Integrating Sustainability into Conventional Construction Contracts in Egypt

Abstract

Recently the concept of sustainability has wide interest at the academic level in Egypt, but modestly approached at practice levels. As a result of that a big number of researches and national studies have been published and developed. Egyptian construction sector has taken more practical steps by issuing a national rating system and developing related codes. However, conventional contracts as the reinforcement tool of project management do not reflect this interest and more over it could be an obstacle that hindering its implementation in construction projects in Egypt. The current research focuses on Construction waste management (CWM) as one of the sustainability aspects and one of the most irritating problems in Egypt. It explores through its undertaken methodology how to integrate these recently adopted concepts and procedures in Egypt into the conventional construction contract in order to deliver a sustainable construction project with respect to CWM. The research investigates the influence of contract type and/or project delivery method on sustainable projects. The current paper develops a Contractual Relation Guideline CRG to assess in formulating sustainable contract focused on CWM. The drives of CRG are appropriate contract approaches Sustainability clauses and factors to be considered by stakeholders as guidance for achieving sustainable construction in Egypt.