Saudi Arabia has implemented 2,000 green building projects to create healthy and safe environments

The Saudi Green Building Forum in Riyadh showcases the Kingdom's achievements and training workshops to implement sustainable concepts and initiatives.
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Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Majid bin Abdullah Al-Haqeel, said that the Kingdom has witnessed a remarkable development in the field of green buildings, and recorded a number of achievements.

In his speech during the Saudi Green Building Forum, Al-Haqeel added that the Kingdom has recorded the implementation of 2,000 out of 5,000 green building projects in the Arab world, which reflects our commitment to implementing green projects.

Haqeel emphasized the shift towards green building. <He emphasized that the shift towards green buildings represents a societal shift in how cities and communities are built, promotes more efficient use of our natural resources, reduces carbon emissions, and creates healthy and safe urban environments. <The Saudi Green Building Forum kicked off in Riyadh earlier today with the participation of a number of experts and investors over two days.

The forum aims to exchange aspects of cooperation and promote creativity and innovation among partners and specialists in achieving the procedures and applications of green concepts with the aim of increasing the number of cities, urban settlements, green projects, and resilience in the face of natural disasters.

The forum also aims to open new horizons for cooperation between local and international partners and specialists to apply green building concepts and procedures, learn about Saudi Arabia's projects in this regard and increase the number of cities and urban settlements. The forum also includes a training workshop in cooperation with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on concepts, procedures and applications of sustainable development goals for companies and small and medium enterprises.

The SGF will review the most prominent developments and best practices in reducing losses and maximizing economic and social gains resulting from natural disasters, including those related to water and building materials and reducing negative environmental impacts in urban areas and cities, through attention to the quality of daily life represented in air quality, waste management, noise and visual pollution.

Workshops and workshops will be held in cooperation with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on the concepts, procedures and applications of the Sustainable Development Goals for companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is noteworthy that the workshops accompanying the forum started yesterday, with the participation of a group of experts in the field, and the Green Building Forum will enhance cooperation and raise the level of creativity and innovation in achieving procedures and applications of green concepts and increasing the number of urban cities.