ALARGAN Vice Chairman and CEO takes on role of Chairman of Kuwait Green Building Council

Kuwait: The Kuwait Green Building Council (Kuwait GBC), the national and non-profit organization for the development of a sustainable property sector in Kuwait, partnered with the Kuwait Construction Week Conference to deliver and moderate the two-day talks on sustainability, energy efficiency and green building practices in the local industry.

Moderating an array of architects, engineers and consultants from the industry, Kuwait GBC brought industry leaders and experts together, providing them with a platform to share knowledge and solutions and provoke exchange of thoughts and conversations with the audience on energy-efficient and green projects.

The Conference aimed at bridging the gap between the public and private sectors, raising awareness and encouraging the adoption of green building practices in Kuwait, providing insights to the latest conservation measures, sustainable urbanization, optimization of energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, tenants’ health and LEED criteria. In its first day, the Conference discussed “Energy and Sustainability”, while talks focused on “Delivering Sustainability” in the second day. The Conference also provided workshops on how to implement sustainable practices in the industry.

Kuwait GBC Chairman, Engineer Khaled Al-Mashaan, launched the talks expressing that green buildings should be in the heart of how we live, work and play. Al-Mashaan also put his concerns forward on how can we convince the public sector in establishing an energy audit system that would become a benchmark for developers in the market.

Al-Mashaan said: “We have a responsibility as organizations, companies, individuals and government authorities to develop green buildings that support an economically and socially healthier urban environment where we can make savings in the consumption of natural resources, protect the environment and ensure that the needs of future generations are also met. With sustainable urbanization becoming a core challenge today, the Kuwait Construction Week comes at the right time to deliver a conference to companies and consumers who want to contribute to sustainability and energy-efficiency in buildings.”

Al-Mashaan presented the Council’s long-term goals in educating about sustainable planning and development to create living spaces that have little impact on the environment, consume less resources, and ensure the health, comfort and high performance of its users.

Kuwait GBC provides training and knowledge to promote sustainable development in the property sector, as well as provides real numbers to costs and savings made in projects during the construction process and the lifecycle of buildings. The organization is affiliated with the World Green Building Council, benefiting from the expertise of 100 national councils around the world.

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About Kuwait GBC: 
The Kuwait GBC is a national, non-profit organization that is committed to developing and advancing a sustainable property sector in Kuwait by encouraging the adoption of green building practices. The Kuwait GBC was formed as an initiative in 2009 with organizations and businesses from different industries in Kuwait, and established as a non-profit company in 2017. The Kuwait GBC is affiliated with the World Green Building Council and part of its respected network and is committed to bringing new trends to the market through a developing a varying set of programs and activities.

Kuwait GBC Objectives:
  To establish a self-sustaining research and consulting organization that offers organizational members a full range of services including access to information and resources, such as scientific/technological findings, reports about best green building practices, projects implemented and certified, to achieve green design and sustainable development.

  To further develop the implementation and integration of the sustainability agenda and green building principles and technologies in the building sector.

  To become the leading non-profit organization to target sustainable issues in the country, encourage green building concepts and guide the development of sustainable initiatives.

  To identify educational opportunity, organize and conduct diversified educational programs, networking conferences, qualification and further professional training courses to build capacity and teach the goals, content, processes, and specifications of green building.

  To promote the sharing of opinions, information and experience related to sustainable building among Kuwait GBC members and everyone in the construction sector. To publicize environmentally responsible building practices within the building industry and the wider community generally. To act as a focal point for information on environmentally responsible building to consumers and the building industry.

  To advocate adoption of policies and a customized national certification system - a quality label for building owners, to demonstrate that sustainability criteria have been upheld.

  To establish a certifying body to offer advising, conduct services and grant certifications to newly built and existing buildings.

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