Opinion

The Gulf has built a sustainable-finance foundation through sovereign leadership, government-related issuers and large market commitments. But repeating established green-finance structures will not, by itself, define the next market. The …

For many years, the GCC’s built environment was defined by the pace of new construction. Today, as the region’s real estate markets continue to mature, the conversation is evolving. Greater …

Many of us have become quite good at reading labels. We check what is in our food, question what goes into our skincare and increasingly we want to know where …

Sustainability in the built environment has become almost synonymous with carbon: energy consumption, embodied carbon, operational emissions. Fire safety, when it features at all, sits under a separate heading of …

Technology has transformed almost every part of the home, but its most meaningful impact is not always the most visible. In the bathroom and kitchen, technology is increasingly becoming part …

The Middle East loyalty market is forecast to grow from US$3.4 billion in 2026 to US$5.6 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 12.8 per cent, according …

Sustainability in buildings is often associated with big systems—energy-efficient chillers, smart controls, solar panels. But some of the most overlooked environmental gains come from fixing small, persistent inefficiencies. One of …

For many years, the GCC’s built environment was defined by the pace of new construction. Today, as the region’s real estate markets continue to mature, the conversation is evolving. Greater …

The path to Net Zero buildings in the GCC requires more than policy commitments, it demands rigorous engineering methodologies that quantify, target, and verify carbon reductions across every phase of …