Analysis of construction industry in Iran and giving recommendations for improving its competitiveness

The construction industry is one of the most important industries in Iran that, unfortunately, In spite of its potentials to increase new business information and GDP, couldnt be worked out its domestic and international missions, so that it has only a little international market share. This share is not in proportion to its capabilities and potentials in existence, and the special geographic region. Therefore, it is necessary to identify all dimensions and sectors of the construction industry and analyze its performance in Iran. In this article, first, we identify the construction cluster in Iran by use of cluster approachand Delphi method, and then evaluate its competitiveness. At the end, expert's opinion and other countrie's experiences have been used to give recommendations for improving the level of construction industry in Iran.