English Version - ALHOSN University

Issue 9 | December 2010
ALHOSN Events
American Concrete Institute’s UAE Chapter holds
concrete design seminar
ALHOSN University hosted an educational
seminar entitled ‘Advances in Concrete
Design,’ presented by the American Concrete
Institute’s (ACI) UAE Chapter on June 7, 2010 at
ALHOSN’s Male Campus.
The seminar covered the latest developments in
concrete construction and design and focused on
sustainable practices and techniques in the field.
ALHOSN’s very own Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdul
Rahim Sabouni, discussed ‘Concrete Trends for
Sustainable Construction.’ The seminar included
presentations prepared by the international concrete
expert, Prof. Sabnis, from Howard University, USA,
and the ACI-UAE Chapter members Eng. Elias Sayah,
Dr Mohamad Nagi, and Eng. Mamdouh Hamouda.
They delivered presentations on ‘Energy Efficient
Building Design with Renewable Energy: US/India
Experience with Potentials in UAE,’ ‘Durability and
Its Impact on Concrete Construction in the UAE,’
‘Sustainability with 3R’s in Concrete,’ and ‘Concrete
Elasto-Plastic Shortening,’ respectively.
“The UAE is one of the world’s top construction
markets. At the same time, the country is becoming
a hub for alternative energy development. There
is thus an urgent need to harmonize the Emirates’
construction activities with its sustainability goals.
This seminar has provided valuable insights into how
eco-friendly techniques and technologies are being
integrated into concrete design and construction.
Our colleague engineers, faculty and students look
very eager to apply what they have learned in their
practical undertakings,” said Dr Hany El Naggar,
the ACI-UAE Chapter president, and the vice
president for Engineering at the center for research
and consultancy (CRC) at ALHOSN University.
After the seminar, young practicing engineers
were encouraged to join the ACI-UAE Chapter and
become seminar speakers themselves in future
Chapter events. The ACI-UAE Chapter’s offices
are located at ALHOSN University. The Chapter
maintains advanced civil, architectural, and
industrial engineering and urban planning academic
programs and is renowned for encouraging women
to join the technical and engineering fields. ■
Society of Women in Engineering leads university
delegates in buildingSMART ME-endorsed workshop
AHU sent a delegation led by its Society of
Women in Engineering to participate in a
workshop on Building Information Modeling
(BIM) hosted by the American University of Sharjah.
Dr. Raymond Issa from the University of Florida
conducted the workshop, which was endorsed by
buildingSMART ME (BSME), the regional arm of the
non-profit international organisation representing
construction-related businesses. ALHOSN
University was invited to the event in its capacity
as a member of buildingSMART ME.
“Through today’s advanced technologies we
can easily create digital representations of the
building process and thus optimize the design
and construction stages. BIM is a critical tool for
construction-intensive regions such as the Middle
East, with BSME among its major proponents, ”
commented Dr Reem Sabouni, Assistant Professor
and Vice President of ALHOSN University’s Society
of Women in Engineering. ■
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