International Seminar & Workshop on Sustainable Building Design "SBD08"
Organized by : Edge Hill University, Lancashire UK; & National College of Arts, Lahore; Pakistan.
Venue: Community Technical Services Agency, 60 Duke Street Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Based on the current demand for sustainable design professionals and the future need for environmentally sustainable education in Pakistan & UK, a collaborative post-graduate program; Masters of Architecture in “Sustainable Design” is proposed. Sustainable Design Program, Faculty of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan and Edge Hill University, Lancashire, UK has agreed to establish and design this program jointly. Higher Education Commission Pakistan and British Council Pakistan are promoting this program under Joint Higher Education Links Program (JHELP). The goal of the program is to educate students in the area of Sustainable Architecture Design with an innovative program that is truly unique. This initiative will lead to a master’s degree program starting in 2009.

As part of this initiative the first seminar was organized at COMTECHSA, Liverpool with a three days follow-up Workshop at Edgehill University, Lancashire (followed by a workshop for NCA & EDU faculty only).

Objectives:
To share the experiences in sustainable building & environment design, construction & macro sustainable development around the globe.
To develop a knowledge base for education and technology exchange in sustainable building design.
To set up an international network of professionals, university staff, policy makers and developers .

Themes:
Sustainable Building Design And Construction
Policy, regulations and assessment
Low energy architecture and innovative technology
Design methods and computer simulation
Urban Eco-Environment
Utilization and management of resources
Treatment and management of Solid Waste
Cities Transport & Landscape
Macro Sustainable Development
Environment and its impact on Built Environment
Sustainable Building Design Education and Technology
Development/ Environmental Policy

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	Name & Address of Author	Title of Abstract
	Key Note Paper
1	Prof. Babur Khan Mumtaz & Prof. Fauzia Qureshi Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore	Sustainable Architectural Practice in Pakistan
	Theme 1: Sustainable Building Design And Construction
1	Dr. Shakeel A. Qureshi Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.	Appropriating Traditional Wisdom for Sustainable Building Design
2	Jamila Pishehvar, Student Department of Architecture, Sari Payam Nour University (PNU) Iran.	Wind Tower A Natural Cooling System In Iranian Architecture
3	Fatima A. Faisal  Government Islamia College For Women, Lahore, Pakistan.	Towards A Low Energy Sustainable Interior Design And Construction
4	Majid Saeed Khan PGCMA, National College of Arts, 4 The Mall, Lahore, Pakistan.	Sustainable Low Carbon Communities Through Reflexive Architecture
5	Archt. Ghafer Shahzad Auqaf Department; Government of Pakistan	Muslim Shrines – The Net Zero Buildings
	Theme 2: Urban Eco-Environment
1	Muhammad Ali Tirmizi Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.	Aspects of Sustainability for the Architecture of Pakistan
2	Ar. Khalid Yar Khan Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.	Sustainable Context of Roof Gardens in Lahore
3	Ar. Rizwan Azeem Department  of Architecture; University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.	Myth of Sustainability: Sixty years of Architecture in Pakistan
4	Amir Moradi Student, Department  Architecture Sari Payam Nour University (Pnu) Iran.	Estate Of  Safavi Architects Utilization From Garden Making To Keep Sustainable Architecture
	Theme 3: Macro Sustainable Development
1	Dr. Tasleem Shakur Edgehill University; Lancashire UK	Macro Sustainable Development in Context of Pakistan
2	Syed Faisal Sajjad Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.	Romancing Sustainable Architecture (The academic approach and practice in Pakistan)
3	Soumia Bouzaher Department of Architecture, Med Khider-Biskra University. Biskra. Algeria	Sustainable Development For The Ksour Of Micro Region Of The Ziban: The Recovery Of A Tourist Circuit
4	Ms. Ayesha Noorani Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakisan.	Vision for a Sustainable Future
5	Vida Makani Ministry of Housing & Urbanism, Iran; Adjunct Faculty Ghodsiye technical College, Sari, Iran,	Human's Cognition and Sustainable Architecture
	Poster Session 1: Sustainable Building Design And Construction
1	Zafar Haider Gilani                   Multan College Of Arts, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.	Sustainable Building Design & Construction
2	Ar. Saqib Bashir Nayyer Ali DaDa & Associates, Lahore, Pakistan.	Sustainable Building Design & Construction
3	Ar. Usman Nayyer Ali DaDa & Associates, Lahore, Pakistan.	Sustainable Building Design & Construction
4	Mr. Kamran Mufti Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.	Use of Computer Simulation For Sustainable Architecture Design In The New Millennium
	Poster Session 2: Urban Eco-Environment
1	Nguyen Mai Anh Msc. Chair Of Environmental Design, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University Of Technology Berlageweg, The Netherland.	What Is Hanoi Housing Style In The Future?
2	Muhammad Arif Kamal Department Of Architecture; Aligarh Muslim University; Aligarh; India.	Climate Responsive Traditional Architecture of Lucknow: An Approach to Sustainable Building Design
3	Ar. Sumana Abbas Nayyer Ali DaDa & Associates, Lahore.	Short Term/ Long Term Strategy Towards Building An "Eco-City"
4	Mr. Suhail Ishaq 5th Year Student, Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore	Sustainable Environment (Materials Stewardship)
	Poster Session 3: Macro Sustainable Development
1	Ammad Hassan Khan Dept. of Civil Engineering; University of Engineering And Technology Lahore, Pakistan.	Geo-Environmental Sustainability In Architectural Design And Practice
2	Ar. Silwat Afzal NED, University of Engineering & Technology Karachi, Pkaistan.	The Industry’s Growing Sustainability Ethics: An Integrated Approach Towards Economic Stability of the Society
3	Adebayo, Adedayo Abimbola Department Of Architectural Technology, Federal Polytechnic,  Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.	The Role of Alternative Building Material on Sustainable Housing Development In Nigeria
4	Syed Fawad Hussain Department of Architecture, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.	The Myth Of Sustainability and The Modern Technology