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Bio-Facades; An Innovative Design Solution Towards Sustainable Architecture in Hot Arid Zones
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The Arabian Gulf is a semi-enclosed sea with very high evaporation and low discharge rates resulting in extreme saline and thermal conditions. Additionally the system is characterized by a weak hydrodynamic flushing resulting ...
Life Cycle Assessment of Tall Buildings in Qatar, A focus on Construction Materials Use and Techniques
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Buildings represent one of the most significant sources of negative impacts to the natural ecosystems on which Qatar's inhabitants health and environmental quality depend. The market has identified Qatar as one of the ...
AI-big data analytics for building automation and management systems: a survey, actual challenges and future perspectives
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Article)
In theory, building automation and management systems (BAMSs) can provide all the components and functionalities required for analyzing and operating buildings. However, in reality, these systems can only ensure the control ...
Next-generation energy systems for sustainable smart cities: Roles of transfer learning
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article Review)
Smart cities attempt to reach net-zero emissions goals by reducing wasted energy while improving grid stability and meeting service demand. This is possible by adopting next-generation energy systems, which leverage ...
Multimodal Transport For Smart Mobility in Emerging Cities: Case of Doha
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
A mobility focused smart city ensures an urban place that is shaped with latest innovations accentuating the overall well-being of its citizens. One of the significant aspects for assessing the Smart Mobility in an emerging ...
An Analytical Review of Attempts to Mitigate Visual Pollution in Urban Settings
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Visual pollution is the main issue rising in urban settings these days. The residents of the built environment or the surrounding communities are negatively impacted by this sort of pollution. Visual pollution reduces ...
The Challenges and Future Aspirations of Implementing Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) in the Urban Facilities of Mega Sport Events [MSEs] in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Sports facilities are built for a specific function and purpose. Once the demand for such purpose no longer exists, it is important to know how both the buildings and the city will adapt to the existence of such megastructures ...
Conceptual Framework for Planning Urban Roadside Vegetation to Enhance Air Quality for Roadside Users
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Vegetation is known for enhancing air quality. However, vegetation on urban roads can either increase or decrease exposure to air pollutants. The health of pedestrians and cyclists is particularly of great concern since ...
An innovative deep anomaly detection of building energy consumption using energy time-series images
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Deep anomaly detection (DAD) is essential in optimizing building energy management. Nonetheless, most existing works concerning this field consider unsupervised learning and involve the analysis of sensor readings through ...
Exploring 2D Representation and Transfer Learning Techniques for People Identification in Indoor Localization
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE)
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Indoor localization is a crucial aspect of various disciplines in our daily lives. It enables efficient administration tasks and improves safety by identifying the position of items or people inside spaces, making it useful ...