IoT Based Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System deployed at NUST

On average, humans spend around 90 % of their time indoors, which highlights the importance of indoor air quality. Indoor air quality typically encompasses the ambient conditions inside buildings and public facilities that may affect both the mental and respiratory health of an individual. Until the COVID-19 outbreak, indoor air quality monitoring was not a…

NUST Researchers Won HEC Grant under NRPU for waste-to-energy conversion from Municipal Solid Waste

Tenured Associate Professor, SCME and Director National Science and Technology Park (NSTP), Dr. Salman Raza Naqvi as Principal investigator along with Assistant Professor Dr. Taqi Mehran SCME, Associate Professor Dr. Erum Pervaiz SCME and Associate Professor Dr. Syed Ali Ammar Taqvi, NED won potential 11 MPKR research grant from HEC on National Research Proposal for…

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Inhaling Bio Healable Interlocking Compressed Earth Bricks to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions

Bricks are being used in construction of buildings and houses for years around the world and masonry structures are constructed since ancient times. Escalating demand from residential housing market has benefited bricks manufacturer during the recent years and different types of bricks manufacturing over a period are distinguished by mixture of materials with less chemical…

AquaSmart: An IoT-Enabled Smart Water Management Solution

Introduction Water is regarded as one of the most essential commodities for the survival of living things. With the increase in population, there exists an exponentially rising need to conserve the consumption and monitor the quality of water being provided to the consumers for drinking, agriculture and other purposes. Pakistan is experiencing an impending water…