About SGBF
Our vision
To inspire people and honor places that are the blessings of our nation’s legacy; our inherited culture extended by green building and sustainability for safety, health and welfare of the humanity in the built-environment for generations.
Our goals
SGBF is designed to demonstrate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capacity and the world efforts through its national and international policies for the environmental impact of the built environment from generation to generation whilst encouraging design, construction and operation of clean energy, highly efficient water, building material, indoor air quality, and connectivity of sustainable infrastructure and buildings.
Our objectives
King’s initiative extended by the vision to aid the development of regulations and implementation of Green Building rating systems LEED® by US Green Building Council
Promote the comprehensive collection of standards and specifications for Green Building such as IgCC® by International Code Council in Saudi Arabia and across the Arab region
Strengthen relations among industry stakeholders from public to private
Deliver information, analysis and insights green projects through high-quality workshops from students to professionals
Promote Green Building concepts and identify positive policies and implementation relevant to Saudi and the Arab world that preserves culture heritage and expand urban development while incorporating new technological advancements
Assure Project Management Office (PMO) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) technologies based on Green Building guidance
Our team
Khaled Bin Alwaleed
CHAIRMAN
I am honored indeed to join as chairman of the elected SGBF Trustee Board and look forward to working with stakeholders in the global environmental movement.
Prince Khaled, a member of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, an entrepreneur and founder of KBW Investments
Faisal Alfadl
SECRETARY GENERAL
SGBF members aim to boost the culture of green building by fostering concepts of sustainability, human health, and the natural environment.
Architect Faisal, an active volunteer in full capacity for the planet's future sustainability and founder of Green Award.
Our partners
SGBF continues to partner with champions and build global affiliation with nongovernment nonprofit organizations aligning its goals and objectives for health, safety and the environment for generations to come.
U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
Partnership with USGBC for LEED International roundtable the world's leading independent organizations evaluating, enhancing and honoring projects that are Green Building.
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
Regional partner with 22 Arabic code councils with ICC the member-focused association is dedicated to developing model codes and standard for safety, health and environment.
UNITED NATION ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Learn cutting edge techniques from fellow professionals in the field of architecture, engineering and construction.