Green building technology gains ground in Saudi Arabia

zawya.com (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling

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   JEDDAH - Against a backdrop of construction boom going in Saudi Arabia, and despite the high cost, there is a gradually rising shift toward the use of green building technology, a senior industry executive told the Saudi Gazette in an interview. As the largest market in the GCC at present, the Kingdom has more than $112.8 billion worth of projects expected in 2012, recent data showed. Andy White, event director for The Big 5 Saudi Expo that will take place at Jeddah Centre for Forums & Events on March 10-13, said that despite some budget constraints, still such situation does not "prevent green products from being specified at the design stage even though a greener product will make considerable energy savings throughout the project life."

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