1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
Lightning protection is misunderstood as a rod on the roof. The damage owners actually suffer comes through power and data cables, and is prevented differently.
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Most tired interiors are not worn out; they are dated, badly lit and poorly maintained. Here are the assumptions that turn a refresh into an unnecessary strip-out.
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Comparing a MODON industrial city plot with a private industrial or light-industrial park for manufacturers and investors in Saudi Arabia.
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Measuring consumption turns a bill into information. A calculation showing what monitoring identifies and what it saves.
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Common errors foreign defence and security suppliers make when approaching localisation in Saudi Arabia under GAMI, and how to avoid them.
Read MoreCommon beliefs about boards, votes and consent rights on a Saudi development venture, tested against how decisions really get made once the site is live.
Read MoreThe technical and contractual steps between a district cooling scheme being available and a building actually being cooled by it.
Read MoreThe partnership failures that have nothing to do with the building: undocumented contributions, informal authority, silent reporting, and an exit nobody wrote down.
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How money is released determines what happens when a project slows down. These are the structures that leave owners paying ahead of progress.
Read MoreA worked, illustrative example of splitting a Saudi allocation between listed equities, REITs, direct property and a private business stake, and how liquidity changes the answer.
Read MoreThe assumptions developers make when granting exclusivity to a sales agent, and the obligations that turn a mandate into a service rather than a restriction.
Read MoreLift contracts differ far more in what they exclude than in their monthly price. Comparing manufacturer agreements with independent providers for an owner.
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