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Topic:
Climate change, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency: Meeting the needs of the residential sector
Event: IAPEX Quetta Conference and Building Material Exhibition, 2023
Day: Friday, 20th October 2023
Venue: Sultanate Marquee and Event Complex, Airport Road, Quetta, Pakistan.
Topic:
Powering the future in a finite world: Housing, energy, fuel poverty and Thermal Comfort
Event: IAPEX Peshawar Conference and Building Material Exhibition, 2023
Day: Saturday, 18th March 2023
Time: 10:00 AM (GMT+5)
Venue: Marbella Cave Hall, River Canal, Warsak Road, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Topic:
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings: Challenges, Barriers & Way Forward
Pakistan is a developing country that is facing a number of challenges in the energy sector, including issues related to energy efficiency. The energy demand is increasing at a high pace, while the existing energy conservation policy does not address the real problem (i.e., consumption in the household sector). The energy is used in an inefficient way, and the electricity is mainly produced using imported fossil fuels.
Thermal comfort is a crucial aspect of indoor environments in Pakistan, particularly during the hot and humid summer months. The climate varies across the country, from the sea (in the south), to the plains (in the centre) and mountains (in the north). The buildings are designed using typical construction techniques and materials without considering orientation, shading, insulation, ventilation, and energy consumption. Moreover, active systems are commonly used for heating and cooling.
Overall, ensuring energy efficiency and thermal comfort in Pakistan requires a multi-faceted approach that takes into account factors such as building design, energy efficiency, construction materials and practices, and sociocultural considerations. In my past lecture, I shared my experience and knowledge on this topic. The details are mentioned below:
Topic: Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings: Challenges, Barriers and Way Forward
Day: Wednesday, 1st March 2023
Time: 03:00 PM (GMT+5)
Venue: Seminar Hall, Department of Architecture, Comsats University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus.
Topic:
Urban Regeneration and Adaptive Reuse: Understanding through Case Studies
Urban regeneration (often called urban renewal) brings back underutilized assets and redistributes opportunities, increasing urban prosperity and quality of life. Urban regeneration initiatives are complex, lengthy, and they run the risk of gentrifying private spaces or privatising public ones.
The meaning of adaptive reuse is the renovation and reuse of pre-existing structures (such as buildings, warehouses, etc.) for new purposes.
Both of these processes are essential for the sustainable development of cities and neighbourhoods. In my past lecture, I gave a talk on "Urban Regeneration and Adaptive Reuse: Understanding through Case Studies", as per the following schedule.
Day: Wednesday, 1st March 2023
Time: 11:00 AM (GMT+5)
Venue: University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan
Topic:
Climate change, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency: Meeting the challenges of cities in the 21st century
Conference Title: Saving our Cities: Looming Challenges and Data-Driven Policy-Making
Dates: June 17-18, 2022
Venue: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan
Scientific evidence for the warming of the climate system is unequivocal. We witness climate change through Global temperature rise, ocean warming, decreased snow cover, extreme weather events, ocean acidification, rising sea levels etc. Climate is turning cities into ovens. Cities are heating up; we should prepare ourselves and learn how to keep them cool?
Last month, I presented my work on "Climate change, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency: Meeting the challenges of cities in the 21st century" during a conference at LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan. Proving adequate thermal conditions in buildings and built environments is essential for human health and well-being. By using scientific knowledge and methods, we can improve the thermal performance of buildings while using less energy for heating and cooling.
Topic:
Architecture and Planning Education for Sustainable Development
May 2022
Department of Architecture
BUITEMS, Quetta
Speaker during the Seminar on "Architecture and Planning for Sustainable Development"
Date: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Time: 11 AM - 1:30 PM
Topic:
How to Write an Undergraduate Thesis
March 2022
School of Architecture and Planning (SAP),
University of Management and Technology (UMT),
Lahore, Pakistan
The lecture took place as per the following schedule.
Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Time: 03 PM - 05 PM
Topic:
Post-Occupancy Evaluation: Purpose, Benefits and Methods
March 2022
Faculty of Art and Design,
Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan
The lecture took place as per the following schedule.
Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Time: 11 AM - 01 PM
Topic:
Climate-Responsive Design and Indoor Environmental Quality
February 2022
Plenary Session | 89th Annual National Convention,
Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA), Philippines.
The presentation took place as per the following schedule (online).
Date: Saturday, 26 February 2022
Time: 01 PM - 03 PM (GMT+8) Philippines
10 AM - 12 PM (GMT+5) Pakistan
Topic:
How to Write an Undergraduate Thesis
February 2022
Department of Architecture Design,
NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), Multan, Pakistan
Writing an undergraduate thesis in architecture is an important milestone for a student. Architecture undergraduate program in Pakistan and several other countries still comprises of five years. The students are required to write a thesis during their 9th semester (5th year) and in the 10th semester, they need to design the project based on the findings made in their thesis.
Several students fail to write a comprehensive, concise thesis report which creates problems during the design phase. My tomorrow's lecture focuses on writing an undergraduate thesis mainly focusing on architecture studies.
Topic: How to Write an Undergraduate Thesis (Online)
Time: 10:30 AM to 12 PM
NFC IET Multan, Pakistan
The presentation took place online as per the following schedule.
Date: Friday, 11 February 2022
Time: 10:30 AM - 12 PM
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Topic:
Building Physics
January 2022
Department of Architecture,
Institute of Southern Punjab (ISP), Multan, Pakistan
The presentation will take place as per the following schedule.
Date: Thursday, 20 January 2022
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
Topic:
Climate Responsive Design
January 2022
Department of Architecture Design,
NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), Multan, Pakistan
The presentation took place as per the following schedule.
Date: Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Time: 3 PM - 5 PM
Topic:
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
January 2022
Department of Architecture,
Multan College of Arts,
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, Pakistan
The presentation will took place as per the following schedule.
Date: Monday, 17 January 2022
Time: 12 PM - 2 PM
Topic:
PhD Architecture Dissertation (Topic Selection and Management)
October 2021
Department of Architecture,
School of Architecture and Planning,
University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Architectural Research may need a multidisciplinary approach and involve several stakeholders. The topic selection is a crucial phase to start with, however, managing a PhD dissertation takes a lot of effort.
I delivered a lecture on "PhD Architecture Dissertation (Selection and Management)" to the PhD researchers at the School of Architecture and Planning, the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore.
The presentation took place virtually as per the following schedule.
Date: Friday, 29 Oct 2021
Time: 3 PM - 5 PM
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