Eng. Mohammed Mashroom, President of the society of engineers and Dr. Ghanim Kashwani, SOE Chapters Advisor have been selected among the CESC's non-executive board, chaired by His Excellency Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, bringing together a group of expert opinions and leading voices across academia, industry and government.

Heriot-Watt University’s Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) is committed to advancing industry-led innovations in construction that will revolutionise the way we develop, manage and operate smarter cities. The industry-led research and development will focus on enabling technologies, collaborative research and a model for solutions development and stakeholder engagement.