Construction Week Viewpoint

Saudi Arabia's average life expectancy has increased from 66 years to 74 years in the past three decades, and the country has a young population with 70% below the age of 40. This is putting real pressure on the healthcare industry and Saudi is working hard to address the issue by building larger and more advanced hospitals.

And a recent report by Knight Frank concluded that KSA requires an additional 20,000 beds by 2035 to cope with the pace of population growth in the country.

In this latest CW episode, Saudi Arabia's hospital building projects are analysed. The podcast touches on the raft of government initiatives, including what is claimed to be the biggest medical investment in the Gulf.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

Saudi Arabia's average life expectancy has increased from 66 years to 74 years in the past three decades, and the country has a young population with 70% below the age of 40. This is putting real pressure on the healthcare industry and Saudi is working hard to address the issue by building larger and more advanced hospitals.

And a recent report by Knight Frank concluded that KSA requires an additional 20,000 beds by 2035 to cope with the pace of population growth in the country.

In this latest CW episode, Saudi Arabia's hospital building projects are analysed. The podcast touches on the raft of government initiatives, including what is claimed to be the biggest medical investment in the Gulf.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

The modernist reinterpretation of mashrabiyas is discussed in the latest CW podcast on architecture and design.

Mashrabiyas are synonymous with Arabic architecture and the latticework grids are used to be more than just pleasing to the eye, serving a social and environmental functions as well.

In the latest episode, the CW hosts talk about how mashrabiyas continue to be used in modern construction projects from the Abu Dhabi Louvre to Apple's flagship store at Dubai Mall.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

The modernist reinterpretation of mashrabiyas is discussed in the latest CW podcast on architecture and design.

Mashrabiyas are synonymous with Arabic architecture and the latticework grids are used to be more than just pleasing to the eye, serving a social and environmental functions as well.

In the latest episode, the CW hosts talk about how mashrabiyas continue to be used in modern construction projects from the Abu Dhabi Louvre to Apple's flagship store at Dubai Mall.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

With a flurry of hyperloop-related news doing the rounds, Construction Week Viewpoint aims to put the latest developments into context.

In the latest podcast episode, issues of safety, financing, feasibility, and construction targets go under the microscope.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

With a flurry of hyperloop-related news doing the rounds, Construction Week Viewpoint aims to put the latest developments into context.

In the latest podcast episode, issues of safety, financing, feasibility, and construction targets go under the microscope.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

In the latest episode of Construction Week Viewpoint, the exclusive results from the inaugural CW Skills Gap Survey are dissected.

More than half of the survey respondents said that they did not believe their employer provided enough career development opportunities, while four in 10 received no formal training last year.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

In the latest episode of Construction Week Viewpoint, the exclusive results from the inaugural CW Skills Gap Survey are dissected.

More than half of the survey respondents said that they did not believe their employer provided enough career development opportunities, while four in 10 received no formal training last year.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

Health and safety is the focus of the latest Construction Week Viewpoint podcast.

Major accidents and fatalities have "drastically decreased" on construction sites in Dubai, director of HSE at the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (DCCA), Ahmad Al Sumaiti, recently told Construction Week.

And from the Expo 2020 Dubai site to typical brick and mortar projects, construction stakeholders in the emirate are collaborating on health and safety.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

Listeners can tune in from their phone, desktop, or tablets at noon every Monday to learn more about the biggest issues in the business.

Health and safety is the focus of the latest Construction Week Viewpoint podcast.

Major accidents and fatalities have "drastically decreased" on construction sites in Dubai, director of HSE at the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (DCCA), Ahmad Al Sumaiti, recently told Construction Week.

And from the Expo 2020 Dubai site to typical brick and mortar projects, construction stakeholders in the emirate are collaborating on health and safety.

The podcast is hosted by Construction Week’s deputy editor, Oscar Rousseau, and ConstructionWeekOnline’s editor, Jumana Abdel-Razzaq.

Listeners can tune in from their phone, desktop, or tablets at noon every Monday to learn more about the biggest issues in the business.