Seminar on “Traditional vs advanced construction materials for sustainable built environmentâ€
December 4, 2019
Topic: “Traditional vs advanced construction materials for sustainable built environment”
Keynote speaker: Dr. Mahmud Ashraf, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Faculty of Science Engineering & Built Environment School of Engineering Deakin University, Australia.
Special Guest: Professor Dr. Ataur Rahman Professor, Department of Water Resources Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, BUET
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DCEE), North South University organized a seminar titled: “Traditional vs advanced construction materials for sustainable built environment” on December 4, 2019 (Wednesday) at 2:30pm in Audi 801, NSU. Dr. Mahmud Ashraf, the keynote speaker, shared his personal experience and thoughts/views on Traditional vs advanced construction materials for sustainable built environment. He also discussed and explained in different issues related to this topic. This are
- Structures around us
- Structures that are close to nature
- Sustainable BuiltT-Environment
- Material choice can make a difference like Metallic Materials, Concrete, Stainless Steel, The ultimate renewable Timber, Cross laminated Timber
- Future outlook for Built-Environment
- Project Oriented Design Based Learning “PODBL” etc.
The seminar had a lively question and answer session followed by the presentation. A large number of CEE students attended the seminar and the audience interacted with the keynote speaker during the question and answer session.
