21 September 2017, Bangkok Over the last 100 years, the traditional building and structural systems have efficiently served the purpose of providing built facilities for societal growth and development. However, with recently growing rates of urbanization and population, and the correspondingly increasing needs of better residential and commercial buildings, the necessity of innovative and more…
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3 October 2017, Manila There are many intricacies and challenges to perfecting the design of tall buildings. Civil and Structural Engineers strive to continue learning different methods and update all tools to practice the profession. The Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP) in collaboration with AIT and AIT Solutions is hosting the Seminar…
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8 September 2017, Bangkok The first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment took place in Bangkok from 5-8 September 2017. The Ministerial Summit, jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and the United National Environment Program (UN Environment), focused on addressing the linkages between resource…
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18 August 2017, Mandalay The Mayor of Mandalay City, Myanmar and Minister for Development Affairs of Mandalay Region Dr. Ye Lwin has envisioned the city to be resilient and go on a path of sustainable development to achieve its goal to be a ‘Garden City’. Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) with support from Department of…
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05 August 2017, Bangkok The AIT-Tiger Leong International Innovation and Leadership Camp (ATIILC) is a summer camp for bright and brilliant undergraduate students that aims to expose students to important and relevant issues in today’s world in a highly interactive environment. The purpose of this camp is to motivate the students and aspire them to…
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30 June 2017, Yangon Myanmar has been frequently impacted by all sorts of natural hazards like earthquake, flood, cyclone, landslide, and fire. Although major earthquake is less frequent than other hazards, their impact on buildings and infrastructure of exposed areas can be devastating. Yangon lies along the Sagaing fault, in low to moderate seismic zone.…
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