Sustainable: DHA City Karachi wins global award
Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure is internationally recognised for scoring a sustainability rating system.
KARACHI:
DHA City Karachi (DKC) has been conferred an international award for being Pakistan’s first sustainable city during a prestigious ceremony in Washington. Project director Brigadier (R) Muhammad Rafiq received the award. The Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure has been internationally recognised for scoring and maintain a sustainability rating system for all the cities of the world. Speaking on the occasion, the Institute Chief Executive, William Barterra said that for the first time in Pakistan a reliable and sustainable city has been planned. “The sustainability and quality of the project is exemplary.” He lauded the efforts of Pakistani engineers and planners for concluding the task within a short time. He said DCK has become a standard model which should be followed in other cities around the world. The project director pointed out that this project would be the beginning of a long collaboration between DCK and the Institute.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2014.
DHA City Karachi (DKC) has been conferred an international award for being Pakistan’s first sustainable city during a prestigious ceremony in Washington. Project director Brigadier (R) Muhammad Rafiq received the award. The Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure has been internationally recognised for scoring and maintain a sustainability rating system for all the cities of the world. Speaking on the occasion, the Institute Chief Executive, William Barterra said that for the first time in Pakistan a reliable and sustainable city has been planned. “The sustainability and quality of the project is exemplary.” He lauded the efforts of Pakistani engineers and planners for concluding the task within a short time. He said DCK has become a standard model which should be followed in other cities around the world. The project director pointed out that this project would be the beginning of a long collaboration between DCK and the Institute.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2014.