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The Concept of "Sustainable building" is the design and construction of buildings using methods and materials that are resource efficient, wellbeing of the building's occupants, workers, health and environment friendly. Construction of Sustainable building plays an important Role in GDP of a Country and provides a wide range benefits for the society but their development suffers from different kinds of market barriers in developing countries including Pakistan. In order to find out the Impediments in Pakistan, A Survey based (Through Questionnaire) study was conducted in General Area of Rawalpindi. The Questionnaire was designed to assess the present problems faced by construction industry in Pakistan. The Response remained 63.7% and ranking of identified barriers were compared with other Asian countries. The results indicate that lack of credit resources to cover up front cost and risk of investment are one of the most important factors contributing barriers against sustainable construction. Whereas the Government support, public awareness and promotion idea of sustainable building are the recommended solution for sustainable construction.

Akbar, DH orcid:0000-0002-2269-5056; Azad, SA orcid:0000-0002-6377-7912; Rolfe, JC orcid:0000-0001-7659-7040 ; Despite softening rental rates and housing prices in regional Queensland cities, there are still housing affordability issues facing lower wage earners, welfare recipients, senior citizens, victims of family violence and the people with disabilities. This study aims to review the strengths and weaknesses of current mechanisms of housing affordability in regional Queensland cities through a case study of Rockhampton. This study adopted qualitative methodology and interviewed representative stakeholders from Queensland Government, Real Estate agencies, community service providers and property experts. After analysing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of both demand and supply side mechanisms of housing affordability, this study found most mechanisms followed quick fixes solution and some of them can even create more problems than what they would solve. In addition, many families are becoming dependent on the welfare-led housing systems generation after generation. Therefore, this study suggests adopting community-led and place based housing strategies to deliver both affordable and social housing as well as provide adequate funding in crisis housing sector.