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