ED ICE arranges visit to Eco House
The Industry and Community Engagement (ICE) Committee of the Engineering Department (ED) arranged an industrial visit for four its Mechanical Engineering students enrolled in Project course on January 23, 2020.
The visit at Higher College of Technology’s Eco House aimed at acquainting students with knowledge on green building, Solar PV cells installation and solar inverters.
During the visit, Mechanical Engineering Lecturer Dr. Issa Nasser Krizou and Project Manager Ms. Muna Al Farsi explained passive house, a highly energy efficient building. The students also learned about the main features of an Eco House such as the extensive use of green materials, maintenance of a high quality indoor environment, and interior and exterior landscaping of a building.
The students were accompanied by Mechanical Engineering Lecturer Dr. Jinnah Sheik Mohammed during the said visit.