Practical guidance on interior design, fit-out, and project management for UAE offices, homes, and commercial spaces.

STC and Dw targets room by room, slab-to-slab detailing, ceiling baffles, sound masking and AED costs
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Get your Dubai Municipality fit-out permit via BPS portal with our step-by-step guide for tenants
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FM200 and Novec suppression, room integrity testing, CRAC sizing per rack and the DCD permit route
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Discover the average office fit out cost in Dubai per square foot for CAT A and CAT B pricing
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The datasheet says Rw 52; the room measures 38. 2026 guide: AED 450–2,200/m² by system, why Dubai sets no legal STC minimum for a tenant fit-out, the four flanking paths that eat your rating, EI 60 tested-system rules and a worked 600 m² package.
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EN 12825 load classes, void depths, panel cores and what a raised floor really costs per square metre
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Get an estimate for your bathroom renovation in Dubai with our 2026 pricing guide
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It approves nothing technically — and blocks everything. 2026 guide: who signs across five ownership models, the scope wording DM reviewers reject, the AED 500–2,500 fee and AED 5,000–20,000 refundable deposit, the 3–15 working day window, the contractor conditions buried in the small print and how the deposit comes back.
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The cheque is rare, but the clause is statutory. 2026 guide: Article 15 requires the lease to name who pays for completion, Article 23 bars you removing fixed improvements, plus the four contribution structures, rent-free versus cash economics, drawdown traps and the reinstatement election that decides who really paid.
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Three rulebooks govern it and the district cooling one is the expensive one. 2026 guide: DM heat load parameters and the 502.02 demand-control trigger on alterations, chiller minimum COP, fire damper ratings from Fire Code Chapter 10, the RD06 BTU meter clauses, low delta T charges and the one-time 10% capacity reduction.
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There is no published tariff — the cost is a stack. 2026 guide: sanctioned load vs maximum demand, the DEWA feeder bands from 60 A/30 kW to 400 A/200 kW, the 400 kW substation line, the additional-load document set, 1–3 week timelines, and the diversity and power-factor errors that get applications returned.
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A vet clinic is not a small medical clinic. 2026 guide: AED 450–1,100/sqft by tier, the five authorities (DET, DM, MOCCAE, DCD and FANR), a room-by-room space programme, three-zone pressure ventilation, designing a ward for 90 dB, and the FANR shielding calculation that must come before the partitions.
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