Business & Money | Tuesday 25 October, 2016 4:01 am |

Expotrade Middle East today announced the dates of its 2017 edition of the Smart Skyscrapers Summit. Scheduled to be held on 3rd and 4th May 2017 at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa, the fourth edition of the event will emphasize on the importance of sustainable high-rise and mega tall structures along with the key factors driving skyscraper development. Laden with opportunities in construction innovations, UAE recently saw the foundation laid for ‘The Tower at Creek’, which when completed in 2020 is expected to be the tallest tower in the world.

Bringing together over 400 senior delegates representing architects, designers, consultants and construction experts, the summit will highlight innovations in building facades, design & technology, sustainability in tall buildings & urban habitats, importance of project management for tall buildings amongst many other topics.

“UAE boasts of many marquee super-tall structures and the list seems to be growing. Against this background, our summit brings together leading architects, developers, contractors under one roof to discuss and provide a comprehensive view of the various aspects and trends in the construction of high rise structures.”, said, Mr. Brad Hariharan, Regional Director, Expotrade Middle East.

The third edition of the summit was inaugurated by Dr. Hisham Joman, Chief Development Officer, Jeddah Economic Company, KSA along with Ali Al Jassim, Acting COO, Etihad ESCO. Praising the summit at the close, Jonathan Brown, Marketing Manager, Coopers Fire, said, “Sponsoring the Smart Skyscrapers Summit 2016 was a useful networking and educational opportunity for Coopers Fire. We have had lots of informative conversations with many of the delegates and have enabled us to spread the word about smoke and fire curtains and the awareness of how they can be used in skyscrapers. It was a pleasure to sponsor such a significant event and we would like to sponsor the Smart Skyscrapers Summit again.”

More information on the summit is available now at http://www.smartskyscrapers.com/. Follow the Summit on social media with the hashtag #SKYSUM2017.