Sustainable architecture can ensure best use of resources
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Architects at a programme Saturday said Bangladesh needed sustainable architecture to ensure the best use of its existing resources, reports UNB.
"Bangladesh suffers from various problems due to mismanagement of wealth and lack of sustainable architecture," Architect Ahsan Ullah Mojumder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) told a press conference on the campus in the city.
Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally-conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. It is framed by larger discussions on sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of the world.
In a broader sense, Mojumder said, sustainable architecture seeks to minimise the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space.
"A sustainable architecture contains more effectiveness and low-cost which is more appropriate for Bangladesh," Mojumder said.
The architect said the government could establish pediatric clinic addressing the dire necessity of proper health centres in rural areas.
"Despite all limitations, our government can construct environment-friendly and sustainable buildings to reduce our costs," he suggested.
The press conference was jointly arranged by Architecture Department of BUET and Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF).
It was addressed, among others, by head of Architecture department, BUET Professor Shaheda Rahman, Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar and Asst Professor of Architecture, BUET and Editor of Creative World BBF Nazia Andaleeb Preema.
"Bangladesh suffers from various problems due to mismanagement of wealth and lack of sustainable architecture," Architect Ahsan Ullah Mojumder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) told a press conference on the campus in the city.
Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally-conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. It is framed by larger discussions on sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of the world.
In a broader sense, Mojumder said, sustainable architecture seeks to minimise the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space.
"A sustainable architecture contains more effectiveness and low-cost which is more appropriate for Bangladesh," Mojumder said.
The architect said the government could establish pediatric clinic addressing the dire necessity of proper health centres in rural areas.
"Despite all limitations, our government can construct environment-friendly and sustainable buildings to reduce our costs," he suggested.
The press conference was jointly arranged by Architecture Department of BUET and Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF).
It was addressed, among others, by head of Architecture department, BUET Professor Shaheda Rahman, Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar and Asst Professor of Architecture, BUET and Editor of Creative World BBF Nazia Andaleeb Preema.