Dubai Municipality is set to host the fifth International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials, to be organised by the Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) from December 13-14, 2017 at the Raffles Hotel, and will discuss sustainable applications and construction using 3D technology.
The conference, to be held in the presence of a large number of researchers from around the world, will be attended by Eng Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality and a number of assistants to the director general and directors of departments.
Khaled Sharif Al Awadhi, assistant director general for Environment, Health and Safety Control Sector, said: “The conference is part of Dubai Municipality’s continuous efforts to consolidate the principles of sustainability and to share the results of research and studies between the DCL and various international research organisations, reflecting Dubai’s pioneering role in building a world-class modern, clean, pollution-free city with the luxury of living. There is a need to adhere to the approved technical regulations and international standards as they are the only way to improve the quality of the implementation of construction projects.”
Eng Amin Ahmed Mohamed, director of DCL, said: “The Higher Scientific Committee, organising the conference, which consists of seven members of the experts and a group of academic professors, held several periodic meetings to receive and discuss the scientific papers and research from participants for review and evaluation in line with
the conference’s themes and objectives.”
The conference will be attended by more than 300 scientists and researchers from around the world, and will include five main sessions covering various issues related to sustainable buildings and roads and green and environmentally friendly technology.
Eng Adnan Al Marzouqi, head of building materials laboratories at DCL, said: “The most important topics to be discussed at the conference sessions are the sustainability applications and the construction of buildings using 3D technology, in addition to the means of increasing the resistance of materials to fire, especially the exterior cladding
products.”
The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition with ten stalls with the participation of Dubai Municipality and the Office of Expo 2020, as well as a number of institutions and companies that will exhibit the most important building materials, products and systems with smart and modern technologies developed for a qualitative leap in order to preserve the environment, natural resources and public health, and increase energy efficiency.