Maya Karkour is an Environmental and Circular Economy Specialist, an Eco-Entrepreneur, and the Managing Director of EcoConsulting, a specialized sustainability consultancy which she founded in 2003 in the UK and in 2007 in Lebanon. She has been since 2022 the Chair of the EcoSwitch Coalition for green entrepreneurs in Lebanon.
Maya has directly worked on numerous projects aiming at reducing their environmental footprint. She has been a keynote speaker or moderator at various sustainability/environmental conferences in Lebanon and other countries; and has organized and conducted numerous sustainability, green building, circular economy, blue economy and environmental seminars & workshops. She has been coaching environmental start-ups with innovative entrepreneurial solutions and is mentoring eco or social entrepreneurs to help them establish and scale up. Maya has been actively promoting the Circular Economy and sustainable practices in Lebanon and launched the Circular Hub in 2019.
Maya holds an MSc (hons) in Environment & Sustainable Policies from the London School of Economics & Political Science, is a LEED Accredited Professional, a BREEAM Licensed Assessor, and a Low Carbon Energy Assessor. She is a Circular Economy Specialist with the Circular Economy Club and the Circular Economy Alliance, and holds the Permaculture Design Certificate, first level. Maya is also a fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI) of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
This seminar covers both theoretical concepts and practical applications on how to adopt bioclimatic design principles from the onset a project. Bioclimatic architecture refers to the design of buildings & spaces taking into account their close relationship with the local climate: making use of solar energy, wind, and other environmental sources to help achieve optimal thermal performance and indoor comfort. It deals with design and architectural elements, avoiding complete dependence on mechanical systems, which are regarded as support. A good example of this is using natural ventilation or mixed mode ventilation.
Bioclimatic design principles will be reviewed for the main building elements, both for dry and humid hot climates. Additionally, an overview of natural ventilation, mixed-mode ventilation and other different passive ventilation techniques such as wind towers, solar chimneys, and the Canadian/Provençal well will be given. Insulation, air tightness, heat island effect reduction, natural daylighting, glazing, shading devices, and green roofs will also be quickly covered throughout the two parts of this seminar.
Moderate
Green Buildings & Sustainable Neighborhoods
Green Buildings & Sustainable Neighborhoods
Sustainable Cities & Communities
Affordable & Clean Energy
Responsible Consumption & Production
Good Health & Wellbeing
Suitable for all levels, architects, engineers, developers, or any other construction professional or student.
Explore some key findings regarding human behavior & decision making from a cognitive neuroscience perspective and adopt some of them to design an environmental campaign.
