The Department of Civil Engineering, CUI Wah Campus in collaboration with the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA), the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) arranged a one-day consultative session on Energy efficiency and conservation in Buildings in compliance with energy conservation building code 2023 on March 07, 2024. The theme of the event was to foster an interest in energy efficiency.
Chief Guest of the event Engr Zeeshan Ullah, Director Buildings of NEECA was welcomed by the Director Campus, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abid,T.I,. HoD Civil Engineering, Dr. Tahir Mehmood, and Engr Sarmad Manzoor ICE Wah Chapter faculty advisor. The event started with a welcome note presented by Chairman/ HoD Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Atta Ur Rehman Shah, followed by a detailed session by the resource person Engr. Zeeshan Ullah.
The session explains the aims and objectives of the Energy Conservation Building Code of 2023 by introducing the ECBC 2023. The problems faced and became the need for Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Buildings 2023, solutions for the construction sector, and star rating of the electric appliance were discussed in detail.
The Director, CUI Wah Campus, and UNESCO Chair on Knowledge Systems for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abid, T.I, in his closing remarks encouraged the students by highlighting the significance of energy efficiency and conservation in Pakistan. He further elaborated on the need for skills to cope with the current challenges across the globe. He thanked all the participants and invited NEECA for future collaboration on the ECBC Code 2023 implementation across the country.
Faculty Members and Undergraduate Students actively participated in the sesion and the ICE Chapter and ASHRAE of CUI Wah Campus actively organized all the arrangements.
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