11-13 June, 2013, London, United Kingdom The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) organized its 2013 conference, a premier global event for professionals involved in the development of tall buildings, in mid June 2013 in London, United Kingdom. The conference was held at The Brewery, London highlighting the theme “Height and Heritage:…
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In 2009, five provinces in Lao PDR were selected as key sites for the Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Productivity Enhancement Project (SNRMPEP). This project aims to promote sustainable agriculture commercialization and natural resource management in the provinces of Savannakhet, Champasak, Salavanh, Sekong, and Attapeu, all provinces located in the southern Lao PDR. The project…
DetailsEarly April, the AIT Alumni – Cambodia Chapter met with AIT Consulting (AITC) representatives Dr. Naveed Anwar, Executive Director, and Dr. Siddharth Jabade, Director, Innovation and IPR Unit for a dinner meeting at Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting was organized with the help of Dr. Mom Mony, M.Eng. Structural Engineering ’99, President and CEO, Mony…
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Malaysia’s sewage sector is set to address the immediate and long term wastewater treatment problems in the developing countries of Asia through nanotechnology. Three organizations, Indah Water Konsortium (IWK), Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and the Asian Institute of Technology, are working together to develop a roadmap to advance research in sustainable technology that addresses the…
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The AIT Alumni – Malaysia Chapter met with Dr. Naveed Anwar, Executive Director, AIT Consulting (AITC), together with Prof. Joydeep Dutta, Chair in Nanotechnology, Water Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. This alumni meeting was scheduled as part of Dr. Anwar and Prof. Dutta’s mission to discuss the…
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In an attempt to prioritize protection against uncertain occurrences of the two most common natural disasters in Myanmar: earthquakes and strong winds, the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and its technical partner the Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) have been working towards developing and enforcing proper and stricter building codes through the Myanmar National Building Code (MNBC)…
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