Insights

Technical insight from our specialists

Our teams publish on the regulations, technologies and delivery challenges shaping the built environment — from sustainability and ESG reporting to fire and life safety, façade engineering, commissioning management and data centre design. The articles below draw on project experience across the Middle East, the United Kingdom and North Africa.

IFRS S1 & S2: What the New Global Sustainability Standards Mean for the GCC

July 21, 2026 READ MORE about IFRS S1 & S2: What the New Global Sustainability Standards Mean for the GCC

UAE Climate Law: From Net Zero Ambition to Climate Accountability

June 30, 2026 READ MORE about UAE Climate Law: From Net Zero Ambition to Climate Accountability

The Silicon Shortcut: Why AI is the Instrument of Choice for the Ignorant, Indolent, and Avaricious

June 17, 2026 READ MORE about The Silicon Shortcut: Why AI is the Instrument of Choice for the Ignorant, Indolent, and Avaricious

Closing Australia’s Performance Gap: Integrated Façade Design Delivers Certainty

June 17, 2026 READ MORE about Closing Australia’s Performance Gap: Integrated Façade Design Delivers Certainty

The Green Illusion: How the Monetisation of Biodiversity Creates a Trap for Nature and Humanity

May 20, 2026 READ MORE about The Green Illusion: How the Monetisation of Biodiversity Creates a Trap for Nature and Humanity

The Hidden Risks Inside Data Centre Energy Demand: What AI Power Requirements Mean for Infrastructure Resilience

May 15, 2026 READ MORE about The Hidden Risks Inside Data Centre Energy Demand: What AI Power Requirements Mean for Infrastructure Resilience

Digital Tools and AI in Construction: A Cost Management Perspective on Expectation vs Reality

May 6, 2026 READ MORE about Digital Tools and AI in Construction: A Cost Management Perspective on Expectation vs Reality

Building compliance with confidence

March 10, 2026 READ MORE about Building compliance with confidence

When Design Meets Decarbonization: Colored Photovoltaics in Sustainable Architecture

February 13, 2026 READ MORE about When Design Meets Decarbonization: Colored Photovoltaics in Sustainable Architecture

Harvesting Invisible Energy in Smart Cities and Net-Zero Urban Development: Piezoelectric Energy for IoT-Enabled Urban Infrastructure

January 30, 2026 READ MORE about Harvesting Invisible Energy in Smart Cities and Net-Zero Urban Development: Piezoelectric Energy for IoT-Enabled Urban Infrastructure

From Afterthought to Cornerstone: Security, Sustainability, and Smarter Cities – Simon Whitehouse, AESG

December 31, 2025 READ MORE about From Afterthought to Cornerstone: Security, Sustainability, and Smarter Cities – Simon Whitehouse, AESG

Beyond the Buzzwords: What Truly Makes a Building Smart?

December 26, 2025 READ MORE about Beyond the Buzzwords: What Truly Makes a Building Smart?

Forging the Future of Facades: Key Insights from ZAK World of Facades

December 22, 2025 READ MORE about Forging the Future of Facades: Key Insights from ZAK World of Facades

AESG Brings Sustainable Engineering and Consultancy Expertise to Cape Town, South Africa

November 25, 2025 READ MORE about AESG Brings Sustainable Engineering and Consultancy Expertise to Cape Town, South Africa

Message From The CEO: A Defining Moment in AESG’s Growth Journey

October 2, 2025 READ MORE about Message From The CEO: A Defining Moment in AESG’s Growth Journey

Regenerative Retrofit-Transforming London’s Commercial Buildings into Thriving Communities

September 30, 2025 READ MORE about Regenerative Retrofit-Transforming London’s Commercial Buildings into Thriving Communities

Beyond the Checkbox: Why Fire and Life Safety is the Foundation of High-Performance Buildings

September 26, 2025 READ MORE about Beyond the Checkbox: Why Fire and Life Safety is the Foundation of High-Performance Buildings

Fixing Metal Stiffeners in Aluminum Cladding Panels: Structural Performance Over Shortcuts

September 16, 2025 READ MORE about Fixing Metal Stiffeners in Aluminum Cladding Panels: Structural Performance Over Shortcuts

Designing Steel Stiffeners for Aluminum Façade Profiles: Getting the Details Right

July 16, 2025 READ MORE about Designing Steel Stiffeners for Aluminum Façade Profiles: Getting the Details Right

Sustainability in Conflict: The Paradox of Building a Greener Future

July 8, 2025 READ MORE about Sustainability in Conflict: The Paradox of Building a Greener Future

The Overlooked Impact of Tolerances in Façade Cladding and Glazing Systems

June 19, 2025 READ MORE about The Overlooked Impact of Tolerances in Façade Cladding and Glazing Systems

Why Every Client Should Demand Final As-Built Drawings and O&M Manuals from Their Façade Subcontractor

May 6, 2025 READ MORE about Why Every Client Should Demand Final As-Built Drawings and O&M Manuals from Their Façade Subcontractor

The ecological choice: Conservation-conscious construction is shaping KSA’s eco-tourism

April 22, 2025 READ MORE about The ecological choice: Conservation-conscious construction is shaping KSA’s eco-tourism

Waste Management in Giga Projects: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

February 24, 2025 READ MORE about Waste Management in Giga Projects: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Sustainable Developments Start with a Solid Budget: Here’s Why

February 5, 2025 READ MORE about Sustainable Developments Start with a Solid Budget: Here’s Why

Leveraging Environmental Opportunities to Secure International Finance in the Middle East

January 20, 2025 READ MORE about Leveraging Environmental Opportunities to Secure International Finance in the Middle East

Bricks, Bytes, and Beyond

January 15, 2025 READ MORE about Bricks, Bytes, and Beyond

How the Middle East’s mega projects are leading a sustainable construction revolution

January 10, 2025 READ MORE about How the Middle East’s mega projects are leading a sustainable construction revolution

Unpacking the 2024 GRESB Results

January 10, 2025 READ MORE about Unpacking the 2024 GRESB Results

Regulatory Requirements for Existing Buildings in KSA

January 9, 2025 READ MORE about Regulatory Requirements for Existing Buildings in KSA

Critical Insights into UAE’s Residential Market

November 25, 2024 READ MORE about Critical Insights into UAE’s Residential Market

Data Centers: Essential Infrastructure or Environmental Challenge?

November 22, 2024 READ MORE about Data Centers: Essential Infrastructure or Environmental Challenge?

Is the Building Envelope the Most Important Building System?

September 4, 2024 READ MORE about Is the Building Envelope the Most Important Building System?

Exploring the modifications made in the NFPA Life Safety Code – 2024 Edition

July 31, 2024 READ MORE about Exploring the modifications made in the NFPA Life Safety Code – 2024 Edition

The Future of Sustainable Construction: Enhancing Decision-Making with Environmental Product Declarations

READ MORE about The Future of Sustainable Construction: Enhancing Decision-Making with Environmental Product Declarations

What is that Odour? The Overlooked Problems of Soil, Waste & Vent Systems in High Rise Buildings

READ MORE about What is that Odour? The Overlooked Problems of Soil, Waste & Vent Systems in High Rise Buildings

2024 Building Commissioning Market Insights

April 29, 2024 READ MORE about 2024 Building Commissioning Market Insights

Leveraging Specialised Tools and BIM models for Crafting Complex Geometries in Energy Modelling

April 19, 2024 READ MORE about Leveraging Specialised Tools and BIM models for Crafting Complex Geometries in Energy Modelling

Zero Waste Goals and TRUE Challenges

March 29, 2024 READ MORE about Zero Waste Goals and TRUE Challenges

UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 4: Enabling Mechanisms to Support Sustainability Integration

March 8, 2024 READ MORE about UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 4: Enabling Mechanisms to Support Sustainability Integration

Net Zero Neighbourhoods: Redesigning Neighbourhoods for a Low Carbon Future

March 6, 2024 READ MORE about Net Zero Neighbourhoods: Redesigning Neighbourhoods for a Low Carbon Future

Environmental Product Declarations

February 9, 2024 READ MORE about Environmental Product Declarations

Elevating Sustainability: A conceptual strategy for façade design with the Givoni Bioclimatic Graph

January 31, 2023 READ MORE about Elevating Sustainability: A conceptual strategy for façade design with the Givoni Bioclimatic Graph

UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 3: Decarbonising through Sustainable Design

January 23, 2024 READ MORE about UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 3: Decarbonising through Sustainable Design

UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 2: Private Sector Commitments towards Sustainability

January 11, 2024 READ MORE about UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 2: Private Sector Commitments towards Sustainability

UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 1: Governmental Actions in Support of the Net Zero Agenda

November 24, 2023 READ MORE about UAE Zero Carbon Readiness Series 1: Governmental Actions in Support of the Net Zero Agenda

Navigating the Future: Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler for Smart Design in the Built Environment

November 1, 2023 READ MORE about Navigating the Future: Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler for Smart Design in the Built Environment

How to manage a sustainability scope?

August 10, 2023 READ MORE about How to manage a sustainability scope?

Digital Handovers for the Built Environment

August 1, 2023 READ MORE about Digital Handovers for the Built Environment

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

April 7, 2023 READ MORE about The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

Get results for your sustainability strategy implementation

March 31, 2023 READ MORE about Get results for your sustainability strategy implementation

Control of Particulates and Indoor Air Quality

March 24, 2023 READ MORE about Control of Particulates and Indoor Air Quality

Evacuation of mobility impaired occupants: Review of international code requirements

February 17, 2023 READ MORE about Evacuation of mobility impaired occupants: Review of international code requirements

Identify and Remediate Buildings and make them Safer for Occupants

February 10, 2023 READ MORE about Identify and Remediate Buildings and make them Safer for Occupants

Carbon Emissions Reporting

January 31, 2023 READ MORE about Carbon Emissions Reporting

Optimising Controls of Fresh Air Handling Units for Net Zero Buildings in the Middle East

January 20, 2023 READ MORE about Optimising Controls of Fresh Air Handling Units for Net Zero Buildings in the Middle East

Sustainability drives your business forward

November 25, 2022 READ MORE about Sustainability drives your business forward

How innovation in sustainability and smart cities in the Middle East can pull us back from the brink

October 28, 2022 READ MORE about How innovation in sustainability and smart cities in the Middle East can pull us back from the brink

Facades – Defining a Building’s Personality

September 8, 2022 READ MORE about Facades – Defining a Building’s Personality

Approved Document O Consultant in UK

August 5, 2022 READ MORE about Approved Document O Consultant in UK

Sustainable Tourism in the Middle East

July 29, 2022 READ MORE about Sustainable Tourism in the Middle East

NABERS – Use and Applicability in the UK

July 13, 2022 READ MORE about NABERS – Use and Applicability in the UK

A Practical Approach to Implementing Net Zero in the MENA Real Estate Sector

May 31, 2022 READ MORE about A Practical Approach to Implementing Net Zero in the MENA Real Estate Sector

Public Sector: How to Model Buildings to Net Zero

May 12, 2022 READ MORE about Public Sector: How to Model Buildings to Net Zero

Saudi Net Zero 2060: Action plan for innovation and growth opportunity

March 18, 2022 READ MORE about Saudi Net Zero 2060: Action plan for innovation and growth opportunity

The New London Plan 2021: A summary of requirements set out in the Policies of the New London Plan

January 21, 2022 READ MORE about The New London Plan 2021: A summary of requirements set out in the Policies of the New London Plan

UAE Net Zero 2050

January 20, 2022 READ MORE about UAE Net Zero 2050

Future Homes and the New Part L – One Step Closer to Net Zero?

December 29, 2021 READ MORE about Future Homes and the New Part L – One Step Closer to Net Zero?

What Lies Beneath?

October 27, 2021 READ MORE about What Lies Beneath?

Fire Statements & The London Plan 2021

October 17, 2021 READ MORE about Fire Statements & The London Plan 2021

The Unequivocal Impact of Human Influence

August 12, 2021 READ MORE about The Unequivocal Impact of Human Influence

Acoustic Considerations that Promote Office Collaboration

July 13, 2021 READ MORE about Acoustic Considerations that Promote Office Collaboration

Nature Based Solutions in the cities: Designing urban spaces in the Middle East

January 20, 2020 READ MORE about Nature Based Solutions in the cities: Designing urban spaces in the Middle East

Urban resilience: A look into global climate change impacts and possible design mitigation

November 4, 2019 READ MORE about Urban resilience: A look into global climate change impacts and possible design mitigation

What is External Wall Fire Review (EWS1) and What does it mean to You?

February 26, 2020 READ MORE about What is External Wall Fire Review (EWS1) and What does it mean to You?

Facades and Sustainable Architecture

July 10, 2019 READ MORE about Facades and Sustainable Architecture

The Benefits of a Commissioning Specialist and BIM for Data Centres

January 20, 2020 READ MORE about The Benefits of a Commissioning Specialist and BIM for Data Centres

Climate Impact of Solid Waste

September 18, 2019 READ MORE about Climate Impact of Solid Waste

Oil Spills in the Arabian Gulf: A Case Study and Environmental Review

March 21, 2019 READ MORE about Oil Spills in the Arabian Gulf: A Case Study and Environmental Review

Commissioning Insights

March 20, 2019 READ MORE about Commissioning Insights

Ambient Outdoor Air Quality

January 10, 2019 READ MORE about Ambient Outdoor Air Quality

Environmental surveying with drones: Vast potential in the Middle East

February 3, 2019 READ MORE about Environmental surveying with drones: Vast potential in the Middle East

CSR in the Construction Industry

January 10, 2019 READ MORE about CSR in the Construction Industry

Climate Change and Mitigation Efforts in the UAE

January 5, 2019 READ MORE about Climate Change and Mitigation Efforts in the UAE

The Impact of External Shading, Windows Glazing and Frame on Thermal Performance of Residential House in Abu-Dhabi

January 6, 2019 READ MORE about The Impact of External Shading, Windows Glazing and Frame on Thermal Performance of Residential House in Abu-Dhabi

Facades as the ‘backdrop for zero-energy buildings’

July 10, 2019 READ MORE about Facades as the ‘backdrop for zero-energy buildings’

Smart Housing Millennial Expectations

March 19, 2019 READ MORE about Smart Housing Millennial Expectations

Sustainability in the Middle East: Achievements and Challenges

January 4, 2019 READ MORE about Sustainability in the Middle East: Achievements and Challenges

Acoustic Considerations for Prayer Rooms

September 14, 2020 READ MORE about Acoustic Considerations for Prayer Rooms

The WELL Building Standard: Opportunities and Challenges for the UAE

January 2, 2019 READ MORE about The WELL Building Standard: Opportunities and Challenges for the UAE

Climate Change and Green Policy in UAE

January 1, 2019 READ MORE about Climate Change and Green Policy in UAE

Blind Spots of Sustainability: Architecture

January 4, 2019 READ MORE about Blind Spots of Sustainability: Architecture

Movement towards Designing for Health and wellbeing in the MENA Region

March 20, 2019 READ MORE about Movement towards Designing for Health and wellbeing in the MENA Region
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PO Box 2556
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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2 Puddle Dock
London, EC4V 3DS
United Kingdom
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Haibu Space, Abu Dhabi Mall
1st floor, Office 37
Tourist Club Area
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Riyadh

9391 Wadi Al Thummamah
2444 Al Olaya District
PO Box 12214
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
T / +966 (0) 112 278 288

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#08-10A, 111 Somerset
Singapore 238164

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2 Long Street
Cape Town 8000
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