Obstacles Facing the Implementation of Sustainable Schools in Iraq

This study identifies and analyzes potential obstacles to integrating sustainability standards into school building designs and the reasons for Iraq's lack of sustainable school buildings.The data was collected by conducting a questionnaire among specialists in the field of school building construction in Iraq.The data was analyzed using the relative importance index method to identify the most critical obstacles.Consequently, the results have identified the top 10 challenges to sustainable school construction, which include the absence of regulations and codes that encourage the use of sustainable school buildings in Iraq.The lack of funding for school projects and awareness of the importance of sustainability, inadequate education and training in sustainable issues, economic fluctuations, and inflation, unfamiliarity with sustainable technologies, lack sustainable product information and its benefits, poor infrastructure, and the shortage of contracting firms and engineering cadres working in the field of sustainability in Iraq.