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Housing & Building National Research CenterHBRC
2010 ـــ 1997
Urban Training & Studies InstituteUrban Training & Studies Institute
UTIUTIAss. Prof. Dr. Doaa M. El-SherifAss. Prof. Dr. Doaa M. El-Sherif
UTI Executive DirectorUTI Executive Director
1- About HBRC & UTI
• Housing & Building National Research Centre– (HBRC) is a national governmental research establishment which was founded in 1954. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities.
• HBRC performs a leading role in enhancing the performance of housing & building sector through scientific research, consultations and training for the purpose of improving the living and environmental conditions of cities in Egypt & Middle East.
• It has more than 300 Academic staff in different fields related to urban development.
Housing & Building National Research CenterHBRC
• HBRC Mission Statement is to carry out all urban policy studies and researches, conducting applied researches for the construction field and capacity building.
• Development of Building Codes & Technical Specifications is one of the main responsibilities of HBRC.
• Building Codes include:– Building Service CodesBuilding Service Codes
– Building & Safety CodesBuilding & Safety Codes– Specialized Building CodesSpecialized Building Codes– Technical SpecificationsTechnical Specifications
Housing & Building National Research CenterHBRC
• Using treated wastewater in different purposes
• Design & installation of potable water & sewage pipelines
• Executing conditions of potable water, sanitary wastewater and lifting plants
• Executing conditions of sanitary plumbing engineering inside buildings
• Moisture & water insulation in buildings
• Interior Electrical installation
• Hydraulic and electrical elevators
• Air conditioning and cooling systems, and
• Operating and maintenance of potable water
purification & wastewater treatment plants
Building Service Codes
Building & Safety Codes
• Soil mechanics and foundations
• RC structures
• Steel structures (buildings and bridges)
• Masonry buildings
• Loads & forces on structures & buildings
• Fire protection
• Specifications of multi utilities structures safety
• Housing design and planning criteria
• Construction project management
• Building Requirements for Disabled
• Founding on Rocks
• Urban and Rural Highways & Bridges
• Structural Composite Materials,
• • Energy Efficiency in Residential and Energy Efficiency in Residential and Commercial BuildingsCommercial Buildings
• Plastering (internal- external- special)
Specialized Building Codes
1. UTI as the training institute of HBRC2. UTI Foundation3. UTI Activities
Training National Researches Workshops & Seminars Consultancy
4. UTI Partners5. UTI Available Resources6. The establishment of the Egyptian
Green Building Council (EGBC)
Focus of session
2- UTI Foundation
National Policy of the Ministry of Housing, Utilities
and Urban CommunitiesIstanbul Summit 1996
Capacity Building For Local Government
Decentralization of Managing Urban and Socio-economic Projects in Cities
Capacity Building for Local government to manage and
implement urban development projects
Urban Training& Studies Institute (UTI)
Establishment of a Regional and National Training Institute for Capacity Building of Experts working in
the field of housing and urban development
Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban
Communities
*EgyptNetherlands
Dutch Government
Aiming at achieving Aiming at achieving Sustainable Sustainable
Development for Development for Egyptian Cities Egyptian Cities
through capacity through capacity buildingbuilding
HBRCIHS
Training and Research in Housing and Urban Development Project Training and Research in Housing and Urban Development Project (TRHUD)(TRHUD)
Urban Training & Studies Institute UTIUrban Training & Studies Institute UTI
3- UTI Activities
UTI
Research
Publications
Analyzing Egyptian case
studies and local context
Comparative studies with international
cases
Green Construction
Upgrading Informal and urban
Deteriorated Areas
Participatory Urban Planning &
Management
Project Management
Consultancy Training
Regular training
programs
Tailor-made training
Training
Workshops and Expert Group Meetings
Regular Training Courses
Tailor-made Training Courses on both National and Regional Levels
Institutionalization and Sustainability of Training and Capacity Building!!
Around 7000 participants were Around 7000 participants were trained at UTI over the period trained at UTI over the period
1997 – 2010 in different fields of 1997 – 2010 in different fields of trainingtraining
Imposing the Different aspects Imposing the Different aspects of Urban Developmentof Urban Development
Training
Training
Main Training Regular ProgramsMain Training Regular Programs
1. Urban Development.
2. Heritage Areas Preservation.
3. Environmental management
4.4. Green Construction.Green Construction.
5. Project Management.
6. Management of Infrastructure Projects.
7. Geographic information system.
3- UTI Partners
International partnerships including:• Netherlands institutes (IHS, ITC), • German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), • United Nations Program for Human Settlements
(UN-Habitat), • University of Vienna and the University of Stuttgart;
Helps to build a good combination of local and international expertise in different disciplines and to work in a multicultural context.
International Partners
At the National level; UTI works in close cooperation with a number of Egyptian partners:
• Egyptian Green Building Council (EGBC), • General organization for Physical Planning (GOPP), • Egyptian Environmental Agency Affairs (EEAA), • Centre of Environment & Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), • Social Fund for Development (SFD) and• Cairo & Ain Shams Universities.
National Partners
4- UTI Resources
UTI Available Resources
UTI is occupying a full floor of 600m2 with 20 permanent technical and administrative staff
3 major training classrooms
GIS lab and facilities
Specialized library
Office spaces and facilities
UTI Available Resources
EGBC
The establishment of the Egyptian Green Building
Council (EGBC)
Prof. Manal El-Batran