The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) held an inception workshop on 5 May at its headquarters seminar room to assess best practices in building materials for climate-resilient infrastructure, officials said in a press.
The event, organised by the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) under the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project (CRIMP), brought together senior engineers and project officials to review approaches to sustainable construction materials.
LGED Additional Chief Engineer and CReLIC Director Md Azharul Islam presided over the workshop, while LGED Additional Chief Engineer Syeda Asma Khatun attended as chief guest.
She said ensuring the use of climate-resilient and high-quality construction materials is essential for sustainable infrastructure development.
She said the initiative by LGED and CReLIC would help disseminate best practices in modern and eco-friendly building materials at the field level.
Professor Dr Md Jahangir Alam, Team Leader of EQMS Consulting Limited, the consultancy firm appointed for the assignment, delivered a presentation outlining the methodology and assessment framework.
Participants included LGED Additional Chief Engineers Molla Mizanur Rahman, Kazi Saiful Kabir, Md Wahiduzzaman and Md Golam Mowla, along with Superintending Engineers Md Hamidul Haque, Md Anisul Wahab Khan and Md Akhtar Hossain.
Also present were various Project Directors, Executive Engineers and Senior Assistant Engineers, as well as CRIMP-CReLIC Project Director Md Abdul Khaleque, CReLIC Executive Engineers Md Latif Hossain and Fatema Ismat Ara, Assistant Engineer Arpan Paul, and CReLIC specialist consultants Md Abdul Nur, Md Shahidul Islam, Md Sadequr Rahman Bhuiyan, Md Masudur Rahman and Syed Mahbub Ahsan.
