1. The role of the Saudi government and the Saudi building code in implementing sustainable housing construction in Saudi Arabia
- Author
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Al Surf, Mohammed Saied, Susilawati, Connie, Trigunarsyah, Bambang, and Bond, Sandy
- Subjects
Saudi Housing Construction ,Saudi Housing Stakeholder ,120104 Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics Lighting Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design) ,Saudi Sustainable Housing ,Saudi Building Code ,120000 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN ,Saudi Housing Regulations - Abstract
The housing construction industry in Saudi Arabia has been booming rapidly in the past two decades. This boom has faced multiple downfalls in relation to government regulations and building codes, one of which is the application of sustainable methods to the housing construction. This paper sheds some light on the current role of the Saudi government and the role of the Saudi Building Code (SBC) in the housing construction industry. The methodology utilised in this paper was a Delphi survey that was distributed to twenty-five key stakeholders in the housing construction industry in Saudi Arabia. The results indicate that there is a lack of integration between the Saudi Building Code and the current construction methods used in the current construction industry. Some factors and elements are recommended to be incorporated into the Saudi Building Code and to be adopted as regulations in the Saudi housing construction industry.
- Published
- 2014