MARKET 01 · GCC
UAE: coastal humidity, shamal wind, and no snow to design for.
The UAE load case is wind and corrosion, not snow. Houses run cooled and shaded, water is harvested where possible, and frames that survive a coastal summer are the ones with the right coating detail.

A UAE project usually starts with cooling and shading, and the frame is ordered after the cooling strategy is fixed. That order matters: a pad-and-fan house needs different side openings and a different roof detail from a fogging house, and both change where the purlins can sit.
| Item | Typical requirement | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | coastal exposure, shamal gusts | arch spacing, anchors, bracing |
| Coating | salt air + irrigation humidity | hot-dip, or Z275 + sealed cuts |
| Cover | high UV | film grade or PC |
| Water | harvest and reuse | gutter line + storage |
| Cooling | pad/fan or fogging | side openings, roof detail |
Ports and loading
Containers to Jebel Ali are loaded at Tianjin. Six-metre tube fits a 40GP or 40HQ; a 20GP internal length is 5.898 m and will not take 6 m lengths — if the order must go in 20GP, we cut to 5.8 m or ship 12 m and cut on site. That decision belongs in the quotation, not in the loading yard.
The coating conversation to have early
Ask whether the inspector will check coating thickness at cut ends and welds. If yes, hot-dip after fabrication is the only answer that survives the check.
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