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March 17, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday reverted back to 60 years as the retirement age of the government servants from the previous 63-years, closed down educational institutions in nine districts in view of rising coronavirus cases and took several other decisions.
The decisions were taken by a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, said an official handout.
Ministers, advisers, special assistants to the chief minister, secretaries took for debate a 14-agenda item and made a number of decisions.
Addressing the cabinet, Mahmood Khan directed the departments to ensure implementation on the development and public welfare schemes under time-tag in the remaining two and half years of the government.
NED Develops an Energy Efficient & Affordable Housing Model
Centre for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Built Environment (CAHSBE) at the NED University of Engineering and Technology has developed an affordable model house.
According to details, the CAHSBE house is energy-efficient, fireproof, and can be built in less than six weeks.
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The NED model house has been built within the university’s campus and was unveiled last week.
While addressing the launch ceremony virtually, Federal Science and Technology Minister, Fawad Chaudhry, lauded NED and CAHSBE team members for building an affordable housing unit.
Dr. Shuaib Ahmad, Professor at the NED University’s Civil Engineering Department, said that NED University is in talks with 28 other universities to explore different housing structure designs constructed from mud, concrete, timber, bamboo, and hollow bricks as single material and construction design cannot suit all regions with different terrains and environment
The model house built on 720sq ft (80sq yards) on the NED University campus. Photo by writer
KARACHI: It was a marvel of engineering and architecture, on top of also being energy efficient and fireproof. The model house, the inauguration of which was organised at the NED University of Engineering and Technology campus on Saturday, is bright, spacious and comfortable. And the best thing about it is that it is low-cost and can be constructed within six weeks.
Looking to develop energy efficient and low-cost housing facilities in a sustainable way, the Centre for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Built Environment (CAHSBE) and NED University joined hands with the construction industry to come up with the housing model in accordance to the affordable/low-cost housing as envisioned by Prime Minister Imran Khan.