Public projects win GSAS recognition
01 May 2016
Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) said the majority of its projects had been awarded the three-stars Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification in design and construction.
Almost 100 projects being implemented by Ashghal, with a total area of more than half a million sq m, will be evaluated by GSAS on the level of performance equivalent to three-star, said Ashghal president Nasser bin Ali Al Mawlawi.
Of these, 43 projects are in the education sector (schools and kindergartens), while 19 are in the healthcare sector (hospitals). A total of 23 school projects have been completed whilst 20 are undergoing design and construction, he added. In the healthcare sector, four of the hospital projects have been completed, while 15 are in the design and construction phase.
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