In Episode 25 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald speaks to Farah Naz, award-winning climate change strategist, in our International Women’s Day special. Farah provides her professional and personal experience, with global insights, into where we stand in relation to the gender gap in the construction, Zobunjineli kunye namashishini okwakha.
UFarah noHenry baxoxa ngamava akhe njengowesifazana kwicandelo le-AEC, into ekufuneka sonke siyenze ukuze sijongane nokucalucalulwa ngokwesini kwishishini, nendlela esinokujonga ngayo ukwahluka ngokwesini njengethuba endaweni yengxaki yokusombulula.
“Ubhubhani usibonisile indlela entsha yokusebenza kunye nokwenza ishishini. Kwaye kufanele ukuba sithathe le ndlela, sithatha eli thuba njengethuba lokujongana nemiba yeyantlukwano yesini ngokwenene, ukulungisa ngokwenene ukubandakanywa kunye neyantlukwano kwindawo yethu yokusebenza, kwaye sijongane nendlela esinokukhuthaza ngayo isizukulwana esilandelayo. "
“Ke ndicinga ukuba ayiqali kubasetyhini kuphela kwishishini, kodwa nakumadoda, naye nabani na oyinxalenye yolu shishino ukuthatha ixesha elininzi kunye nomzamo wokuphuma baye kuthetha nesizukulwana esincinci, bathethe nabantwana bethu. Iqala kumakhaya ethu, ukuqalisa ukwenza loo mzekelo wesiphumo. Kwaye nokucacisa amandla eli shishini ekudaleni ikamva elingcono nelinokuqina. ”
“Sifuna ngenene indawo esebenzisanayo, intsebenziswano kunye nokucinga okwahlukeneyo ukusombulula imeko kaxakeka yemozulu. Ayingomabhinqa kuphela, okanye ayingomadoda kuphela, idibene.”
“Kuba abafazi kufuneka badlale indima eninzi: indima yentombi, indima yomhlobo, indima kadade, okanye umama. Ndicinga ukuba i-wiring yohlobo lobuchopho inceda abasetyhini ukuba bajonge zonke ezi yantlukwano zemozulu kunye nemiceli mngeni esinayo, kwaye beze nendlela yokusebenzisana ngakumbi yokudala ikamva. "
UFarah Naz lichule eliphumelele ibhaso loTshintsho lweMozulu elinamava angaphaya kwama-20 eminyaka kwicandelo lolwakhiwo elifunyenwe e-USA, UK, Southeast Asia kwaye kutsha nje kwi-United Arab Emirates (UAE).
UyiNjineli eChartered (UK), uMlingane we-CIBSE, i-LEED kunye ne-WELL AP kunye neNgcali yoPhando eQinisekisiweyo ye-Dubai Future Foundation.
UFarah ukhokela i-CIBSE UAE Chapter kwaye ungummeli wemfundo ye-STEM kwisizukulwana esizayo. Kutshanje uFarah ubhale incwadi ethi I-Net Zero Isixeko, esithathwa njengencwadi yokuqala epapashwe kwiNgingqi yoMbindi Mpuma.
For the past few years, Farah has been based in UAE, where she has been steering sustainability and innovation in the indawo eyakhelweyo covering the entire Middle East, Saudi Arabia and wider Gulf Region. She leads Specialist Services with a focus on Sustainable Cities, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and Urban Resilience for AECOM across the Middle East and Africa.
UFarah wayengumshukumisi ophambili ekudaleni iSicwangciso saMandla kwisakhiwo sokuqala se-zero-energy e-UK, esathi emva koko saphumelela imbasa ye-2015 ye-RIBA Sustainable Buildings (UK). KuMbindi Mpuma, igama lakhe libe sisithethantonye sozinzo olusebenzayo kunye nesicwangciso samandla phakathi kwezinye, ezidityaniswe neeprojekthi ezibandakanya iMyuziyam yekamva, iMyuziyam yaseLouvre e-Abu Dhabi, ikomkhulu leBee'ah eSharjah, iExpo 2020 Sustainability Pavilion, Masdar. I-Eco Villa, iZindlu zaseMasdar. Iiprojekthi zokucwangcisa eziphambili ezifana ne-NEOM, uLwandle oluBomvu, i-Amaala kunye neSicwangciso esiPhambili seHudayriat. Iiprojekthi zakhe, iSustainability Pavilion eDubai expo, iMasdar Housing kunye nekomkhulu leBee'ah eSharjah nguye ophumelele ibhaso leProjekthi eGqwesileyo yoZinzo lonyaka kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo ilandelelanayo kuMmandla woMbindi Mpuma.
Kwindima yakhe yokuvelisa izinto ezintsha, ugxininise ekuphunyezweni kweendlela ezilungileyo ngaphakathi kwendawo eyakhiweyo, ukwamkela iinkqubo ezinxulumene ne-Energy Water Food Nexus, i-Biomimetics, imodeli ye-Five Capital ye-Sustainability, Liveability kunye ne-Intergrated Innovation Frameworks, eya kwakha isiseko sezixeko kunye noluntu. kwixesha elizayo.
