Egypt’s Developers Urged to Smarten Waste Management Techniques

• Sunday, 28th May 2017
• by Invest Gate

Experts are urging the country’s real estate developers to smarten up their techniques on urban waste management and set out a vision enabling the development of flexible, green, and adaptable cities. Invest-Gate looks into developers’ attitude towards waste management in Egypt amid recent initiatives...By Leena Eldeeb and Menna Farouk

Making ‘New Cities’ Habitable

• Sunday, 28th May 2017
• by Yasmin El-Beih

Satellite cities have emerged nationwide, and on the outskirts of major cities in particular, since the late 1970s and early 1980s. With a focus on social housing initiatives primarily catering to the middle- and lower-income segments, Invest-Gate takes a look at the varied types of communities influenced by the urban sprawl and how their lifestyles have been affected

Egypt’s Young Architects Seek to Turn Construction Industry Green

• Wednesday, 17th May 2017
• by Fatma Khaled

Egyptian young architects are coming up with smart solutions and innovative ideas to modernize today’s construction sector and turn the country’s industry green. Some of those architects gathered at the BATIMAT and Projects Summit 2017 exhibitions earlier in March 2017 to reveal their contributions towards creating a green construction sector. Invest-Gate highlights the modern environment friendly techniques in construction nowadays

Surviving Economic Mayhem in Egypt Through Solar & Wind Energy

• Wednesday, 17th May 2017
• by Leena ElDeeb

With the growing population and the turbulent economy, Egypt is struggling to provide for the people it shelters. Wrestling with the circumstances, a company specialized in solar energy applications, strives to survive the situation – and thrives. Invest-Gate looks into the solar energy as a mean to sustainable Egypt

KarmBuild, Azza Fahmy Bring Artistic Flavor To Solar-based Architecture in Egypt

• Sunday, 14th May 2017
• by Nayrouz Talaat

KarmBuild, a subsidiary of solar energy company KarmSolar, has teamed up with Azza Fahmy Designs Company to add an artistic flavor to the designs of solar panels and solar technology-based architecture in Egypt. Invest-Gate explores such a unique partnership, aiming to integrate between the Egyptian heritage designs and the sustainable eco-friendly architecture

On Ending Demolitions to Alexandria’s Antique Buildings

• Monday, 24th April 2017
• by Leena ElDeeb

Contractors and developers have been tearing down Alexandria’s architectural heritage, robbing the city off its vintage buildings. Invest-Gate looks into Save Alex initiative to protect what is left of the city’s identity

Knowing Alexandria: Documenting the City’s Urban Situation

• Monday, 24th April 2017
• by Leena ElDeeb

By the Mediterranean winter waves, a group of urban activists gathered for an urban research workshop at Alexandria’s Swedish Institute on January 13 and 14. Invest-Gate visited Tadamun Initiative aiming to develop the livelihood of historically-rich Alexandria neighborhoods

Egypt’s Real Estate Hurts from Rising Costs

• Monday, 10th April 2017
• by Menna A. Farouk

Egypt’s real estate market is at a crossroads with construction costs exponentially increasing, sending shockwaves among the country’s real estate developers and contractors. Invest-Gate explores...

Egypt May Fortune from Property Tax, But System Still in Limbo

• Sunday, 12th March 2017
• by Menna A. Farouk

Egypt may fortune from its property tax, but analysts say that the anticipated reform must first weather a crumbled taxation system that fails in the collection process. Invest-Gate looks into the effects of Egypt’s property tax law

Nubian Lands No Longer Part of ‘One Million and A Half Acres’ Project

• Monday, 30th January 2017
• by Leena ElDeeb

President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi, along with national projects consultant and former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, vow that the Nubian village of Forkund be excluded from the “One Million and A Half Acres” project