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Nationality of construction
section in UA.E

Figure 4 shows the mix of nationality in construction sector in U.A.E
In fact, this variety in nationality provide the construction sector with different background this
becomes as disadvantage especially in terms of design rhythm which sometimes directed away
from the local climate and the culture value .while it becomes an advantage when it provide the
city with unique design such as the tallest building in the world (Burj khalifa) or (Burj Al Arab)
which is the most luxury hotel in the world ,these icon buildings attracted the tourism and placed
U.A.E as one of the most important architectural city in the world. As shows in Figure 5 it’s clear
that majority of experiences are located in Dubai 57% and then Abu Dhabi 29% , Ajman 14%
while the other emirates totally neglected, this represents an evidence that the construction in
Abu Dhabi deliberate and planned with slowly rhythm than Dubai.
Locations of experiences in construction sector U.A.E

Figure 5 shows the experiences locations in U.A.E
4.2 Current Construction practices
As known that the projects going through stages to be ready for occupants, these stages classified to three major area: design phase, construction phase and occupancy evaluation. Each one of

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