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Toward Sustainable Housing Construction in Iraq

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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)

Abstract

Adopting a sustainable approach in processes and activities in the construction industry is considered one of the best strategies that support the direction of sustainability and promote the development of the green approach in this industry and contribute effectively to providing an environmentally friendly construction that contributes effectively to creating an environmentally friendly construction industry that produces sustainable residential buildings that achieve a balance between economic, environmental and social. Iraq is facing a large urban expansion with the increase in the population increase in the demand for electricity and water and the increase in the percentage of pollution in the environment, the construction sector has become one of the largest polluters of the environment in Iraq due to the absence of any sustainable approach. This study aims to find a viable approach to the transition toward sustainable housing construction in Iraq, as this study includes identifying the current problems that Iraq suffers from in terms of the construction sector, and environmental pollution. The research proposes adopting the concept of sustainability in the construction sector as a sustainable solution by converting conventional construction into sustainable construction for residential buildings in Iraq. In this research, the strategies that support the transition to sustainable housing construction will be identified, and an applicable approach by all stakeholders in the construction sector, as the application of this approach will lead to the development of the construction sector in general, develop and enhance the performance of all stakeholders in the construction sector, environmental protection and pollution reduction in addition to the others economic, social and environmental benefits that can be obtained when applying this approach.

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  • Yousif Jaleel & Mohd Saidin Misnan & Mohamad Zahierruden Ismail, 2024. "Toward Sustainable Housing Construction in Iraq," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(5), pages 580-595, May.
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