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Review of Research on and Implementation of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in the GCC Akmal S. Abdelfatah and Sami W. Tabsh Department of Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE Received 28 February 2011; Revised 11 September 2011; Accepted 21 September 2011 Academic Editor: Paulo Monteiro Abstract The goal of sustainable construction is to reduce the environmental impact of a constructed facility over its lifetime. Concrete is the main material used in construction in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Therefore, it makes economic and environmental sense to use recycled materials in the making of new concrete for different applications. The objectives of this study are to summarize published research on the use of recycled concrete aggregates in new concrete mixes and examine its implementation in construction and industry in the GCC region. The study showed that while there is reasonable research on recycled concrete, the practical implementation in the region greatly lacks behind, especially due to the lack of economic viability and awareness of such applications at the current time. 1. Introduction Members of the GCC in the Middle-East include the Persian Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The GCC countries occupy the area within the Arabian Peninsula, which is located in the southwestern region of the Asian continent. The strength of GCC countries lies in having 24–40% of World’s conventional oil reserves and about 23% of world’s conventional natural gas reserves. The weakness is related to having an arid weather, shortage of fresh water, and limited farming areas [1]. The Arabian Peninsula is a harsh environment with temperatures ranging between 7° and 47°C, and an average annual rainfall being between 70 and 140?mm [2]. Apart from the oil and gas sector, economy of most of the GCC countries depends to a large extent on the construction industry and infrastructure activ