Real estate
Qnbn to install high-speed fiber optics in Msheireb Downtown
by The Edge Staff — 22 January 2013Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, has signed an agreement recently with Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) to deliver a next-generation high-speed communications network to the world’s first sustainable downtown regeneration project, Msheireb Downtown Doha. read more ›
Qatar’s first Passivhaus experiment
by Erika Widén — 11 January 2013The Edge spoke with Dr. Alex Amato, head of sustainability at Qatar Green Building Council about the concept behind Qatar’s first passivhaus. read more ›
Developing upscale projects in Qatar’s real estate sector
by Erika Widén — 9 January 2013Muhibullah Mani, chief operating officer of Alfardan Properties discusses with Erika Widén how Alfardan Properties develops innovative projects. read more ›
2013 real estate market outlook
by Adrian Camps — 8 January 2013Qatar’s real estate market displayed stability throughout 2012, but what will 2013 bring? read more ›
Has Qatar learned its lesson post-Villaggio?
by Erika Widén — 17 December 2012Never in Qatar's history has a fire raised so much concern. Erika Widén examines how the tragic Villaggio mall blaze that killed 13 young children in May 2012 has led authorities and businesses to review their emergency and safety measures, and asks whether anything has really changed. read more ›
Is the Qatari backed Shard an Icon or an Eyesore?
by Jamie Stewart — 9 October 2012As Qatar's investments have grown larger, so has the controversy surrounding some of its actions. And with its largest investment to date - at least in terms of reputation - Doha must once again tread a fine line between diversifying wealth and maintaining relations. read more ›
Qatar’s Impending Rail Revolution
by Jamie Stewart — 13 September 2012In coming years Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are entering a golden age of railway development that will change the face of the region. The work will be tough, the timetable demanding, but the result should put local businesses with Doha weeks from a QR30 billion multi-contract announcement on the right track. read more ›
Ready for take off, New Doha International Airport
by Martin Rivers — 30 August 2012The New Doha International Airport, with construction investment of more than QR64 billion, is set to open its doors by the second half of 2013. Martin Rivers examines Doha's vision to become the busiest transit hub in the world once the airport is completed in 2015 - and the country's high demand for the deluxe private jet industry. read more ›
Ibrahim Jaidah, Qatar’s Leading Architect
by Miles Masterson — 14 August 2012Ibrahim Jaidah's resume as one of Qatars foremost construction industry professionals, if not the leader in his field in the country, is impressive. Graduating in 1988, Jaidah worked in Qatars municipal ministry before he acquired Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) in 1990. read more ›
Is Qatar risking a property bubble?
by Simon Watkins — 9 August 2012Simon Watkins investigates whether, as some feel, Doha is on the verge of a rise in inflation that could see the cost of living here become unattainable for all but the most very rich. read more ›
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