GSO Construction & Building Materials Standards and GCC Building Code

2nd Annual "Quality Assurance for Sustainable Construction Materials" conference

(10-11 Dec. 2014, Dubai-UAE)

Engr. MOHAMMED ABDULLAH ALDABLANConstruction & Building Materials Standards Specialist

Standards & Metrology Dept. - (GSO)

GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION

www.GSO.org.sa

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GSO Establishment

GCC Supreme Council 22nd Session, Muscat, Oman, 30-31 Dec 2001

Establish a Standardization Organization for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GSO)

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GSO Establishment

UAEThe State of the United Arab Emirates

BAHRAINThe Kingdom of Bahrain

KSAThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

OMANThe Sultanate of Oman

QATARThe State of Qatar

KUWAITThe State of KuwaitG

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GSO Establishment

ESMAEmirates Authority For Standardization & Metrology

BSMDBahrain Standards and Metrology Directorate

SASOSaudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization

DGSMOman Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements

QSQatar Laboratories and Standardization Affairs

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GSO Establishment

GSO Board of Directors11th Session, Doha 22 Nov 2009

YEMEN JOINS GSO

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GSO is Governed by a

Board of Directors

Consisting of the

Relevant Ministersof each of the member states

GSO Main Activities

Standards;

Metrology;

Conformity Assessment;

and Accreditation (will be independent as GAC)

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GSO STANDARDS

STANDARDS = + 15,000 (OPTIONAL)

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS = +1,400 (MANDATORY)

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GSO STANDARDS TCs

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GSO STANDARDS TCs(cont.)

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10TC06 GSO Technical Committee for Construction and Building

Materials

11TC06 /SC1 GSO Technical Subcommittee for Green Buildings

12TC07 GSO Technical Committee for Oil and Gas

13TC07 /SC1 GSO Technical Subcommittee for Petroleum Products

14TC07 /SC2 GSO Technical Subcommittee for Liquefied and Natural Gas

15TC08 GSO Technical Committee for Information and Information

Technology

16TC09

GSO Technical Committee for Electric Power Generation,

Transmission and Distribution Equipment

17TC10 GSO Technical Committee for Water Production, Transport

and Distribution Equipment

18TC11 GSO Technical Committee for Medical Devices and

Supplies

19TC12

GSO Technical Committee for Cosmetics and Personal Care

20GCC /WG SR Gulf Team for Social Responsibility

Generally, GSO supports Sustainability trends.

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GSO

GSO/TC Construction and Building Materials

(TC6)

GSO/SC Green Buildings (TC6/SC1)

GCC Building CodeOthers (GORD, ASTM,

KATS)

GSO Technical Committee for Construction and Building Materials (TC6):

GSO STANDARDS & TECHNICAL REGULATIONS:

+1200 in Construction and Building Sector

58% ISO STANDARDS

18% CEN STANDARDS

16% ASTM STANDARDS

8% GSO PREPARED STANDARDS

www.GSO.org.sa : STANDARDS CATALOUGE

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GSO Technical Committee for Construction and Building Materials (TC6):

Examples of GSO STANDARDS & TECHNICAL REGULATIONS:

+100 CEMENT & CONCRETE

+400 IRON & STEEL

+20 ALUMINIUM

+50 CERAMICS

www.GSO.org.sa : STANDARDS CATALOUGE

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GSO Technical Subcommittee for Green Buildings (TC6/SC1):

OBJECTIVES:

Develop a Construction Products Labeling System (EcoMark).

Develop Construction Products standards based on (EcoMark).

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GCC BUILDING CODE

PROJECT

GSO Board of Directors (1st-3, 9/8/2011):

"Approval of hosting and running (GBC Technical Office) by State

of Qatar ".

GSO Board of Directors (1st-4, 9/8/2011):

"formation of (GBC Technical Office Higher Committee) to

implement the GBC project".

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GCC BUILDING CODE

PROJECT

GBC will be prepared based on SAUDI BUILDING CODE & ICC

CODE.

DECEMBER 2015 1ST EDITION.

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GBC Technical Office

Higher Committee(NSB's, GCC-SG, GSO, National

BC Delegates)

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# TC Secretariat # Code

1 Architectural Bahrain 1 Architectural

2 Structural Saudi Arabia

2 Loads & Forces

3 Soil & Foundations

4 Testing & Inspection

5 Concrete Structures

6 Steel Structures

7 Masonry Structures

3 Electrical Saudi Arabia 8 Electrical

4 Mechanical Qatar 9 Mechanical

5 Sanitary UAE 10 Sanitary

6 Fire Fighting Kuwait 11 Fire Fighting

7 Green Buildings and Sustainability Kuwait 12 Green Buildings and Sustainability

8 Energy Conservation Kuwait 13 Energy Conservation

9 Public Health and Occupational safety Qatar 14 Public Health and Occupational safety

10 Buildings Maintenance UAE 15 Buildings Maintenance

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GCC BUILDING CODE

Thank you

For more information:

mdablan@gso.org.sa

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