Ministry unveils guide for smart construction
ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure unveiled the National Guide for Smart Construction as part of its celebrations of the Innovation Week which began on 21st February and concludes on Saturday.
Suhail Bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said the guide aims to develop basic drivers of policies, flexible elements and targets that stimulate the development of the construction sector in a way that meets the aspirations of the UAE government, which supports the transition of the state for the next fity years and enhance its global leadership by creating an incubating environment for innovative and qualitative projects that support the work system.
He pointed out that the guide contains key elements for smart construction, which are essential for all parties to improve the construction process and include benchmarking to qualify contractors’ capabilities and enhance cooperation between architects, designers and contractors to improve the overall results of the construction project, which include the unified smart building index and building information modelling index.
In a related context, the minister launched the live monitoring system for bridges on federal roads, which is the system for assessing the condition of the existing bridges and planning their maintenance operations, in partnership with the University of Palermo in Italy.
“The university will analyse data to set up a mechanism for predicting the condition of the bridges and the quality of the necessary maintenance,” he said.
“We will work with innovative tools and methods to explore the future and develop our performance to keep pace with the directions of the UAE government,” he added.
Earlier, Suhail Bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei affirmed that the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance contributes strongly to consolidating the position of the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in particular as a reliable global exporter of hydrogen; and that the Ministry seeks, through entering the Alliance, to extend the bridge of international and national dialogue about hydrogen.