SONA Committee on Green and Sustainable Architecture

The SCGSA aims to To encourage and Advocate Green and Sustainable Building Agenda among Practicing Architects and Engineers. The 14th SCGSA has set forth three goals and five objectives and list of activities for the years 2021 and 2022. It aims to formulate Guidelines for Green Building and Sustainable Architecture through various workshops and series. It also includes promotional, sensitization, and information dissemination activities.

Chairman	Ar. Sanjay Uprety
Co-Chairman	Ar. Dip Pandey
Co-Ordinator	Ar. Pranita Sharma Pandey (Treasurer 14th Executive Committee)
Members	Ar. Prabal Thapa Ar. Prabal Dhakal Ar. Niru Man Shakya Ar.Ar. Pratikshya Shrestha Ar. Alex Shrestha Ar. Sakar Shrestha Ar. Nhasala Tuladhar
Advisors	Ar. Bhibhuti Man Singh

SONA Committee on Green and Sustainable Architecture
Goal	To encourages the green building design practices to improve the quality of life of residents and occupants, through energy efficiency and promotion of renewable sources of energy.
Objectives	To encourage and advocate Green and Sustainable Building Agenda among Practicing Architects and Engineers.
	To formulate Guidelines for Green Building and Sustainable Architecture through various workshops and series.
	Sensitization of Green and Sustainable Agenda in Building Design
Action Plan / Activities		Time Frame	Resources and Assumptions	Remarks
	Preparation of Energy Efficiency Guidelines (EEG) for Buildings	6 Months		Once a year, budgeting could be from the funding of architecture institutions and other product fundings.
	To organize workshops/training for capacity building targeted to architects/engineers	Every Year
	To organize Green Building Design Competitions and Design Award Programs.	yearly	In collaboration with ARCASIA and further, organizing and integrating Sustainable Building design principles. Organizing Design competition for professionals and architecture students. Çollaboration with Academic Institutions and companies.
	To conduct workshops, trainings , talk program, publication on green design issues and accomplishments	Every Year	Through Webinars, Research Architects and exchange programs and partnership building	For various workshops and Publications
Output/ Outcome
	Finalization and Publication of ERA Design Guidelines
	Finalization and Publication of EE Design Guidelines for Public Guidelines for different ecological zones.
	Finalization and Publication of EE Design Guidelines for Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction
	Trainings (Paid/ Volunteer) for EE Designing.
	Various Webinars focusing on EE and Green Architecture