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INNOVATIONS FROM THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - Bala MUHAMMAD*

INTRODUCTION nvironmental sciences deal with surveying, planning and designing of spaces within the Mother ENature. Environmental experts including Land Surveyors, Urban and Regional Planners, Architects, Builders, Estate Managers and Quantity Surveyors synergistically work in transforming desolate spaces into habitable surroundings for residential, educational, religious, industrial, commercial, recreational, vocational, medical and sporting purposes.

Our vision is to always be ahead on Environmental Excellence through inculcation of world-class standards so that our students graduate with in-depth knowledge and excellent skills in their fields of study. The Faculty of Environmental Sciences is indeed passionate in imparting high quality knowledge, research that matters and development-oriented activities; to promote the image of the University as well as environmental friendly advancements in the country and beyond.

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences though recently established has started manifesting its capabilities through chain of successful accreditations by both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Professional bodies. In addition, the students in the various Departments of the Faculty have started demonstrating proficient ‘hands-on’ environmental issues; the results of extensive and intensive lectures, studio activities and Laboratory practices inculcated on them by the well experienced lecturers and technologists in the Faculty. Some excerpts are depicted below.

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

· Design summary of a shopping mall designed by a 400 Level student. The design used a diamond grid truss system to achieve the building envelope which was covered with environmentally friendly, transparent-photovoltaic.