Institutional Role in Adopting Sustainable Construction in Iraq

Yousif Jaleel, Mohd Saidin Misnan and Mohamad Zahierruden Ismail
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Yousif Jaleel: Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA
Mohd Saidin Misnan: Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA
Mohamad Zahierruden Ismail: Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 6, 403-415

Abstract: Adopting the sustainable construction approach has become an urgent necessity due to the environmental, economic, and social benefits it achieves, in addition to its contribution to achieving sustainable development goals. However, many developing countries, including Iraq, have still not officially adopted the sustainable construction approach in the construction industry, Therefore, this study focused on identifying sustainable strategies that can be adopted by the institutions and organizations related to the construction sector to achieve a sustainable construction approach, through which environmental, economic, and social requirements are taken into account together, a focused study was conducted in the literature to identify sustainable strategies that support the trend toward a sustainable construction industry. This was followed by designing a questionnaire and conducting a Delphi approach for three rounds, through which 17 reliable strategies were identified that can be adopted by governmental and semi-governmental institutions in achieving the transition from conventional construction to a sustainable construction approach. The results of this study can help decision-makers in governmental institutions related to the building and construction industry in adopting it as a road map to move towards achieving a sustainable construction industry.

Date: 2024
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