The Knowledge Hub

Engineering insights, explained clearly.

Technical explainers, design guidance, and field notes from the NGS engineering team — written for consultants, contractors, and developers working on Saudi infrastructure.

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Engineering

Why Saudi Arabia needs SuDS — not bigger drains

Stormwater in arid climates arrives in sudden, intense events. Conventional pipe networks are sized for the wrong problem. Here's the engineering rationale for SuDS in the Kingdom.

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Field Notes

What we learned installing 50,000 m³ at NEOM

Lessons from delivering Saudi Arabia's largest SuDS project — value engineering from ponds to AquaCell, site logistics, and training the installation crew.

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Science

The fifty-year geomembrane question

What actually happens to a containment liner over five decades of Saudi heat, UV, and salinity — and how we specify materials accordingly.

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Design Guide

Designing a soakaway: the basics

How to approach soakaway design for a Saudi site — infiltration testing, design rainfall, void ratio, and safety factors. A primer for early-stage design.

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Comparison

AquaCell vs traditional drainage

Geo-cellular tanks versus conventional pipe-and-pond drainage. A side-by-side comparison of footprint, cost, installation speed, and lifecycle performance.

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Sustainability

How geosynthetics cut construction carbon

The carbon mathematics behind replacing mineral-based construction with geosynthetics — and why it adds up to as much as 75% reduction.

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Our engineering team is writing the full Knowledge Hub now — in-depth explainers on SuDS design, geosynthetic selection, and waterproofing for Saudi conditions. New articles publish here regularly. Have a topic you want covered? Tell us.

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