SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
LAU is dedicated to advancing SDG 11 by integrating sustainability and art into its initiatives. LAU’s commitment to sustainable design and construction practices is evident in projects like the Architecture L1 renovation and the Wadad Sabbagh Khoury Student Center renovation, both incorporating energy and water conservation features. The university is also developing green design guidelines, establishing a framework for environmentally friendly solutions in all designs, showcasing a long-term commitment to creating inclusive, resilient, and sustainable campus environments. LAU not only demonstrates its commitment to SDG 11 through sustainable design practices but also actively engages with the community by sharing its facilities with the public. Beyond hosting art exhibitions and fashion shows, LAU extends access to its library, industrial hub, and museums, fostering a dynamic exchange between the university and the broader community. This inclusive approach aligns with SDG 11’s objectives by creating safe, resilient, and sustainable spaces that contribute not only to the academic environment but also to the cultural enrichment and well-being of the wider community. Through these initiatives, LAU exemplifies a holistic commitment to both sustainable development and community engagement.
Graphic Design Exhibition
June 22 till June 25 from 10:00 till 18:00
605, Gezairi Building, Beirut Campus
The annual graphic design students’ exhibition 2021-2022 is opening on June 21st at 5pm in Gezairi 605.
It is open daily from June 22 till June June 25 from 10 till 6 pm.
Graduate Fashion Show: Ignite
June 23, 2022 4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Level 7 - Ground Floor, Gezairi Building, Beirut Campus
LAU is proud to be organizing a fashion show celebrating the work of its Class of 2022. The show will feature the collections of its 11 graduates of the BFA in Fashion Design in collaboration with ELIE SAAB.
BioFashion Factory Exhibition
June 24–27, 2022 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
600A, Gezairi Building, Beirut Campus
Bio-Fashion Factory is an exhibition showcasing a series of research conducted by LAU’s first BioDesign in Fashion course in collaboration with Vancouver based innovations lab Temporal Futures.
Investigating what the future of sustainable fashion could be, students were asked to collaborate with one or more microorganisms to develop an innovative fashion system addressing three different themes of Color, Textile and Symbiosis.
Sustainable Design and Construction
Green Building Certification
We are committed to developing sustainable buildings that reduce resource consumption while protecting the environment and providing a high indoor environmental quality. Increasingly, our building projects involve certifying our buildings by means of green building rating systems, thus obtaining recognition and creating further awareness.
On the Byblos campus, two buildings have recently followed this path:
The Library and Riyad Nassar Central Administration buildings were being constructed with USGBC’s LEED gold certification in mind.
The Tohme-Rizk building in Byblos has obtained the International Finance Corporation’s EDGE certification, becoming the first EDGE certified office building in Lebanon (PDF - 0.7MB). This will result in reductions of 41 percent in energy, 29 percent in water, and 34 percent in materials’ embodied energy compared to local benchmarks. It will reduce, at no additional capital cost, utility expenses for the building by around $600 each month, in addition to saving the environment 21 tCO2 per year.
High Performance Renovations
We aim at transforming LAU’s campuses into high performance facilities, one project at a time, without necessitating large budgets for the retrofitting or replacement of inefficient installations. For example:
- Byblos’ Architecture L1 renovation was designed and is being executed with energy conservation features.
- Beirut’s Wadad Sabbagh Khoury Student Center renovation was designed and executed with water and energy conservation features.
Green Design Guidelines
We are in the process of establishing guidelines for green criteria/systems to be adopted in all of our designs. These would consist of solutions that are most relevant to our culture and to our university’s context, most technically appropriate to each building type, and most financially feasible. We are currently identifying the appropriate systems and will launch this initiative in 2016.
Libraries’ Visitors Rules
- The LAU Libraries exist primarily to meet the needs of the students, faculty and staff of Lebanese American University. We also regularly serve alumni and special guests of the university.
- Other visitors are welcome to use the Libraries’ on-site facilities and resources for research and educational purposes, generally for limited periods of time depending on individual need.
- Visitors from other institutions in Lebanon or abroad working on a special research, Ph.D. or masters’ thesis project are entitled to subscribe (for a fee) to the Library after providing a formal letter from their institution proving the field of study and specifying the time needed to use the Library.
- Once the guest’s eligibility status is confirmed and approved by the Library administration and the subscription fee is paid at the Business Office, the LAU Security Office will be informed in order to facilitate the guest’s entrance to the Library.
- Exceptional cases will need the approval of the Library Director and the Provost.
- Library staff will assist visitors in using the Library’s resources as time and workload permit.
- To facilitate the on-site use of materials photocopy machines and scanners are provided at various locations inside the Library.
- The computers in the Libraries are for use by LAU students. Their primary purpose is for academic applications, with an emphasis on Library-related applications such as searching the online catalog, electronic resources or other online research activities. Questions may be directed to the Circulation Desk staff.
- Visitors’ Library privileges may be terminated at the discretion of any librarian for violation of policies, disruptive behavior or any activity deemed detrimental to the Library or our primary users.
For assistance, please contact:
- E-mail: circulation@lau.edu.lb
- Riyad Nassar Library circulation desk (Beirut Campus), ext: 1213
- Joseph G. Jabbra Library circulation desk (Byblos Campus), ext: 2280
- Health Sciences Library circulation desk (Byblos Campus), ext: 2977
Dr. Zahi Hakim Museum
In the Spring of 2019, Dr. Zahi Hakim generously gifted the Lebanese American University the collection of X-ray tubes and radiology antiques he had painstakingly sought, acquired and maintained over more than 60 years. The collection is now on display at the Chagoury Health Sciences building in Byblos, next to the auditorium, where it can be viewed by visitors and LAU’s medical scholars.
Planning a visit?
The Dr. Zahi Hakim museum is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and during the summer from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The Museum closes only on weekends and official holidays.
Visitors can tour the museum but cannot access any other part of the LAU campus.
To book a visit to the Zahi Hakim Museum, kindly send an email to may.chahine@lau.edu.lb specifying details (date, time, number of visitors, names, etc.).
LAU Industrial Hub
The LAU industrial hub is a one-of-a-kind physical and cyber hub for industry-academia collaboration. We provide services and products tailored to the industry’s needs using LAU’s community and high-tech infrastructure.
The added value of the industrial hub is its ability to provide a certified US-trained workforce, reliable infrastructure in Lebanon, effective management and administration, a legal framework with a reputable US-based institution, and money transfer services through bank accounts in Lebanon and the US.
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