CEB as Potential Alternative Sustainable Material in Construction Industry: Survey on the Level of Acceptance in Kuwait

– Recently, sustainable affordable housing solutions including sustainable construction materials has been at the core of international debates. Constructors and industries seem to have an increasing interest in the compressed earth block as it has many advantages for constructing a durable, comfortable, and low-cost building, it is a promising way of ameliorating the sustainability performance of buildings. The potential barriers to the usage of this technique need to be identified to facilitate and to promote its adoption in local construction. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in the state of Kuwait to investigate the level of acceptance to this new product and to identify the major potential barriers as perceived by potential private clients. The preliminary results of the survey were very encouraging showing a high level of acceptance and willingness of the respondents toward the CEB’s as a construction material and technique. A detailed analysis of the different impact factors shows that the cost reduction associated with the use of CEB’s is the most influencing factor driving the respondents to these results.