Waqas Ahmed Mahar

Prof. Dr. Waqas Ahmed Mahar

School of Art, Design and Architecture (SADA), National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan
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Professor of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism

Biography

Currently, I am a Professor at SADA, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan. I am an architect and urban planner specialising in thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality, planning, housing and building defects. My research focuses on architecture, planning and building engineering in general and thermal comfort and building performance in particular. I have been working on specific topics, including thermal comfort, housing stock characterisation, bioclimatic design principles, energy-efficiency policies and practices, indoor environmental quality, and building performance simulation.

Affiliations

National University of Sciences & Technology

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

School of Art, Design and Architecture (SADA)

Honors and Awards

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Best Student Award (Gold Medalist)

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

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PhD Scholarship (HRDI-UESTP)

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan

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Honorary Fellow

Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA), Philippines

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National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic

Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA), Slovak Republic

Experience

University Educator/Researcher

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad

01 Jan 2025 - present

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage

01 Oct 2023 - 01 Jan 2025

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)

01 Feb 2022 - 01 Oct 2023

University Educator/Researcher

Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)

01 Aug 2013 - 01 Oct 2023

University Lecturer

Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)

01 Jan 2013 - 01 Aug 2013