Life time of buildings in the Gulf

khalidqat
By khalidqat

Can any one please tell me, how long would a concrete structure survive the GCC weather? because the more i think about it the more i feel that buildings here don't last more than 30 years or I could be wrong, can some shed some light on this topic

By khalidqat• 7 Jun 2008 08:58
khalidqat

So what is the deal with owning properties here if the building will last 50 years? that if regular maintenance is done

By Murali• 28 May 2008 10:12
Murali

How are you man?

Afaque: Kya haal hai bhai saab.......

leave 30 years in Qatar they have demolished a buiding which was built last year ......

By bakamuna• 28 May 2008 08:12
bakamuna

so africa is in another world or what :)

By anonymous• 28 May 2008 08:08
anonymous

pyramids are in africa not in gulf

Live and let live...

By britexpat• 28 May 2008 08:07
britexpat

how come the pyramids are still standing then ?:)

By bakamuna• 28 May 2008 07:52
bakamuna

so far so good :) hope the same with you man,

i have seen builidings in Abudhabi which are more than 30 yrs old but still maintained pretty well.

By dezigner• 28 May 2008 07:50
Rating: 4/5
dezigner

at normal case the building must stand not less than 50 yrs, but according our invironment this decrease to 30 yrs maybe,

any way if we start do it properly and using some of additional rules to avoid the effect of humidity and hot weather, it can be accorording international standard 50yrs and maybe hunderds, ;)

By Afaque• 28 May 2008 07:42
Afaque

good morning and hows your day so far?

By bakamuna• 28 May 2008 07:40
bakamuna

afaque true..rather than the structure surviving,they would demolish for something new :)

By Afaque• 28 May 2008 07:37
Rating: 2/5
Afaque

30 years is too long, looking at the pattern, the government will demolish it much sooner to construct something else!

By britexpat• 28 May 2008 07:36
Rating: 2/5
britexpat

You are right.. I think Dubai probably has the strictest building codes.. I worked in saudi and there, the lifspan was generaly in the 30 year range. In some areas though it is even less, where the idea is to make a quick return on investment.

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