Perception and Challenges for Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries: North Cyprus Case

Abstract

Sustainable construction, together with sustainability, is a growing concern in developed countries in order to influence construction organizations to make "achieving sustainability" in their projects a stringent prior objective. North Cyprus is a rapidly developing country with an annual economic growth of 7%. Construction became the leading sector within the economy after the boom in demand for holiday and retirement houses especially from English and German holidaymakers. Due to lack of government policy on sustainability, developers usually use traditional ways of construction, and the lack of an established link with international construction, which would help local developers be aware of the latest technology and sustainable building techniques, is the main challenges for North Cyprus construction sector to develop sustainable construction practices.