Lack Of High-Quality Building Maintenance

I am not sure why maintenance in most buildings here in Dubai are sub-standard. They are not like the ones in the US, Canada, Europe and even those in Australia and New Zealand. I think that even the Philippines have better building maintenance compared to here.

Our building can be considered old in comparison to the number of new buildings around the neighborhood. This is only 7 years old and yet the exterior looks so dirty, the elevators keep getting stuck, the gym equipment is not even fully functional, the intercom units in each flat do not work and the tiles and paint are chipping.

I just hope they can use high quality materials to keep the whole building up-to-date. I can see the workers sometimes come and fix stuff in other units and their materials need serious updating. Perhaps try using Reid industrial supplies when they are fixing the heaters, air conditioning unit, sliding doors and windows' bearings and even the fire alarm.

We are just being practical so we cannot move to another building because the rate will be twice as much. We are not permanent dwellers of this place but these building owners should take into heart the comfort of their tenants.

Roof Cleaning

We live in a high-rise residential building so we are not very keen with issues on the building's roof. However, there are times when cable staff and other workers go up the roof deck to install satellite dishes and other stuff, they just live the cut wirings and other materials they used lying on the floor. I know it shouldn't be my concern but I live in the building and I would prefer if they also take care of the roof by not littering. The building owner should enlist cleaner today roof cleaning services to make the whole surrounding clean, from top to bottom.

Building Swimming Pools

Swimming pools are often associated with summer activities because of the scorching heat of the season. The pools provide a respite to the harsh elements. They offer a refreshing, watery break to swimmers with cool waters and calming effect of the pools' ambience. However, the plan of building a swimming pool in your backyard will merit a considerable thought.

Building a swimming pool takes a lot of consideration like costs and budget, design, maintenance, fencing, contractors like swimming pool contractors tuscon, insurance costs, pool supplies and the availability of land you can spare to construct the swimming pool. You do not construct one out of a whim because the harsh humidity or the summer's heat drove you to the decision of having your own swimming pool. If money is not an issue and you still want to push through with your plans then go for it.

Many home owners in the hot areas of the US have swimming pools in their residences. If you are one of the homeowners who has the financial means, spare land to use and the desire to build a swimming pool then you can gather ideas by going through the internet and searching swimming pool designs tuscon or narrowing it down to swimming pool design tuscon. Either search will yield plenty of results which will give you ideas on the costs and designs you may consider before calling the shots.

Choosing the design that will best fit your lifestyle and budget is an inevitable task to face when you want to go through this swimming pool construction project. The design will be based on your land's availability as well.  There are various designs of beautiful swimming pools to choose from. Examples of pool designs are the free form, infinity or what we commonly call the infinity edge, geometric, narrow pools, spas and spillways and above-ground pools. The decision lies on you as the homeowner. It does not matter what design you choose. If the benefits of having a pool outweigh other factors then the project is worth it.

Tight Security Measure

Our company is strict with accommodating visitors in the building. Everyone goes through the security in the lobby. Most of the time, the security officers assigned would call us first to verify if we were expecting visitors.

Our building is equipped with a swipe card system and barcode scanner which reads the strip in each of the employees' identification cards. Not only that, we have a reception area to filter those who are already in the building and CCTV cameras are also installed to check the comings and goings in each room.

Before the 9-11 event, our office was just like any ordinary building. We only employed security guards and trusted everyone who would come in and go.

Times have changed. Tight security measures are not being implemented and improved for those which are already in place and installed.

Drip! Drop!

I cannot believe that my flat is showing signs of wear and tear already when we've only been in this place for 2 years. This was a new building when we moved in. Seeing the paints chipping, the door hinges un-hingeing and the kitchen faucet dripping drives me up the wall!

I tried calling the "watchman" (the person assigned to take all possible verbal abuse from the tenants *wink*) but I think he's off. If I wait another day without doing something to these, I might just go mad. So, I'll drive to the nearest hardware tomorrow and will ask hubby to fix the drippy faucet first.

Made of Steel

Not my heart, I can vouch for that. Well, I was just going over my friend's photos of her newly built steel building house. I was quite amazed by the progress and building materials used to construct her bungalow in one of the residential areas in the Philippines.

I remember watching my uncle and his staff construct our own house while I was young and noticed that the materials used then were different from the materials I have seen from my friend's photos. Her construction materials were mostly metals which you normally see on steel buildings. There were only few wood used. Wow! Times have changed and gone are the wood foundation you use on the roof. It is all steel, steel and more steel.

Sky Bridge Hotel in Abu Dhabi

This is really amazing. What you're about to see is nothing we have seen so far in great infrastructure developments happening in this part of the world - Middle East, specifically in Abu Dhabi which is the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai has been hogging the limelight for a while with its so many firsts like The Palm Village, The World, The Burj al Arab, The Burj Dubai and the now becoming famous Atlantis.

Well, with this new project of Abu Dhabi, Dubai will have to take a back seat for a while. See the pictures below and you're looking at the future of mega-infrastructure. I see it like a big blimp!

This hotel will be built between the Abu Dhabi corniche and Lulu Island. It will have 264 rooms and 40 suites with roof garden, restaurants and commercial areas just like any other hotels.

(photos from: Kaufman Design and Development)

Dubai's Revolving Tower

Dubai is booming on a rapid phase. This place is known for being the first to construct an entire village via reclamation on the Arabian peninsula - the Palm and then another first which is the construction of the mini World on the sea again, first place to have the only 7-stars hotel which is the Burj Al Arab. There's another grand plan in the pipeline and this is the Revolving Tower which will turn 360 degrees, giving everyone a different landscape every single day. How would you like to wake up one fine morning with a different view of Dubai? One moment you are staring out straight to the Emirates Twin Towers and next thing you know it, you are looking on the other side of the city towards the beach. That will be a nice experience perhaps.

A friend sent me this simulated pictures of how it's going to look like once completed. It is complete with it's own car garage and lift for the cars! They said, the revolving action will generate electricity for the building so it won't consume electricity, much to an environmentalist's glee!

(photo source: a forwarded email)