TY - JFULL AU - Shaikha AlSanad and Andrew Gale and Rodger Edwards PY - 2011/12/ TI - Challenges of Sustainable Construction in Kuwait: Investigating level of Awareness of Kuwait Stakeholders T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 752 EP - 760 VL - 5 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2517 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 59, 2011 N2 - Buildings and associated construction methods have a significant impact on the environment. As construction activity increases in Kuwait, there is a need to create design and construction strategies which will minimize the environmental impact of new buildings. Green construction is a design philosophy intended to improve the sustainability of construction by the minimization of resource depletion and CO2 emissions throughout the life cycle of buildings. This paper presents and discusses the results of a survey that was conducted in Kuwait, with the objective of investigating the awareness of developers and other stakeholders regarding their understanding and use of green construction strategies. The results of the survey demonstrate that whilst there seems to be a reasonable level of awareness amongst the stakeholders, this awareness is not currently well reflected in the design and construction practices actually being applied. It is therefore concluded is there is a pressing need for intervention from Government in order that the use of sustainable green design and construction strategies becomes the norm in Kuwait. ER -