Green Construction Code

in GCC :

Challenges & Opportunities

Dr. Yousef Alhorr

Founding Chairman

May 2015 - Doha

GORD Biography

• Established in 2009, a not-for-profit subsidiary of QATARI DIAR R.E.I. CO.

• Located at Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP)-Free Zone

• Focusing on promoting sustainability in the built environment

• Member of United Nation UNEP-SBCI Program

• Member of International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating & Cooling

(SHC) Program

GORD Activities Portfolio

GORD

TRUST

GORD

INSTITUTE

GORD

ACADEMY

1. Performance Standards Development

2. Research & Development

3. Knowledge Dissemination

Performance Standards Development

Green

Code

GCC-BC

Construction

Scheme

Materials

Eco-Labeling

GULF EPD

Operations

Scheme

For Existing

Buildings

GSAS System Framework

GSAS Development Process

GSAS Schemes

(I) Classical Schemes

• Districts (NH)

• Commercial

• Residential

• Education

• Core & Shell

• Hospitality

• Healthcare

• Light Industries

(II) Unique Schemes

• Sports Facilities

• Mosques

• Parks

• Railways

• Infrastructure

• Workers

Accommodation

GSAS Design Manuals Suite

GSAS manuals and documents developed to date

include the following:

• Construction: GSAS Assessment and Guidelines

• Districts: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Districts: GSAS Design Assessment

• GSAS Energy Application

• GSAS Training Manual: Commercial & Residential – Part I

• GSAS Training Manual: Commercial & Residential – Part II

• GSAS Technical Guide

• Health Care: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Health Care: GSAS Design Assessment

• Parks: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Parks: GSAS Design Assessment

• Railways: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Railways: GSAS Design Assessment

• RFP Preparation: GSAS All Typologies

• Sports: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Sports: GSAS Design Assessment

• Typologies: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Typologies: GSAS Design Assessment

• Operations: GSAS Guidelines

• Operations: GSAS Assessment

• Workers Accommodation: GSAS Design Guidelines

• Workers Accommodation: GSAS Design Assessment

Construction & Operations Schemes

Construction Management Scheme

(Construction Practices)

Provides information on the assessment of the aspects of the

construction process that has a lasting environmental impact and

considers what impacts the project can mitigate. It requires a thorough

review of the contractors practices during the execution stage of the

project to ensure its adherence to sustainability during that stage.

Operations

(Existing – Renovations – (EPL – WPL)

Provides information for the evaluation of the environmental impact of

building operations, verifies the original design intent, evaluate

changes made through renovations and changes, and considers what

impacts the project can mitigate.

The scheme is comprehensive and can be used to assess existing

buildings and renovated ones. It also encompasses assessment of

energy performance (EPL) and water performance (WPL).

Operation Scheme for Existing Buildings

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• Energy

Consumption

Labeling

• Water

Consumption

Labeling

• Indoor

Environmental

Quality Labeling

Green Construction Code v1.0 -2015

• First-Performance Based

Green Buildings Code

Employing

Benchmarking Approach

• Two Levels of Indicators:

- Level (I): Prescriptive

- Level (II): Performance

• Flexibility of

Implementation/Adjustm

ent According to Culture

and Legislation Status

GSAS implementation Levels

Implementation

Levels

Micro Level

Building

Typologies

Legacy

Level

Macro Level

City / District

Infrastructure

Level

Macro Level: City/Districts GSAS Implementation

City Level • Lusail City • Economic zone (I) • Economic Zone (II) • Economic Zone (III) • MOI City • BARWA City • Mowater City

Districts/Neighborhoods Level • Navigation Logistics Project • QP District • Doha Festival Project • Other Projects

Total Registered Cities Area = 1,750,000 sq. ft.

GSAS Implementation/ Legacy Projects

FIFA

Q2022

QATAR

2015

INDOOR

ARENAS

QATAR

RAIL

NAVY

BASE

NEW

PORT PROJECTS

Meuseum/

Zoo

GSAS Implementation/ Buildings Typologies

TOTAL

BUILT UP

AREA

MORE THAN

100,000,000 Sq. F.

GSAS Recognition

LOCAL

LEVEL

REGIONAL

LEVEL

INTERNATIONAL

LEVEL

QNMP 2032

(MMUP)

+

QCS 2010

CONSTRUCTION

STANDARDS

Saudi Arabia

+

Kuwait

+

GCC UNIFIED

BUILDING

CODE

FIFA 2022

+

IOC 2020

+

Handball W.C.

2015

State of Kuwait Adaptation

• Government Projects – Office Tower (35,000 sq.m.)

• Private Sector – Toyota Motor City (60,000 sq.m.)

GORD - Saudi Arabia Collaboration

NGO-Saudi Green Building

Council Partnership • Certifications

• Training

Saudi Council of Engineers • First green building forum 2010

• GSAS seminar Dec 2014

• Training & Outreach Activities

GORD - Saudi Arabia Collaboration

ACADEMIC - Alfaisal University • 16 Saudi Students-3-Day W.S.

• Joint R&D Activities

ACADEMIC - King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals: • MoU

• Adopting GSAS in the curriculum of the

Environment Design Faculty

GORD - Saudi Arabia Collaboration

Riyadh – ADA • 3-Days Intensive Workshop

• 1-Day Awareness Workshop

• 1-Day Railways Workshop

Amanah Jeddah • 1-Day Awareness workshop

• Collaboration for Implementation

GORD - Saudi Arabia Collaboration

Saudi Energy Efficiency Centre One Day Workshop

Half Day Senior Level workshop

Amanah Medina • 1-Day Awareness workshop

• Collaboration for implementation

Haram Al Nabawi Expansion

• 1-Day Awareness workshop • 3-Day Intensive Workshop • 1-Day Mosques Workshop

GORD - Saudi Arabia Collaboration

GCC Standardization

Organization

• MoU • Gulf EPD Workshop

Other Territories - MENA

FIFA

Q2022

QATAR

2015

INDOOR

ARENAS

QATAR

RAIL

NAVY

BASE

NEW

PORT

MOROCCO

SAUDI

SUDAN

JORDAN

KUWAIT

BAHRAIN

QATAR

Barrier to Sustainability Adaptation

• Lack of products/systems sourcing

• Lack of knowledge how to build a green

• Inadequate client knowledge

• Social acceptance & behaviour

• Lack of builder’s incentives

• Perceived & actual cost increases

• Certification cost/paperwork

• Lack of regulations and building codes

Barriers

Financial Barriers

Societal Barriers

Technical Barriers

Legislative Barriers

GORD’s Holistic Approach for Deployment

Seminars, Conferences, Publications, TV Shows,

Interviews Bsc, MSc, Phd, Educational

Programs, Scientific Journal

EcoVilla, Techno Hub

Railways,

Stadiums,

Towers,

Cities Lusail City extra

built-up area

GSASgate, Calculators, Toolkits,

Manuals

QCS 2014, EIA, GCC Unified Building

Code

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Thank You