Key Quality Issues Affecting the Sustainability of Construction Projects in Oman

Abstract

            Sustainability is regarded as one of the main goals of human activities and development process, which plays a vital role in construction projects. It can be defined as an approach, which is mainly used for stabilizing economic, social and environmental aspects (Rosen, 2012). People must focus on achieving sustainabilityduring operations for the purpose of generating favourable results. In this regard, the effectiveness of engineering sustainability in deriving positive results for the constructions projects all over the world cannot be ignored. Selection of resources, the introduction of sustainable practices, efficient use of resources and environmental stewardship are viewed to be the critical requirements of developing and maintaining engineering sustainability. Therefore, this research paper intends to investigate the critical quality issues that affect the sustainability of construction projects specifically in Oman and other regional countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) namelyQatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.