U.S.-Egypt Workshop: Sustainability In Engineering And Architectural Design - Green Buildings, Cairo, March 2009

该奖项是为了支持将于2009年3月在埃及开罗举行的美国-埃及工程和建筑设计可持续发展研讨会。美国的组织者是福阿德·H·福阿德博士，系主任。伯明翰阿拉巴马大学土木、建筑和环境工程系。埃及组织者是埃及开罗住房和建筑研究中心(HBRC)的Omima Salah el Din博士。预计美国将有12人参加，埃及和邻国约有50人参加。美国的参与者将来自大学、政府和主要的设计/建筑公司。可持续建筑和工程绿色设计走在了前列，因为他们使用的产品和材料节约了自然资源，提供了更高的能源效率，减少了污染，创造了更健康更安全的环境。现在，许多产品、材料和系统正被推向市场，用于可持续和绿色建筑施工。然而，关于绿色材料和施工方法的信息是零散的，没有被很好地理解。研讨会将通过促进来自北美、欧洲和中东的国际专家之间的互动和促进伙伴关系来讨论绿色建筑设计领域。学术价值：研讨会将讨论与可持续材料和绿色建筑有关的问题，包括节能建筑系统、经济适用房概念、环境资源保护、材料开发、施工方法以及美国和世界各地在这些主题上的研究和教育现状。规定的目标是为联合协作确定未来的研究主题，为已确定的研究主题编写白皮书，并提供资金来源，并制定国际合作研究议程。这次研讨会的重点是提高埃及和中东地区对绿色建筑原则的认识，并鼓励合作研究。将开发一个讲习班网站，以便以电子方式提交和传播摘要和论文。更广泛的影响：参与者提出的不同应用程序将提供对全球可持续设计问题的全面了解。研讨会将使人们更好地理解和接受可持续发展和无害环境的绿色设计原则，从而减少建筑基础设施对未来城市环境的不利影响。它还将为编写课程材料提供基础，以补充可持续绿色建筑设计的研究生课程。研讨会将加强埃及、中东和美国的研究人员之间的关系，并将鼓励未来的研究合作。作为研讨会的直接成果，预计埃及住房和建筑研究中心(HBRC)将与参与其中的美国科学家建立一个联合工作组，以制定埃及的“绿色”建筑设计规范。来自代表性不足群体的美国研究生和教职员工将被邀请参加。研讨会上介绍的研究工作将提供综合知识，这些知识将通过促进更安全、更健康、环保和经济的建筑而造福社会。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合科学和技术基金计划的支持，该计划为两国的科学家和工程师提供资助，以开展这些联合科学活动。

This award is to support a US-Egypt Workshop on Sustainability in Engineering and Architectural Design to be held in Cairo, Egypt in March 2009. The U.S. organizer is Dr. Fouad H. Fouad, Chairman, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the U. of Alabama, Birmingham. The Egyptian organizer is Dr. Omima Salah el Din, Housing and Building Research Center (HBRC), Cairo, Egypt. Expected participation is twelve from the U.S. and approximately 50 from Egypt and neighboring countries. U.S. participants will come from universities, government, and major design/construction firms. Sustainable architectural and engineering green design have come to the forefront for their use of products and materials that conserve natural resources, provide greater energy efficiency, reduce pollution, and create a healthier and safer environment. A multitude of products, materials and systems are now being marketed for sustainable and green building construction. However, the information on green materials and construction methods is fragmented and not well understood. The workshop will address the area of green building design by facilitating interactions and fostering partnerships among international experts from North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Intellectual merit: The workshop will address issues with respect to sustainable materials and green buildings, including the issues of energy efficient construction systems, affordable housing concepts, environmental resource protection, materials development, construction methods and the current status of research and education on these topics in the U.S. and around the world. The stated objectives are to identify future research topics for joint collaborations, to develop white papers for the identified research topics with funding sources, and to generate an international collaborative research agenda. This workshop is focused on enhancing awareness of green building principles in Egypt and the Middle East, and encouraging collaborative research. A Workshop website will be developed to allow for electronic submission and dissemination of abstracts and papers. Broader impacts: The diverse applications presented by participants will provide a holistic understanding of global sustainable design issues. The workshop will result in better understanding and acceptance of the principles of sustainability and environmentally sound green design, thereby decreasing adverse impacts of the building infrastructure on future urban environments. It will also provide basis for the development of course materials to supplement graduate courses in sustainable green building design. The workshop will strengthen relationships between researchers in Egypt, the Middle East, and the U.S. and will encourage future research collaborations. As a direct outcome of the workshop, it is expected that the Egyptian Housing and Building Research Center (HBRC) will establish a joint task force with participating U.S. scientists for developing an Egyptian "green" building design code. U.S. graduate students and faculty from underrepresented groups will be invited to participate. The research efforts presented at the workshop will provide integrated knowledge which will benefit the society by promoting safer, healthier, environmentally sound, and economical buildings. This project is being supported by the US-Egypt Joint Science and Technology Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these joint scientific activities.