Behind the glass facade is a symbiotic relationship between property development and an industry which simultaneously feeds on and sustains it – facilities management.
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Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. The building operates a network of 26 lifts, with three separate elevator groups for the lower floors up to floor 26, the middle floors from 27 to 40 and the higher floors from 41 to 52. Satish Kumar / The National -
Conference rooms at the Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. The Ubora team consists of 46 includes cleaners, security guards, maintenance technicians, concierges and receptionists. It outsources other specialist services, such as pest control and elevator and CCTV maintenance. Satish Kumar / The National -
Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. Sustainability plays an important role in facilities management, with energy use minimised. Satish Kumar / The National -
Security monitor CCTVs at the Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. Satish Kumar / The National -
Recreation Hall for technicians at the Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. There is table tennis and badminton for facilities management staff, property managers and landlords. Satish Kumar / The National -
The tenant lounge at the Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. Satish Kumar / The National -
A technician works at the Heat Exchanger machine at the Ubora Commercial Tower in the Business Bay area in Dubai. Satish Kumar / The National
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