Saudi Arabia’s LEED Projects: Recent Green Building Trends and Perspective

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the prestigious green building rating systems globally and the widely accepted international standard to evaluate green buildings. Many LEED certification building projects have already been carried out over the last few decades in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Recently, many construction projects underway in the Kingdom are expected to be nominated for LEED certification over the next few years.

The paper explores the recent application of the LEED rating system in building construction projects and reviews the trends, project types, and potential challenges of the LEED certification buildings in the Kingdom. The study also investigates differences and characteristics in the types of LEED certification projects in the Kingdom and the Middle East countries, such as UAE, Qatar, Egypt, etc. The differences in the rate of adoption of the LEED categories in each country are indicated closely through the detailed analysis.

As a result, the paper presents the current trends and future perspectives based on the current status of the Kingdom's green building industry. This is a critical milestone to accelerate the development of the green building industry in the Kingdom.

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