Opportunities for Practicing Sustainable Building Construction in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Contemporary Urban Affairs 2018, Volume 2, Number 1, pages 96– 101 Opportunities for Practicing Sustainable Building Construction in Kurdistan Region, Iraq *MA. LAWAND WIRYA SHAWKAT 1, Ph.D. Candidate SALAR SALAH MUHY AL-DIN 2 , Dr. DUSKO KUZOVIC 3... More

Contemporary Urban Affairs 2018, Volume 2, Number 1, pages 96– 101 Opportunities for Practicing Sustainable Building Construction in Kurdistan Region, Iraq *MA. LAWAND WIRYA SHAWKAT 1, Ph.D. Candidate SALAR SALAH MUHY AL-DIN 2 , Dr. DUSKO KUZOVIC 3 1 Department of Architecture, Near East University, Turkey 2 Department of Architecture, Girne American University, Turkey 3 Department of Architecture, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina E mail: lawandw@gmail.com , E mail: salars.muhyaldin@yahoo.com , E mail: dusko.kuzovic@gmail.com A B S T R A C T Construction sector of Kurdistan region of Republic of Iraq has witnessed a huge development in construction sector last ten years. However, there are lack of awareness and legislation regarding the sustainable construction in buildings sector. The aim of the paper is to find the required mechanism to introduce sustainable practice and implement sustainable construction in the buildings construction sector at N Less