ECM Seminar September 21, 2021

ACECC TC-14 Seminar at ECM in Washington, DC

September 24, 2021

Venue: Virtual (Zoom)

Time: 05:15-06:45 (Washington, DC Time)

Moderator: William E. Kelly ASCE Chair TC 14

Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in ACECC Countries


Presentations on the status of sustainable infrastructure to support achievement of the UN 2030 Agenda in ACECC countries. Good examples of projects and practices and the major barriers will be highlighted.


Presentations

  • Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in Nepal - Er. Kishore K. Jha, Immediate Past General Secretary – NEA, Kathmandu, Nepal - presentation

  • Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in Australia - Professor Gianluca Ranzi, Professor and Director of the Centre for Advanced Structural Engineering. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia - presentation

  • Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in New Zealand - Warren Ladbrook, Technical Director, Auxilium Ltd, ASCE New Zealand Group President, and PhD candidate at the University of Auckland, Christchurch, New Zealand. - presentation

  • Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in Pakistan - Dr. Abdul Jabbar Sangi, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. - presentation

  • Sustainable Infrastructure Practices in the Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways - Engr. Pelita Galvez, Division Chief. Philippines DPWH, Quezon City, Philippines - presentation

  • Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in India - Dr. Ajit Sabnis, consultant, Bangalore, India - presentation

  • Status of Sustainable Infrastructure in Bangladesh - Dr. Aysha Akter, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) Chittagong, Bangladesh - presentation