Sustainable building awareness-raising
Initiative description: Using information events, awareness campaigns and/or public guidance to share and encourage sustainable building practices, both for construction and operations, at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™-related sites.
The influence of the tournament organisers extended beyond the stadiums and other official sites. Where possible and practicable, tournament organisers sought to share sustainable building practices with sectors associated with the tournament.
Hospitality sector
Accommodation is one such area where the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) partnered with the Qatar Green Building Council, Qatar Tourism, and the local hospitality sector to encourage the adoption of sustainable building practices, in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and beyond.
Through the collaboration, workshops on sustainability best practices were held with the aim of minimising the environmental impact of stays at hotels, campsites, apartments and other accommodation. This included a virtual workshop entitled 'Green Hospitality for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™', which showcased case studies, strategies and policies to encourage sustainable action and guidelines on how to obtain green certification. The workshops provided 18 hours of content and engaged participants from nearly 100 local hotels. As a result of these workshops, a 'Working Towards Green Hotels in Qatar' report was produced, which highlights examples of the actions taken by hotel owners and operators to minimise their environmental impact.
Education sector
Another area where the SC sought to influence sustainable building practices was in the education sector. Together with the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), the SC engaged over 40 schools as part of the National Programme for Conservation & Energy Efficiency “Tarsheed”. The programme included energy and water audits of school buildings; the training of students and staff on ways to reduce usage; a competition between the different schools to see who could reduce the most; and energy and water efficiency upgrades to school buildings, including the installation of solar panels.