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SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials: Overview Key Aspects and Provisions of Regulations & Standards

Dates Venues Register
14/06/2026 - 18/06/2026 KUALA LUMPUR

Introduction

SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials: Overview Key Aspects and Provisions of Regulations & Standards

 

Objectives

By the end of this SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course, participants will learn to:

  • Understand overview of the technical regulation for building materials developed by SASO
  • Enhance the building performance and durability in an economical design basis
  • Control work methods, resources and systems to meet technical regulation of materials
  • Mitigate potential threats and risks associated with incompliance with mandatory regulations
  • Contribute to controlling work quality, progress and cost at construction site
  • Develop detailed concise precise item specification and metrics to avoid any ambiguity

Who should Attend?

  • Construction Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers
  • Cost Engineers
  • Project Management Engineers
  • Architectural and Civil Engineers
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control Professionals
  • Specification and Bidding Engineers
  • Quantity Surveyors
  • Construction Managers
  • Project Managers
 
Course Outline
Day 1

Overview to SASO - Introduction to high performance Building Materials

  • Traditional versus innovative materials
  • Recycled and low emission Co2 eco-friendly materials
  • 2030 Sustainable Development agenda by UN, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Overview of Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organization (SASO) Technical regulations
  • SASO: Objective, scope and regulation
  • SASO: General setup
  • SASO: Violations and Penalties
  • SASO: Transitional Provisions
  • SASO Technical Regulation updates, January 14, 2022
Day 2

SASO - Metals and their Alloys for Buildings and Constructions

  • Overview for Part 1 “Metals and their Alloys”, Document No. M.A. 156-16-04-01
  • Steel Plates/Sheets
  • Structural Steel
  • Steel Wire
  • Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel
  • Bars and rods
  • Updates 2022: Added 6 Standards to Annex No. 1-A
  • Updates 2022: Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B
Day 3

SASO- Insulation and Building Cladding Materials

  • Overview for Part 2 “Insulation and Cladding Materials”, Document No. M.A. 156-16-04-02.
  • Insulating Panels
  • Plastics Polycarbonate and Polyurethane Foam
  • Roof Insulation Asphalt Sheets (bitumen)
  • proof plastic and rubber
  • Building Glass
  • Updates 2022, Added 10 Standards to Annex No. 1-A
  • Updated 2022, HS Codes in Annex 1-B
Day 4

SASO- Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics and Sanitary Ware

  • Overview, Part 4: Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics, Sanitaryware, & Related Products, Document No. M.A. 161-17-07-03
  • Bricks and Tiles
  • Vinyl Composition, Polyester Composition, Resilient Floors and self-leveling
  • Artificial Stone and Marble
  • Sanitary tapware
  • Updates 2022, Added 16 Standards to Annex No. 1-Abullet point 6
  • Updates 2022, Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B
Day 5

SASO- Hydraulic Links, Pipes, Electricity and Gas Networks

  • Overview, Part 3: Hydraulic Bonding and Related Products, Document No. M.A. 161-17-07-02
  • Cement, its products and Building Mortar
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement
  • Updates 2022, Added 7 Standards to Annex No. 1-A & Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B
  • Overview, Part 5: Tubes and Pipes used in Water, Electricity, and Gas Networks, Document No. M.A. 161-19-06-03
  • Plastic Water and Sewage Pipes- Metal Water and Sewage Pipes
  • Updates 2022, Added 16 Standards to Annex No. 1-A and Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B
  • Postponed the implementation of the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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