Smart Villages LabFaculty of Architecture, Building and Planningsmartvillageslab.msd.unimelb.edu.au
Cross-cultural analysis and capacity building in construction management practices focusing on housing and infrastructure sectors in Assam and Australia
Growing Capacity in Assam
SHORT COURSE ON CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND2ND ANNUAL WORKSHOP ON SMART VILLAGES
27th November to 7th December, 2017Assam Engineering College, Guwahati
Week 1SHORT COURSE ON CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
27th November to 2nd December 2017
Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam
COORDINATORS Atul Bora (Lead)Pradip BaishyaBipul TalukdarSasanka BorahJayanta Pathak
SUBJECTSFundamentals of project managementConstruction materialsConstruction methods and equipmentBuilding constructionBuilding services and operationsBuilding regulation
Week 22nd Annual Workshop on Smart Villages
PART 1 - PRESENTATIONS
Day 1 – Monday 4th December
9.00 am WELCOME (A. Bora)
9.30 am Linking CM and PM Education for Successful Project Delivery (H. Doloi)
HowsignificantCMandPMeducationisforsuccessfulproject delivery in local contexts?
What sort of professional competencies are required for building industry capacity for addressing growing challenges in housing and infrastructure in Assam.
10.30 am Morning tea
11.00 am SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sustainability and Construction (S. Donovan) How can villages be developed to serve future generations
as well as the current one? Canwedevelopvillagesinawaythatnotonlyprotects
but enhances the environment?
Earthquake Risk Management for Sustainable Built Environment (J. Pathak)
How can we build resilience in earthquake-prone north-east India?
Mainstreamingearthquakeriskmanagementintodesignand construction could minimise damage and loss.
12.00 pm CM COURSE PRESENTATIONS
1.00 pm Tiffin
2.00 pm BUILDING RESILIENCE
Smart Villages and Environmental Sustainability (R. Crawford)
How do housing and infrastructure systems interact with the natural environment?
What are the solutions for improving their environmental performance?
Sustainable Solution to Flood and Erosion Problem of Assam (B. Talukdar)
What measures have been taken to make construction in Assamfloodresilient?
Are there more sustainable solutions available?
3.30 pm Afternoon tea
4.00 pm Affordable Waste Management Solutions for Smart Villages of Assam (P. Baishya)
A new development in Guwahati incorporated an in-situ semi-mechanised solid waste management system
Thesystemcouldbeadaptedtodifferentsituationsorcities.
4.30 pm Industry Presentation
5.00pm Session end
For details refer to the timetable:smartvillageslab.msd.unimelb.edu.au
Day 2 – Tuesday 5th December9.00 am WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES Smart Village – Smart Villager: Taking Stock
(M. Burry) How can you have a smart village without smart
villagers? What engagement strategies are necessary for success?
Smart Governance (G. Kimm) AnICT4Dstrategyforpromotingbettercommunities
and identifying service gaps This has particular application in the Assamese context
10.30 am Morning tea
11.00 am PHD CANDIDATES Exploring the Benefits of Prefabrication
Techniques for Housing Construction in Assam (A. Deka)
What are the current housing and construction issues in Assam?
Whatarethebenefitsandopportunitiesforprefabrication techniques?
Significance of Cultural Sensitive Approach in Smart Village Development (V. Katharpi)
Howcultureandvalueaffectcommunitydevelopment How culture and value of a community link to housing
design
12.00 pm CM COURSE PRESENTATIONS
1.00 pm Tiffin
2.00 pm SUSTAINABLE HOUSING Sustainable Construction and Assam Type Housing
(S. Borah) Is Assam-type house still relevant for common people
in Assam? Howwillthisaffectsustainabilityineco-sensitive
North-East India?
Assessing the Sustainability Credential of Large Residential Development Projects (R. Green)
EnviroDevelopmentisanAustraliandevelopmentsustainabilitycertificationprogram.
What are the sustainability performance indicators used in this program?
3.30 pm Afternoon tea
4.00 pm PRESENTATIONS FROM THE IIT, GUWAHATI Scope of optimizing socio-economic activities subject
to water related constraints (A. Sarma)
Promoting community participation in infrastructure management - Case of rural roads (B. Singh)
5.00 pm Session end
PART 2 – ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Day 3 – Wednesday 6th December9.00 am ROUND TABLE ON NATURE CONSERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT Facilitators: R. Green, J. Pathak, S. Borah Nature conservation values Maintaininghabitatintegrity Conflictsbetweennatureconservationand
development Monitoringimpactsonnaturalenvironments
12.00 am CM COURSE PRESENTATIONS
1.00 pm Tiffin
2.00 pm ROUND TABLE ON HOUSING Facilitators: M. Burry, P. Baishya, J. Pathak What are sustainable housing practices? How can we apply these to Assam?
What are the key sustainability measures required forbuildingaffordablehousesinruralAssam?
Day 4 – Thursday 7th December9.00 am ROUND TABLE ON SUSTAINABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE Facilitators: S. Donovan, R. Crawford,
B. Talukdar What is sustainable infrastructure? How do we know whether infrastructure is truly
sustainable? How can we apply these ideas to Assam?
12.00 am CM COURSE PRESENTATIONS
1.00 pm Tiffin
2.00 pm ROUND TABLE ON GOVERNANCE Facilitators: H. Doloi, G. Kimm, S. Borah Communityparticipation Setting priorities and government intervention Real time communication
Dr. Atul BoraPrincipalofAssamEngineeringCollegeDirectorofTechnicalEducationinAssam
Dr. Hemanta DoloiSeniorLecturerinConstructionTheUniversityofMelbourne
Prof. Mark BurryProfessor of Urban FuturesSwinburne University of Technology
Dr. Robert CrawfordSeniorLecturerinConstructionTheUniversityofMelbourne
Prof. Ray GreenProfessorandChiefInvestigatorTheUniversityofMelbourne
Geoff KimmResearch fellow TheUniversityofMelbourne
Dr. Sally DonovanResearch FellowTheUniversityofMelbourne
Dr. L. Boeing SinghAssociate ProfessorIndian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Prof. Arup SarmaB.P.ChalihaChairProfessorIndian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Dr. S. Ranbir SinghAssociate ProfessorIndian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Prof. Jayanta PathakProfessorofCivilEngineeringAssamEngineeringCollege
Prof. Bipul TalukdarAssociateProfessorofCivilEngineeringAssamEngineeringCollege
Sasanka BorahAssistant Professor AssamEngineeringCollege
Dr. Pradip BaishyaAssistant ProfessorAssamEngineeringCollege
Velyne KatharpiPhDcandidateTheUniversityofMelbourne
Arup Deka PhDcandidateTheUniversityofMelbourne
Speakers
