The development of green labeling in the GCC - The SuBETool system for designing a country specific, bespoke framework that allows countries to design their own sustainability priority levels and rating systems - New techniques for developing sustainable cities - Balancing energy efficiency and interior air quality - The work of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies & Research Centre - The role of the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) in supporting sustainability - The achievements of the Environmental Centre for Arab Towns - The effect of green architecture concepts on urban design - A Kuwaiti perspective on LEED NC2009. "MEED's once again extends its championship of the King Abdullah initiative for Green Building by organizing the Forum ," says MEED Events chairman Edmund O'Sullivan. "Enormous and historic progress has been made in the kingdom since the first Forum 2010. The Forum will once again review what's been achieved and what's to come."