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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
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The plastic crisis is one of the greatest global environmental threats currently facing mankind. As landfills and oceans alike fill with plastic waste and microplastics work their way into the food chain, Nzambi Matee has developed a strategy to potentially solve the problem of plastic pollution.
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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.