assessments with utilization of 3D modelling to help clients create embodied carbon benchmark for their assets. She is also part of Ramboll’s worldwide group for embodied carbon benchmarking. She is taking part in the development of lifecycle analysis tool.

Mostafa Elashmawy

WSP

Mostafa was graduated as a Civil/Structural engineer and worked as a coordinator for other disciplines. Hence, he has in-depth knowledge of Architectural, Landscape, and MEP works, which helped him work as a global BIM Manager. He worked at many of the most significant construction projects in the Middle East during the last ten years delivering, coordinating, and managing BIM, GIS, CAD deliverables. Mostafa has a Master’s Degree in Global BIM Management and is certified by many respectful information management organisations. He also has a deep academic knowledge of International Standards, Methods, and Procedures related to Information Management. Mostafa uses his knowledge and experience to implement BIM and provide digitisation strategies for his organisation and clients. Mostafa has an excellent voluntary record as he leads and contributes to many regional and international initiatives related to the development of Data Management and Digitization of the AEC industry. With a focus on the Middle East and Arabic community, Mostafa tries to influence the Digital Construction market positively.

Omar Ahmed

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

More than 12 years demonstrated experience of engineering and construction in building structures and significant experience in BIM starting from pre-tendering till handing over stage. Omar has been involved in wide range of construction projects including large scale high-rise and mega projects such as residential, commercial, civil, airports, educational, cultural, sports arenas, infrastructures and perceivable buildings all over the world. Omar has undertaken BIM for projects coordination and helping cost control on numerous buildings for prominent clients. Also carried out substantial amount of 20 projects in his personal experience. In addition, thriving in challenging the norm with the aim to improve projects and increase value while optimizing BIM work processes, high-end BIM solutions, high performance materials, prefabrication, sophisticated design optimization and new technologies together with stakeholders ensuring a rapid construction and an efficient building. Currently, Omar contributed with through BIM technology in Marina Vista Towers with LOD 500 requirement. Previously, he was engaged with the prestigious project named as Dubai Creek Harbour – The Tower known to be the tallest tower in the world at bidding stage. Apart from the mentioned projects, Mr. Omar was extensively engaged with mega landmarks in the GCC with an excellent performance in BIM implementation.

Reine El Hokayem

Nesma Partners Contracting Co.

Reine El Hokayem is an architect with an extensive experience in design management, contract and claims management, and planning and cost control. By using her acquired knowledge, she is translating and transforming the traditional procedures into a digital and dynamic workflow within Nesma and Partners, in order to accommodate for the rising era of digital transformation. Reine has helped implement guidelines and whitepapers, checklists, review processes, and clash detection requirements, covering all BIM aspects, and standardizing the 1st dimension of the BIM process: 3D Modelling. By defining the best practices in this dimension, teams were able to create a solid base for models in order to proceed to the other dimensions: 4D, 5D and 6D. Her contribution on this implementation, enhanced the communication and collaboration between the different teams in Nesma Partners, as well as a transparent and seamless communication with all its external stakeholders, directing the company into being leaders in the market within this new transformation and arising opportunities.

Juan Tena Florez

KEO International Consultants

Juan Tena Florez is KEO’s Regional Digital Design Manager. He has over 17 years of professional experience including 8 years in the Middle East, where he has gained extensive experience in BIM implementation, strategic planning, and standardization of processes in line with ISO 19650 standards. He also provides support and management to deliver parametric-digital collaborative designs, such as large-scale projects for private and public sector clients, across a range of typologies. He leads his team internally and externally to push their limits and achievements by setting objectives and focusing on 3 main pillars, People, Processes and Technology. Juan keeps his skills up to date by researching new digital design technologies like VR, AR, MR, AI, ML, 3D printing, drones, point cloud, generative design, automation, digital twins, etc. Juan has extensive knowledge and experience working with ISO 19650 (leading KEO International Consultants to achieve the BSI Kitemark Certificate) and US (AIA and LOD Forum) BIM standards. He specializes in the successful integration of planning (4D), Cost (5D), sustainability (6D), specifications and FM (7D) into BIM process and technologies. He is a BSI Certified BIM Project Information Professional and BIM Project Information Practitioner and is a regular speaker at key GCC and International BIM conferences and events.

Mohammad Dawood Aldawood

The Red Sea Development Company

Mohammad Aldawood was the first BIM Manager employed by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) and has grown into an influential BIM Leader in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East region. This has been recognized through his Project Management efforts in being the first Asset Owner globally to achieve the British Standards Institute Kitemark for BIM and first project and organization in the Middle East. Mohammad has leveraged his knowledge from the petrochemical industry and tailored this for the construction industry to align with local ways of working. He has also developed a cohort of new Information Managers through transforming traditional roles, developing talent and empowering a new workforce to be BIM practitioners. Mohammad’s encyclopedic knowledge of standards and thirst for research has enabled him to bring an innovative approach to BIM and rise through the organization quickly. He is now a respected BIM leader in the Kingdom, nominated for multiple awards and shares his knowledge at events. Development into an accomplished BIM Manager for luxury hospitality developments, a team player with strong leadership skills and a keen eye for detail in the delivery of projects and also the processes and systems that underpin them.

Christian Glen-Jones

Black & White Engineering

Christian is highly regarded at Black & White Engineering (B&W) for his ability to actively engage individuals at all levels of the business, sharing best practice solutions and tools that consistently drive adoption of BIM technology. Christian serves as BIM Manager for our UAE offices, where he’s been integral to B&W’s rollout of its digital initiatives. His key areas of proficiency include engineering analysis, resource planning and scheduling, client engagement, and project quality assurance. He has and continues to simultaneously manage several BIM projects of various scales and building typologies. He works closely with different stakeholders to explore the available digital tools they can use to meet their strategic goals. He continually focuses on effective use of available digital tools and explores innovative ideas and processes. That has aided the teams at B&W to improve their productivity for routine tasks and has resulted in significant time savings. Beyond his work in implementing technology and processes at B&W, he is known for developing strong working relationships with clients, sub-consultants, and contractors.

Abeer Taysir Garadah

MSCEB

Abeer is an Architect/BIM Manager with over 5 years of experience in Architecture and an additional 3-4 years in BIM Management. Since joining MSCEB, Abeer has undertaken a substantial endeavour of standardising all BIM Processes within the office as a means of enhancing BIM workflows, efficiency and coordination in all aspects of project production and delivery across all disciplines. This includes but is not limited to, strategising BIM projects within the office and documenting their procedures, creation and enhancement of BIM libraries, creation of project templates, generation of guides and manuals to ensure BIM standards are followed, conducting model reviews and clash detection, and offering BIM software training to all staff to improve efficiency in projects. Abeer’s contributions and leadership within the BIM Environment has helped enhance project production within the office in terms of speed, efficiency, coordination and accuracy. Over 20 projects have been implemented with a more standardised BIM process and project workflows throughout the past three years.

Gerry McFadden

Ramboll

Eighteen months ago, Ramboll set out to recruit a 'Head of Digital Design' to spearhead Digital Transformation. The ideal candidate would have a thorough understanding of BIM and proven experience. Gerry McFadden fit the profile and joined in November 2020. Gerry has over 20 years’ experience in the region while delivering BIM projects since 2009. He led BIM delivery on many iconic projects in the region. Since joining, Gerry has worked tirelessly to embed digital design as the standard way of working. The initial focus was to demonstrate the business benefits that a fully digital process can achieve. The emphasis has shifted from the delivery of 2D drawings from Revit to the creation of data-rich models which represent the 'single source of truth'. Under Gerry's leadership, there has been a shift to working in the cloud. Gerry has implemented tools that allow stakeholders to collaborate instantly regardless of global location. This approach has been critical recently during lockdowns. Gerry also continuously champions the digital delivery process externally and has contributed several articles in the local trade press over the past 12 months.

Carolina Fong Guzzy

Accienta

Carolina helped establish and grow Accienta, a software and services firm based in Dubai. As the Co-Founder/Digital Engineering Manager, she has specialised in technical sales, implementation, and adoption of software solutions in the construction industry. These solutions range from Document Management Systems, field tracking software connecting the site and the office, BIM and other cloud collaboration platforms. Across a variety of engagements with major consultants, contractors, and developers, she has guided companies through their digital transformation journey, considering the people and processes to adopt technology in the best possible way. She gathers and prioritises key information via team workshops, workflow mapping, software optimisation, implementation and training professional services. Due to this knowledge, value proposition and client trust she now also provides services to companies in other countries and regions as well.

Haifa Musallam

AVANTGARDE Architects Engineers

Haifa Musallam is Co-Founder and Principal Architect of AVANTGARDE Architects Engineers. Haifa’s design and concept generation give her a strong command of the design process and design delivery. She combines the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, master planning and art. She leads a creative team of architects and designers and highly motivates and encourages them to establish parameters for success. Over 13 years of design research, Haifa has established a sustainable approach to architecture. Her designs influence all aspects of the built environment and bring together arts, environmental awareness, science, and technology. By combining design with technical knowledge, she creates the physical environment in which people live, which influences their quality of life. She seeks inspiration from heritage and culture, combining modern and traditional architecture to produce a blend between splendid modern and vernacular architecture. Her work informs the overall aesthetics of a city by pushing design and style boundaries. Haifa has combined several academic disciplines and specializations to tackle projects in countries including Georgia, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, UAE. Her work on The Traditional Souq and the Jeddah Falcon both won Arabian Property Awards. The Pedestrian Bridge was shortlisted in the Gulf Traffic Awards 2018.

Rowan Alawi

Trase

Rowan Alawi started her career at the age of 13 in her family’s construction business. She used Microsoft Excel in the 1990s to reduce the time wasted on manual calculations then she studied mechatronics engineering to be one of the first females in the Birzeit University (Ramallah, Palestine) to obtain this degree. After that, Rowan started as the first Quality Assurance in a freight start-up, leaving after a few years and aiming to disrupt the construction industry by innovation. She founded Trase, which reduces by 30% the operation cost and increases labour productivity by providing accurate site data to increase the data-driven decisions instead of working more. Trase is a SaaS labour productivity tool with app and portal that allows users to collect real-time data on location, motion and time and then convert them into customisable productivity reports and dashboards accessed via the portal. Rowan was selected to present Palestine in One Young World. She is an entrepreneur and has won several awards, including at Expo Live 2020 to be the only Arab global innovator and be selected in the top 25 start-ups among 175,000 globally.

Shilpa Mistry-McCallum

Mott MacDonald

Shilpa has been with Mott MacDonald for just over a year and has made an immediate impact. She has provided our Middle East business with a focus and drive for digital excellence that enables us to meet our customers’ and society’s needs and requirements. Shilpa has brought fresh ideas and impetus to our adoption of digital delivery within our projects and working with our key clients to develop new solutions such as digital twins and continuation of our digital advisory services. Shilpa has been working closely with our local business leaders to align digital within our strategy, deliver digital investments such as carbon management and has contributed significantly to our global digital agenda within our regional digital delivery network.

Alamira Albash

CONSTAL

AlAmira Al Bash is dedicated to building a brighter future for the construction industry through technology. With a background as an architect and BIM specialist, AlAmira understands the digital tools needed for working in the industry. As Co-Founder and Partner of CONSTAL, she is driving advancements in the ConTech space and providing independent talent and businesses the space to find the partnerships they need. AlAmira's passion for technology fuels the innovative platform. Recognising a gap in the industry, CONSTAL was created to serve as a missing link between clients with construction projects and the talented freelancers who can make them happen. With her passion for technology and construction, AlAmira is leading the way in transforming the construction industry through innovation. Her ideas and vision are helping CONSTAL reimagine the way freelancers and clients work together in the construction industry.

Downtown Views II

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Emaar Development

Consultant: Archgroup Consultants

Main contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

The Address Residences Dubai Opera Project

Entered by: TAV Construction

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Emaar Properties

Design Consultant: Khatib Alami

Main contractor: TAV Construction

Mansourah Massarah Gold Project

Entered by: Larsen & Toubro

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Ma’aden Gold

Project management: Bechtel Saudi Arabia

EPC contractor: Larsen & Toubro and Outotec

Capital Markets Authority Headquarters, Kuwait

Entered by: KEO International Consultants

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Capital Markets Authority

Consultant: KEO International Consultants

Construction supervision: Kohn Pederson Fox, Insite, C-Quest

Mall of Oman Project

Entered by: Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Majid Al-Futtaim

Consultant: AECOM

Main Contractor: SP-CCC (JV between Consolidated Contractors Company and Shapoorji Pallonji Middle East)

MEP Contractor: Bahwan Engineering Co.

Marina Vista

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Emaar Development

Consultant: BH.NS

Cost consultant: JLL

Main Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

Entered by: Miral Asset Management

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Miral Asset Management

Design consultant: PGAV, AECOM

Project management: EllisDon

Main contractor: ALEC Engineering and Contracting

Cost consultant: Currey Brown

Operator: Farah Experiences

Turtle Bay Hotel @ The Red Sea Development Company

Entered by: The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC)

Main project stakeholders:

Client: The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC)

Design consultant: Arcadis

Main contractor: Saudi Amana Contracting with DuBox

Museum of the Future

Entered by: Buro Happold

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Dubai Future Foundation

Developer: North25

Lead design consultant: Buro Happold

Architect: Rice Perry Ellis, Killa Design

Project management: Matthews Southwest

Cost consultant: AECOM

Main contractor: BAM Higgs Hill

Sub-contractor: Eversendai, Affan

Golf Course Halfway House

Entered by: BESIX 3D

The Halfway house is a single-storey, free standing building in the middle of the golf course. Its main purpose is to provide refreshments and facilities to the club members and the passer-by. The design is developed in such a way that the substructure, where the 3D printed elements rest on, is a foundation that will be constructed by conventional method. The conceptual design of Halfway house shows 26 3DCP elements. The superstructure consists of 3D Printed panels of specified thickness and hollow volume inside. The main feature of the project is the use of 3D concrete printing for the construction of walls. This technology has allowed the use of complex design for the facade of the building and simplified the placement of MEP systems inside the walls. The project was created to showcase the ability of 3D concrete printing technology to print buildings with complex design without increasing the production time. The use of this production technology is also intended to demonstrate a reduction in the amount of material needed, which in turn reduces contamination and material waste. An additional feature of using 3DCP is the accuracy of the production of printed elements, which significantly reduces the time of installation.

Ten Residential Buildings for The Red Sea Development Company

Entered by: AMANA

The Ten Residential Buildings project is part of the Coastal Village being constructed by TRSDC on the coast of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia between the two cities of Umluj and Al Wajih. It provides 288 apartments for TRSDC staff who are currently working for The Red Sea Project. The project was designed and executed using the concrete modular construction method. All the building components were constructed and assembled in the form of fully-finished concrete boxes at the Group AMANA – DuBox factory in Rabigh – KSA, and later transported to the site and erected. This method created benefit realization and optimization by: Reducing onsite construction activities tremendously. Only foundations, few final finishes, testing and commissioning works were done on site, while all other construction works were carried out offsite. Limiting the environmental impact of construction works in the Red Sea area in line with employer environmental targets. Executing most of the works in a controlled environment, thus reducing safety risks, controlling quality and enhancing productivity. Reducing the project duration by allowing actual construction activities to start, in the factory, even before site readiness. Tackling the challenges of remoteness and lack of resources at the site location.

Downtown Views II

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Downtown Views II (DTVII) is a high-rise residential and commercial development in downtown district, Dubai. In context, the project comprises of three high-rise towers on common four-level podium including ground floor with one level basement. Tower 1 is 67 (G+67+R), Tower 2 is 62 (G+62+R) and Tower 3 is 54 (G+54+R) floors respectively. The project duration is 35 months with total contract value of AED1,290,000,000. It is set to deliver a total of 1,509 high-end new apartment units of one-to-four-bedroom types, offices, retail shops, and host amenities befitting the luxury lifestyle. The countless challenges of the project are rooted in the sheer size of the development, tight logistical area within a prime location, coupled with tight project duration. The BIM requirement for this project is LOD 500. Guided with the aim to transform work execution into digital implementation, the project deserves to be considered Technology for Good from virtual model linked to actual project execution via full swing BIM implementation, Virtual Reality (VR) for Safety Management, Face Recognition and Labor Real-name Entrance Guard System for safe labor management, Hoist Facial Recognition Technology, Quick Response (QR) code for site control, BIM cloud-based solutions and Offsite construction for reduced waste (toilet pods and MEP modules).

Act One Act Two

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Act1 Act2 project consists of two towers, located in Dubai's bustling downtown with high-end commercial residential buildings, the exceptional residential towers rising majestically in The Opera District. Designed with 1, 2, 3 & 4-bedroom premium apartments. The development has total BUA of 171,016 square meters for 770 nos. of apartments and 16 nos. of retail units. The towers are designed as Act1 with 4 Basements + GL + 52 Upper Floors and Act2 with 4 Basements + GL + 46 Upper Floors with common basement and ground floor. The countless challenges of the project are rooted in the size of the development, tight logistical area within a prime location coupled with tight project duration and significant volume of BIM LOD 500 requirements. The BIM requirement for this project is LOD 500. Guided with the aim to transform work execution into digital implementation, the project deserves to be considered as digital project. From virtual model linked to actual project execution via BIM implementation, Virtual Reality (VR) for Safety Management, Face Recognition and Labor Real-name Entrance Guard System for labor management, Hoist Facial Recognition Technology, Quick Response (QR) code for site control, BIM cloud-based solutions and Offsite construction (i.e. toilet pods).

Downtown Views II

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Emaar Properties DOWNTOWN VIEWS II (DTVII) is a high-rise residential and commercial development in the downtown district, Dubai. In context, the project is comprised of three high-rise towers on a common four-level podium including the ground floor with one level basement. Tower 1 is 67 (G+67+R), Tower 2 is 62 (G+62+R) and Tower 3 is 54 (G+54+R) floors respectively. The project duration is 35 months with a total contract value of AED 1,290,000,000. It is set to deliver a total of 1,509 high-end new apartment units of one-to-four-bedroom types, offices, retail shops, and a host of amenities befitting the luxury lifestyle. Located in the most sought-after address the Downtown, Dubai opposite the iconic Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. The countless challenges of the project are rooted in the sheer size of the development, tight logistical area within a prime location, coupled with the tight project duration. The BIM requirement for this project is LOD 500. Successful project delivery will depend greatly on the number of resources and manpower any contractor can allocate. This premise poses a multitude of project-specific problems along with the usual challenges any construction gets through.

One Za'abeel - Ithra Dubai and ALEC

Entered by: ALEC Engineering and Contracting

A multi-record-breaking structure of architectural grandeur and ingenious design. Strategically located close to DIFC, Dubai International Airport, Downtown Dubai and Za’abeel Park, One Za’abeel offers easy connectivity to the old and new Dubai. ALEC has been awarded the high profile One Za’abeel project which will be located between the Dubai World Trade Centre and Za’abeel Park. The project will consist of two towers, which are for mixed-use development and are linked by a suspended bridge. The suspended bridge that will link the two towers together is at a level of +105m. Two basement tunnels that will connect both towers is dedicated to vehicle access. ALEC’s scope of work as the main contractor includes all concrete structures, waterproofing, masonry, link bridge, fireproofing, and underground services. One Za’abeel’s “The Link,” set to be the world’s longest cantilever, will offer panoramic 360-degree views of Dubai from its viewing platform, featuring ultimate experiences in fine-dining and hospitality. The purpose of innovation is to push the limits of what is possible. By employing the following practices, Ithra Dubai and ALEC made use of state-of-the-art thinking and execution tools to demonstrate best construction practice.

Mansourah Massarah Gold Project

Entered by: Larsen & Toubro

The Project consist of Engineering, Procurement, Construction Commissioning of Gold Plant. The Project is located within Central Arabian Gold Region (CAGR) approximately 320 km northeast of Taif towards Riyadh and about 35 km southeast of Hufairah, Access to site is from the Bear Al Awja Bridge, 13 km northeast along the highway from Hufairah, then 12 km along the Ad Duwayhi road and then from there along a desert track. The scheduled processing inventory is 46 Mt at an average gold grade of 2.12 g/t. The Project due to its own process complexity involvement of all stakeholders located at different geographies i.e. Saudi Arabia, UAE, India , Finland, Australia etc and to bring all at common platform for acceptance and discussion was in itself challenging and difficult. However due to the use of Common Data Environment, the accessibility made it possible to work on the same file while being placed at different time zones. Moreover due to Process Requirement involvement all stakeholders the file size of 3D Model became more than 2GB which made it very difficult to operate in the system and eventually we figured out breaking of 3D model into different zones resulting in its reduction.

The Storm - Dubai Hills Indoor Coaster

Entered by: Cundall

The Storm is a world first indoor coaster pushing the boundary of all aspects of engineering design. Standing 50 meters tall the coaster contains an extreme vertical launch and a 670-metre track which wraps its way throughout the entire building. Both the primary structure and the track itself are inter-connected, which required a level of precision not seen in regular construction. The track is extremely complex geometrically, as it rotates on all axis within the three-dimensional space of the building. Extensive parametric modelling was used from the pre-concept stage, allowing the optimisation of all aspects of design while working faster and even more effectively. Over 30 digital engineering initiatives were implemented across multiple disciplines in the design phase alone, and every element of the building was designed in a collaborative BIM environment.

Riyadh Public Services Program

Entered by: Khatib Alami

The aim of this large-scale digital project was to establish a single spatial intelligence and data management platform for all public services in the rapidly growing city of Riyadh. This is a vital resource for government entities, decision-makers, and planners, enabling them to make fully-informed decisions by modelling and analyzing geographic accessibility to public service facilities. Choosing the best location for service facilities (everything from schools and hospitals to parks and shopping centres) is essential for ensuring that population groups have easy access to their basic needs. Riyadh Public Services Program benefits from a range of geospatial mapping tools which provide clear visibility and understanding of all public services. Ultimately, this is enabling the achievement of equity in social infrastructure planning across the city in order to raise standards of living, improve the performance of government institutions and enhance the quality of public services, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

GIS Portal: Democratising Data

Entered by: The Red Sea Development Company

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) is the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism destinations - The Red Sea. The stunning 28,000 km2 location includes an archipelago of more than 90 islands on Saudi Arabia’s pristine west coast, one of the few thriving coral reefs in the world, and around 50 dormant volcanic cones. The destination has already passed significant milestones and work is on track to welcome the first guests by the end of 2022, when the first hotels will open. The Red Sea will comprise 50 hotels, offering up to 8,000 hotel rooms and more than 1,000 residential properties across 22 islands and six inland sites. The scale of the project, the environmental sensitivity, and ambitious timelines mean that access to high quality data to provide robust governance and improved decision making capabilities is a critical success factor for delivery. The Digital Delivery team have embarked on a digital project to democratize geospatial data with our stakeholders and provide a platform to power the Red Sea’s Smart Destination ambition. The GIS Portal collates maps, satellite imagery and BIM data for use and collection by all project stakeholders.

CSS IoT Project

Entered by: Doğuş Construction

We believe in Doğuş Construction that having a data-driven management approach is of key importance for achieving our objectives. For this reason, we increasingly apply innovative technology solutions to get a real time data flow in our projects. One of these technologies is the Internet of Things (IoT). This technological infrastructure, which we have applied for the construction of the Çekmeköy-Sancaktepe-Sultanbeyli Underground Metro Line project, enables us to automatically collect, interpret and integrate the employee, construction equipment and subcontractor data via sensors. In this way, while instant visualization of employee and work machines on the layout plan; It is possible to instantly detect the occupational health and safety related situations of climbing, falling, jamming and being stuck. With Doğuş Construction IoT Portal, all the employees (including subcontractors), machines and even visitors can be tracked instantly based on location. The collected data can be reported historically accessible at all times. With the movement detail reports, every movement of all employees and machines may quickly be monitored.This system enables us to record the machinery activity including its fully operation and spare time. This is the first time an IoT technology used in a underground metro project in Turkey.

Dubai Digital Twin Project

Entered by: Dubai Municipality

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Dubai Municipality

Other government entities: RTA, DEWA, Civil Defense, Dubai Police

ADNOC Al Yasat IWC

Entered by: Kent

Main project stakeholders:

Client: ADNOC

Consultant: Kent

Alpin Digital Twin - ICD Brookfield Place

Entered by: Alpin Limited

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Brookfield Properties, Investment Cooperation of Dubai

Main Contractor: Brookfield Multiplex

Consultant: Foster + Partners, AECOM

Digital Twin and Building Performance Analysis: Alpin Limited

Geo-enabling Reality Model

Entered by: Khatib Alami

Project Owner: Confidential

Consultant: Khatib Alami

Flying Clearance: Oman Aviation

Security Monitoring and Control Points' Placing: National Survey Authority

Drone Hiring: SMD limited

Downtown Views II

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Emaar Development

Consultant: Archgroup Consultants

Main contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Middle East

Dubai Uptown Project

Entered by: Voltas

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

Consultant: WSP

Main contractor: Six Construct

Sub-contractor: VSIX

Vida Hotel Branded Apartments - By Emaar

Entered by: DUPOD Industries

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Emaar

Consultant: WME

Main contractor: Engineering Contracting Company

Sub-contractor: United Masters Electromechanical

Pod manufacturer: DUPOD Industries

R1013/2D - Improvement of Al Shindagha Corridor Phase 2D

Entered by: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Roads and Transport Authority Dubai

Consultant: Parsons

Main contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Zipline Structure Project

Entered by: MFC Cargo Container Concepts

Main project stakeholders:

Client: Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

Consultant: Al Fajr Architecture Engineering Consultants

Container contractor: MFC Cargo Container Concept

Civil contractor: Darak Construction

Turtle Bay Hotel and Coastal Village Residential Buildings at the Red Sea Project

Entered by: DuBox

Client: The Red Sea Development Company

Consultant: Arabtech Jardaneh and Arcadis

Contractor: Saudi Amana Contracting Company/DuBox

Sub-contractor: Amana MEP Division

Dubai Municipality

Dubai Municipality (DM) is the municipal body with jurisdiction over city service and the upkeep of facilities in the Emirate of Dubai, UAE. DM chose to be a leading entity in green buildings regulation by reducing energy use in offices and customer service centres. City of Dubai witnessed an increase in the percentage of green buildings from 7.4% in 2017 to 17.6% in 2019. All Dubai Municipality Service Customer Centres are certified in energy management and subject to green initiatives via Etisalat Energy Efficiency Services (E3S), which has a detailed scope for the energy management solutions. DM has a large number of office buildings that are intermittently occupied, creating an opportunity to reduce energy use. By controlling the HVAC, which is the most dominant factor in energy consumption, the program helps reduce the consumption with limited investment. Dubai Municipality Centres (in Al Twar and Al Manara) are two of the earliest to comply with the Energy Saving Program in Dubai Municipality.

Nesma & Partners Contracting Co.

Established in 1981, Nesma Partners is a leading contractor in Saudi Arabia offering full-fledged services in industrial, oil gas, civil buildings, infrastructure, and electro-mechanical. Through our services and strategic partnerships with local stakeholders, we serve these key industries to build sustainable mega projects that power Vision 2030 and shape a brighter future for our people. For the last 40 years, we have established a track record of success in delivering some of the country’s biggest industrial and infrastructure projects for a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors. This includes Saudi Aramco, the Public Investment Fund, NEOM, GACA, Ministry of the National Guard, Royal Commission, and the Ministry of Defense. With a reputation for safety, quality, and timely project delivery, we have been at the forefront of creating job opportunities and are proud of our workforce of over 24,000 employees.

Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is a professional services consultancy in the management, engineering and development sectors. With over £1.7bn turnover a year spanning 140 countries, we have 15,722 staff working in transport, energy, buildings, water and the environment, health and education, industry and communications. We are employee-owned, which allows us to take a long-term view of our responsibilities to our staff, shareholders and the communities in which we work. We have taken the sustainable development and climate change agendas seriously because our customers and our staff wish us to and because we recognise the impacts we have on the planet’s natural resources, environment and communities. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles are embedded in our delivery process, from initiation and capturing opportunities through to project completion. We are aligned with international sustainability and ESG frameworks and principles such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, UN Global Compact, Race to Zero, and we are certified against international standards such as PAS 2060, PAS 2080, International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 37001, ISO 9001. We developed our own policies in response to a holistic ESG integration to our set of policies including environment, ethics, health and safety, risk, safeguarding, social responsibility, supply chain, sustainability, slavery and human trafficking.

Cundall

With sustainability at the heart of everything we do, our team of engineers delivers innovative, sustainable design solutions to address a project’s whole lifecycle. Each and every person’s work is dedicated to a greater purpose, to make a change in the world by building an environment that is focused on people and a sustainable future. As the first engineering consultancy in the world to be certified carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust we feel confident in leading by example and helping the built environment meet its environment responsibilities. Cundall recently embarked on the next stage of its journey with a commitment to deliver zero carbon design on all our projects globally by 2030, this is the most important global sustainability initiative in Cundall’s history. Focused on creating sustainable solutions for our clients, we also practice what we preach, implementing sustainable practice in our own homes, throughout our business, and collaborating with industry and government bodies and initiatives to drive the agenda to a more sustainable future.

Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants

Zuhair Fayez Partnership’s (ZFP) aim is to do business while making a positive impact on the society. Accordingly, objectives are set and standards/benchmarks revisited to ensure compliance by strengthening the already structured ESG system. The achievements towards fulfilment of the targets includes full environmental, safety and social responsibility compliances with good governance of projects delivered to the clients. The resulting inclusiveness and equal opportunity-based environment is evident by a professionally satisfied resource base, measured in terms of high employee retention rates, both in Saudi (94%) and non-Saudi employees (97%). On the services side, by virtue of its value and innovation driven services, ZFP by last year had achieved a mark of 150 satisfied clients, most of which are repeat clients. ZFP’s governance structure facilitates smooth operations which are audited and authenticated by the ISO 9001-2015.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

CSCECME has always been technology-driven, a company that champions, is consistently on the lookout, and is a firm supporter of upcoming technology trends and innovation in construction industry. The emergence of BIM processes that are set to revolutionize the industry is no exception. Early on even before BIM became a commonplace term in the middle east and the world, CSCECME have already embarked on the journey towards digital transformation. Evidenced by the formation of BIM Centre at middle east headquarters way back in 2013. As BIM processes evolve and expand to be an all-encompassing aspect of the industry, fundamentally changing the way how the business is done. CSCECME, despite belonging to an industry bogged down by fragmented traditional methodologies has continuously engaged innovative ways and processes to not only catch up with the time. But remain at the forefront of advancements. With the wealth of BIM experience CSCECME’s gained from all of past BIM projects. The company has managed to develop and pass at the corporate level an Integrated Management System and standardized templates and library for project BIM Implementation. This tremendously eases BIM Adoption for CSCECME as more and more projects are pursued.

Saudi Entertainment Ventures

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) Company was established by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to serve as the investment and development arm for the entertainment sector – a key pillar of the ambitious social and economic plans undertaken in the Kingdom through Vision 2030. SEVEN is enhancing the quality of life for millions of Saudi citizens and residents by improving the choice and quality of entertainment offerings within the Kingdom and developing local talent and capabilities in the entertainment industry. SEVEN partners with some of the world’s most recognisable brands to build world-class entertainment infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and we implement and use BIM across the full lifecycle of our assets. With a portfolio of multiple mega projects across the Kingdom, in early 2021 SEVEN made the strategic decision to implement and use BIM across the full lifecycle of its assets.

El Seif Engineering Contracting Company

El Seif Engineering Contracting Company has started in 1975 with a vision to become a leader in the Engineering and Construction industry, under the umbrella of El Seif Group was founded back in 1951. Since then, and over the past (45) years, El Seif Engineering Contracting Company has been well known to deliver its largescale Engineering and Construction projects within an accurate budget, timeline, and to the highest standards of the desired quality. With a solid track record and experience, El Seif Engineering Contracting Company has successfully completed hundreds of projects, several of which are well-known landmarks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and abroad. with the use of modern technology and tireless efforts of our individuals. El-Seif Engineering Contracting Company has achieved the BSI Kitemark for Building Information Modelling (BIM) against ISO 19650:2018. The ISO 19650 standard is an international standard for managing information over a built asset's whole life cycle using building information modeling (BIM). During the audit, El-Seif Engineering Contracting Company was well prepared with robust and agile plans. The adoption and certification to best practice standards demonstrate ESEC’s commitment towards resilience and ensures competency to deliver BIM projects effectively. First Saudi company archive ISO 19650.

Khatib Alami

Khatib Alami’s adoption of BIM has been a core part of its digital transformation, impacting almost every part of the business by improving decision-making, reducing timescales and maximising project performance. It is enabling reliable, clash-free, sustainable projects that benefit from low maintenance costs, minimal risks, and higher revenue streams. K&A has been proactive in developing its own innovative BIM automation tools which have created dramatic efficiency savings for client projects, while significantly reducing the time needed for repetitive tasks. Cloud collaboration in BIM was pivotal to K&A’s success during the pandemic, as teams were quickly and easily able to adapt to home working without impacting projects. The company’s BIM journey started in 2011, but accelerated in 2018 with the launch of K&A’s digital transformation programme. This set in motion the creation of a dedicated BIM implementation team which has driven the adoption of consistent, internationally recognised standards for BIM across all parts of the organisation. K&A has established a tech-friendly culture, with a flexible and adaptive approach to innovation. This is leading to the in-house development of new, client-focused products and services which are helping to position the company among the world’s leading international technology providers and systems integrators.

The Red Sea Development Company

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) is one of three giga-projects announced in 2017 to open new areas of economic activity, create jobs, cultivate entrepreneurial activity and drive economic development. The Digital Delivery team have driven the use of BIM in the organisation to be a leading BIM organisation in two years, as recognised by the British Standards Institute for awarding two kitemarks for BIM implementation and use. TRSDC were the first asset owner globally to achieve this and the first organisation and project in the region to do so. This has been achieved in two years in a market that is at the beginning of its BIM journey with several constraints such as legal, cybersecurity, market maturity and connectivity in a remote area of KSA. As well as providing tangible project benefits and ensuring the development kept pace during the pandemic, the team has also brought sustainability benefits through creating new roles, removing barriers to entry for BIM and leaving a digital legacy for future projects.

Parsons

Parsons is a leading technology firm specializing in delivering large infrastructure projects across urban, government, commercial, utility, transportation, and industrial sectors. Increasingly, our clients require that data be gleaned from all facets of their infrastructures in their desire to develop Smart Cities, Smart Transportation, and Smart Utilities, etc. Parsons created the Engineering Digital Transformation (EDT) initiative to adopt new software and adapt our processesfor capturing the complete digital record of the “Built” environment. EDT was envisioned as a new, digitally optimized design framework, satisfying client requirements for capturing a plethora of new data during all phases of a large infrastructure investment (Capital Project), improving Parsons’ capacity for using advanced technologies and object oriented data concepts, significantly reducing the overall costs and schedule of a project’s budget and time to deliver, and improving overall customer satisfaction. Parsons EDT solves these problems by creating a “Digital Twin” of the infrastructure. Essentially, a sharable digital record of the shape, location, interconnection, procurement record, performance specification, financial record, and operational status of all physical components and assets.

Bainona Engineering Consultancy

Bainona Engineering Consultancy L.L.C. (BEC) is classified as a "Special" grade consultant by the municipality of Abu Dhabi in the fields of Design and Construction Supervision. Established in 1994, our values, history, and broad expertise earned us the recognition of highly reputed clients and developers from various industries. At BEC, our aim is to inspire the skylines of tomorrow by setting the standard for engineering services today. Our design philosophy is based on the premise of achieving a contemporary representation of traditional heritage. In an effort to achieve modernity inspired by regional and local needs, we make every effort to offer innovative solutions to complex design questions that may arise. BEC contributes tangibly and profoundly to the society where we operate. In many cases, the relationships we hold with our clients continue for years beyond the completion of a project, which is a very clear testament to the standards and quality of work carried out by BEC. The realization that our success can only come through the success of our clients is the value that has been instilled across every project BEC has undertaken.

Mott MacDonald

Within Mott MacDonald, the Digital Committee Project Management Office (DPMO) hold a central role in managing and driving the organisations global Digital strategy. Our Digital strategy is aligned to our group purpose which is to “improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focussing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities”. Our Group purpose has digital at its core. With support from each of the regional digital leads (RDL’s) and sector leads for BIM, Automation Computational Design (ACD), Data Science, GIS and Digital Advisory, together with the head of Moata (Mott MacDonald’s proprietary Digital Solutions platform) the DPMO ensure a sound understanding of the global business requirements along with specific and local needs. Based on industry triggers, market research and Mott MacDonald’s values, the Mott MacDonald Digital position paper was written in 2020 and endorsed by our Executive Chair. This document outlines our position and commitments to a relentless focus on digital innovation and the principles set the tone for all internal and external digital initiatives, projects and engagements within the business.

Al Ajmi Engineering Consultants

AI Ajmi Engineering Consultants (AEC) has been at the forefront of Dubai’s architectural and engineering design sector for more than three decades. Since its establishment in 1987, AEC has shifted gears in the construction industry offering comprehensive professional engineering services. Utilizing modern technology tools that blend both theory and practice to develop and produce sophisticated designs, as well as provides impeccable project management services. AEC is recognized by leading industry publications and its peers as a multidisciplinary Architectural Design Engineering Consultancy firm. The company aims to grow and excel in a competitive business world with a firm belief that offering high-quality services while maintaining professional work ethics transparency is the key to success. AEC is licensed to design and supervise the construction of buildings regardless of their height; accordingly it actively undertakes all sorts of projects such as urban developments, Hotels, Residential Apartments, Villas, Banks, Office Buildings, Industrial Buildings, Institutional Buildings, Mosques and Public Facilities.

AESG

AESG is committed to leading the data revolution in the built environment. Digital technology and innovation is deeply embedded across all our multidisciplinary service offerings. AESG champion innovative technologies to drive the market towards higher performing, more sustainable developments. These include:
Parametric and Computational Design
Performance Simulation
Generative Design
BIM
Digital Twins
IoT Integration
Building Analytics
Pathway to Net Zero By offering one of the first comprehensive digital handover solutions in the Middle East, AESG has introduced new practices for the industry. With our new digital commissioning, handover and asset management platform Data+ we offer full digital handovers on all commissioning and handover management projects, along with the option of hosting project data on Data+, our cloud-based platform making it accessible from anywhere, easily searchable, and instantly updatable. AESG also launched a Pathway To Net Zero to advance the uptake of a sustainable built environment. This pathway is applied free of cost to all design projects.

AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical expertise, the best of digital technology and innovation, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. With digital business-as-usual for us, we see the benefits and improvements made for the built-environment and the communities in which we work. Our digital focus not only improves processes and workflows, but maintains quality, optimizes cost, as well as the overall efficiency of our service. Our digital transformation strategy aims to source, develop and implement faster, smarter and better solutions for our client’s most complex challenges.

Al Shafar Interiors Co.

As part of the ASGC group, Al Shafar Interiors(ASI) has grown over the past decade into a noteworthy fit out contractor. As our industry evolves with new technologies constantly introduced, we always try to differentiate ourselves from our competitors by endorsing technology. We look for new ways to deliver our projects by offering innovative solutions to our clients. In a competitive market we believe that to succeed we have to always innovate and think ahead. We believe that strong relationships are the key to a successful operation.

ALEC Engineering and Contracting

ALEC believes that the industry needs more innovation and that many technologies are starting to mature. Some of these include modular technology, 3D printing, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, and robotics. We can sense the change is approaching, and we are aligning ourselves with the future of construction. ALEC is regularly introducing tools and equipment to make our operation and logistics teams more efficient. These tools are standardized and will automatically be used on any new project won by ALEC. ALEC also aims to digitize, manage information, utilize data and analytics while using automation and robotics, and use the latest technologies to make their projects more efficient.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

CSCEC ME is a one-stop-shop organisation committed to providing the best quality service to our clients. One strategic direction is fully welcoming digital initiatives and innovative ways of working. It is with firm belief that this is the right track to thrive and survive within the rapid changes and revolutions in the industry. CSCEC ME’s digital initiatives transpires into four major pillars namely: Automation, Digitalisation, Offsite Construction and Green Construction. Our core objectives are rooted from the vision of becoming a consistent front runner to realising the latest trends in technology and innovation in the built environment.

ASGC Construction

Founded in 1989, ASGC Construction is a vertically integrated heavy-weight construction conglomerate with the group’s corporate headquarters in the UAE. Over the last 32 years, ASGC has become an industry-leading construction company that executes special turnkey projects in the UAE through its commitment to reliability, in-house capabilities and customer dedication. ASGC employs more than 18,000 personnel in its workforce worldwide and has revenues of over $1bn. At ASGC, innovation is at the core of operations. The company applies the latest technological advancements to become more productive, efficient, and cost-effective.

Oasis Grace

Oasis Grace’s vision is to redefine construction by providing cost-effective products and long-term services with special emphasis on quality, efficiency, health, safety, social development and conservation of the environment. We are ISO certified company and part of the AlHashar Group of companies. We have been in this market for the past 20+ years. Dr Jose Mikle Robin is the founder of Oasis Grace, company operations are spearheaded by Jose Anton. We are one of the leading construction companies in Oman, with operations in UAE, India and Egypt.

ICD Brookfield Place

ICD Brookfield Place was designed and constructed to be one of the most technologically advanced buildings in the world. The 990,000 sq.ft future-proofed office space, 160,000 sq.ft of retail, and 140,000 sq.ft of communal green space all are connected to an intelligent central management platform to allow the building to continuously learn from its operations and enhance performance. In future the AI-driven machine learning will predict failures before they occur. This is one of the many innovations that demonstrates the use of market-leading technology to deliver an exceptional end-user experience for occupants and community.

Aldar Properties

By implementing a series of key initiatives across the operational excellence, customer centricity and growth pillars of its 2020-24 strategy, Aldar Properties has made great strides in its digital transformation journey, enabling the company to both stay ahead of the curve and navigate challenging economic conditions in the current pandemic situation. The last 24 months saw Aldar scale-up its technological innovations with the launch of an ambitious Digital Transformation Strategy to position itself at the forefront of stable, responsible, and diversified growth and transformation. The key business objective for its Development Management business was to provide transformational digital tools and industry-leading processes to ensure all developments are delivered on time, budget and quality, with world-class customer experience. Data is becoming the core of the organisation’s informed decision making and hence there has been significant strides in aggregation of data sources and developing AI/Machine Learning capabilities for predictive analysis. The impact of Covid-19 had ramped up and expedited some of the programs with greater emphasis on automation, digitalisation, collaboration and data. The benefits were quite evident and translated into improvements to operations, customer experience and the overall financial performance of the business, maximising shareholder value and driving sustainable growth.

Parsons

Parsons is a leading technology firm specializing in delivering large infrastructure projects across urban, government, commercial, utility, transportation, and industrial sectors. Increasingly, our clients require that data be gleaned from all facets of their infrastructures in their desire to develop Smart Cities, Smart Transportation, and Smart Utilities, etc. Parsons created the Engineering Digital Transformation (EDT) initiative to adopt new software and adapt our processes for capturing the complete digital record of the “Built” environment. EDT was envisioned as a new, digitally optimized design framework, satisfying client requirements for capturing a plethora of new data during all phases of a large infrastructure investment (Capital Project), improving Parsons’ capacity for using advanced technologies and object-oriented data concepts, significantly reducing the overall costs and schedule of a project’s budget and time to deliver, and improving overall customer satisfaction. Parsons EDT solves these problems by creating a “Digital Twin” of the infrastructure. Essentially, a sharable digital record of the shape, location, interconnection, procurement record, performance specification, financial record, and operational status of all physical components and assets.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

CSCEC ME is always committed in providing the best and superior quality of its service to all clients. Hence, maintaining the competitive stand in the market has been our guiding motivation to strive more and improve in the most sustainable and innovative way that we can. One strategic direction is fully welcoming digital transformation. In addition to the challenges brought about by the pandemic, it is with firm belief that this is the right track to thrive and survive within the rapid changes and revolutions in the industry. Adaptability in our digital transformation is not an easy journey as transition from our conventional methods to digitalized schemes requires teamwork, skills and robust collaboration. CSCEC ME’s digital transformation transpires into four major pillars namely: Automation, Digitalization, Offsite Construction and Green Construction. Based from these, our main objectives were correlated to each pillar that we foresee could sustain and bring significant impacts in our operations and further growth. CSCEC ME has progressively prepared and sharpened its weapon and resources since the emergence of our digital transformation journey has started. With a vision of becoming the consistent front runner in driving the latest trends of technology and innovation in the construction industry.

Aramco - Project Management Office Department

Aramco's Project Management Office Department (PMOD) develops and implements solutions to optimize and improve Project Performance through the support of knowledge management, metrics, administration of project contracts, market intelligence, supplier resources, geomatics services, estimating and project controls tools and safety.

Sobha Facades

Sobha Facades was formed 4 years ago as a façade contractor and it did not want to opt for the conventional route and follow dated practices. Rather, had a vision to rejuvenate the mostly unorganized industry. Studied varies technologies, took inspiration from different industries, tweaked few processes, and overhauled many approaches to make a unique impact in this disruptive industry. We embraced advanced philosophies mostly implemented in automobile industry, used digital tools& metrics for real time data analysis, used AI& ML powered CNC machineries, enabled predictive maintenance, and reorganised to develop people focused processes by developing highest level of skill in workforce as it grew from 4 employees to over 650 in 4 years. Today by using all possible digital workflows, the entire operations are highly optimized and Today Sobha facades is the first and only Façade company in the world to get certified with ISO 18404 for efficient processes in design, manufacturing, and installation at factory and at site using Lean Six Sigma methodology.

Shade Corporation

We have taken our digitalization in phases based on our operational flow. Following are the brief operational flow:
• Business development activities
• Tendering
• Project management office
• Records
These are the simplified operational steps. Each steps have multiple steps and sub steps. Our approach for digitalization is to implement the initiatives in phase for each step and integrate them to complete the overall transformation. The 1st phase which was completed was Business development activities. Business development activity consist for the following
• Identify potential clients – based on current future project demands
• Generate leads by approaching clients
• Follow up these leads
• Convert them into RFQ - Request for Quotes
In each activity, requires input from many sources like sales team input, market insights, economic factors etc. and also generate information used in other phases and future. This information/data generated in this phase was completed digitalized. Few of the proven benefits are as follow
• Increased efficiency, better control and reduced time requirement
• 100% paperless
• Better data information management in place
• Aided in remote work environment

Ramboll

Ramboll Middle East has embarked on a journey over the past 18 months to transform how it delivers projects in the Digital sphere. Our senior management decided to put digital transformation' front and centre' as a key priority to enhance project delivery and bring increased value and satisfaction to our Clients whilst also harnessing many efficiency gains. Our business objectives are to streamline project delivery and enable an environment where we co-create with our Clients by using cutting edge technology and collaborative digital processes. These aims are currently being met and our Clients are enthusiastically engaging in new cloud-based collaborative workflows. The Ramboll team also quickly realised that Digital transformation was even more critical during the recent pandemic when staff went from office-based work to working from home during the lockdown. We leveraged our digital transformation plan to seamlessly move large project teams using huge complex 3D models to virtualised cloud-based servers almost overnight. Ramboll team now has the convenience of having project data available at our fingertips 24/7 anywhere in the world.

hyperTunnel Limited

hyperTunnel is an underground construction technology company that’s working with the industry to completely change the way underground spaces are built, maintained, enlarged and monitored. Its highly innovative, patented approach greatly reduces the costs, risks and environmental impacts of construction and enables tunnelling projects to be carried out far more quickly, safely and with less project risk than existing methods. This will allow global demand for increased, yet more sustainable transportation solutions, to be met. We are committed to making a significant impact on the ambitious net zero targets within the construction industry. hyperTunnel’s radical core concept involves 3D-printing tunnels into the ground and then excavating the spoil. Using a swarm of small robots, work is carried out not just at the face, but throughout the entire tunnel or underground space simultaneously, greatly reducing project timescales. This approach is enabled by the application of technologies proven in other industries, including digital underground surveying, digital twinning, machine learning, 3D printing or additive manufacturing, robotics and swarm construction techniques, all supported by AI and VR. hyperTunnel enters this competition as a disruptive startup with technology relevant to the built environment, acting not as a competitor but bringing a much-needed new solution.

Procurified

Procurified looks to change the construction industry by automating product sourcing. Procurified is a cloud-based platform connecting contractors and suppliers to digitize and streamline the bid management process. Procurified was created to help solve the problem of countless hours being wasted when sending, receiving and evaluating supplier bids for contractors. It helps reduce time spent by up to 80% as well as reducing risk of human error when copy pasting supplier prices from PDF to excel for commercial evaluation. Procurified offers contractors deeper reach into the supply chain to optimize their pricing strategy, by connecting to 1000’s of suppliers. Procurified enables suppliers to develop relationships with new contractors as well as service existing contractors even better. In addition, it helps digitize their business moving away from slow and error prone excel quoting, to a fast, reusable templatized quoting tool, that can be used for projects both inside and outside the platform. For manufacturers Procurified offers insight to how their products are being used and enables them to easily follow project data.

Trase Technology

Trase is a labor productivity software offered to construction stockholders as a service. Trase's mobile App Portal allows users to collect real-time data location, motion and time then convert them into customizable productivity reports dashboards accessed via the portal. Our solution enables beneficiaries to instantly track progress, reduce spending and optimize performance.

Tenderd

The industry that shapes the face of the earth has consistently been ranked as the one of the least productive industries and currently runs most of their processes offline hindering efficiency, transparency and productivity. The distinct lack of automation and digitization in the traditional construction equipment market leading to low productivity, inefficient fleet management, unsophisticated supply chains and high cost and time overruns was the trigger for TENDERD to be created with the mission to transform the age-old industry. TENDERD offers the Middle East’s first AI-powered Asset Management Platform for equipment and vehicles, and it's based on the pioneering, intelligent and all-in-one "Tenderd Track" platform. Tenderd Track is a Platform for monitoring utilization, safety violations, and emissions from capital equipment across Oil Gas, Energy, Construction and Infrastructure space using Artificial Intelligence. The platform uses a combination of proprietary machine learning algorithms and sensors to collect data in real-time from operations such as rig sites, vessel management, and construction projects. Using the platform, clients are able to increase utilization, minimize emissions, and reduce accidents, depending on the client’s core requirements. Tenderd was founded in Silicon Valley and is operational Globally.

CONIX.AI

CONIX.AI is an AI platform (SaaS) created to offer fully complete solutions for the architectural designing of residential and commercial properties. The cloud-based SaaS platform is accessible from anywhere worldwide and can provide detailed 2D plans, 3D plans, Facades, working drawings (electricity water), utility data, sustainability advice and more for construction planning. By accessing CONIX.AI, real estate companies will have at their fingertips in a few minutes different iterations of architectural designs for their new construction projects previously impossible to attain without significant investments into architectural firms and wouldn't be delivered in less than 4-6 weeks.

Cundall

At Cundall, we are passionate about innovation and digital engineering is a key driver across everything we do. We are investing in our people, training and technology to take advantage of the revolution and seek to digitise everything we do to realise the power of digital tools, skills and behaviours. Our aim is to digitally transform how we deliver projects globally across the business. Through an aligned digital approach, our digital engineering programme enables our staff to gain the necessary skills to innovate in how we deliver the projects of the future to our clients. We nurture a culture that respects technical excellence and truly believe that every project should achieve genuine benefits through our involvement.

KEO International Consultants

For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. And there is more to do. Our people are guided by a profound sense of purpose, with an abiding responsibility to those who experience our work. Our ambition is to plan, create, engineer and manage delivery of the environments essential to the success of clients and communities. And with these gifts we reward users and owners with prosperity, comfort, community, health, safety and memories. An interdisciplinary AEP firm, we offer an end-to-end planning development solution through allied specialist firms: InSite, for inspired planning, urban design and landscape architecture, and; C-Quest, the quantity surveying experts. Globally ranked, with offices spanning seven countries, we draw from the expertise of professionals from over 60 nations and experience from every major market of the globe. Our firm culture celebrates the strength of these individuals, compels engagement, fosters collaboration and recognizes mutual responsibility for success. In doing so, we’ve unlocked the creative potential and productive capacity of global expertise.

Drees & Sommer

Drees & Sommer’s (Dreso) global objective for future-oriented consulting is to be digital, sustainable, innovative and cost-efficient. This means adopting a 360-degree approach from the outset, and evaluating the individual aspects of complex interdependencies. This aligns with Dreso’s motto, “The Blue Way”, which promotes holistic thinking and actions, taking all facets of sustainability into account. Economy, ecology and functionality are inseparable for us. At a regional scale, the Interdisciplinary Design and Research (IDR) team’s philosophy follows a holistic approach whereby all stages of a project’s lifecycle are considered from the early design stages. Aesthetics, performance, buildability, operability, wellness and financial viability are taken into consideration throughout the project development process. IDR creates bespoke digital tools and methods to achieve these business initiatives. By augmenting 4D capabilities into bespoke Interdisciplinary Design Models, we enable the Project Team to compare, test, and evaluate a large number of design scenarios, including parametrically altering the geometry of the design, as well as testing renewable energy and phasing options. This enables the Project Team to freely explore design options in workshops with a live 4D model, while receiving immediate feedback in terms of technical and financial performance.