On the morning of Day 1 of the Core Conference, Saturday, 20 October, half-day workshops took place in Dubai on important industry subjects. The purpose of these workshops was to:

1. Present on topics related to the workshop theme
2. Establish the most salient issues, challenges, and trends
3. Possibly create or expand a CTBUH Working Group on the subject
4. Possibly work towards the production of a CTBUH Technical Guide