Civil Engineering/Green Buildings

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Expert: - 4/14/2010


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dear sir,       
hope u r fine am a 3rd year student am intrested in doing final year project in green buildings itz the most welcomed thing in india now a days am intrested in gaining some ideas about tis concern since am making lot of intrests in doing tis project so please leave me some ideas about tis green buildings so tat i can gain some knowledge in tis am awaiting for ur reply hope u will done soon so..........
urs sivakumar.s

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Hi Siva,

Yes, this is a hot topic so a good one to pursue. If you do a search on Google.com, you will find lots of material, such as ones below:

http://www.igbc.in/site/igbc/index.jsp

http://www.usgbc.org/

http://www.ukgbc.org/site/home

http://www.worldgbc.org/

Basically green buildings are those that are built with the minimum use of materials and energy, have minimal impact on the environment and which are cheap to maintain and operate (use minumum energy or use maximum solar/wind energy), and also use recyleable materials as far as possible.  

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Arshad Khan

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I can answer any questions to do with civil and structural engineering consultancy and construction industry in East Africa and the Middle East, and specifically with the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. My particular expertise is in the aseismic design and optimisation of tall buildings.

Experience

Employment history: 36 years in Construction and consultancy in the UK, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Africa, Somalia, Zambia, Austria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Doha and the U.A.E.

Organizations
.Fellow of Institution of Structural Engineers (UK) .Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers(UK) .Member of the Institution of Engineers, Kenya .Registered Engineer, ERB, Kenya .Member of the Architectural Association of Kenya (Engineers Chapter) .Chartered Engineer (UK)

Publications
•1984: International Conference on the Art and Practice of Structural Design, London •1994: 3rd Int. Kerensky Conference in Structural Engineering, Singapore •2008: International Conference on High-Rise Towers, Abu Dhabi

Education/Credentials
BSc, 1st Class Hons, in Building Engineering, University of Bath, UK MSc in Concrete Structures and Technology, University of London. Diploma of Imperial College, UK.

Awards and Honors
•Science Congress Special Award (for 2-seater Hovercraft - 1968) •Institution of Civil Engineers Award for outstanding performance at Bath University (1975) •Concrete Society Postgraduate study Bursary Award (1976) •Consular Representative for British High Commission, Nairobi. (1995 to 1998) •Examiner for Institution of Civil Engineers Professional Interviews, Nairobi. (1997 to 1998) •Branch Representative in Vienna for PI assessment for Inst. of Struct. Engrs. (1999 to date)

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