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Cultural Heritage Tourism as a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration: Case of the Doha Historic Center in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Heritage and tourism have become during the last two decades dynamic areas of development in the world. The idea of heritage is crucial to the critical decision-making process as to how irreplaceable resources are to be ... -
Developing the adaptive model of thermal comfort for offices in the GCC region
( NCEUB 2018 , 2018 , Conference Paper)Escalating building energy expenditure encourages rethinking on thermal comfort delivery in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, in warm desert climate. The GCC states do not have an adaptive comfort standard, or ... -
Differences in thermal comfort and satisfaction in offices based on gender
( NCEUB 2020 , 2020 , Conference Paper)Women's labor force participation in Asia remains low and shows a downward trend despite improved female education and significant economic growth. Several factors contribute to increased female labor force participation. ... -
Doha and its Sports City: An Assessment of the Long-term Legacies of the Aspire Zone
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)A growing phenomenon, which is gaining attention worldwide, is the rapid diffusion of themed-sport areas as legacies of mega-sporting events. An example of it is offered by the city of Doha. On the occasion of 2006 Asian ... -
Effect of PCM packet mass and melting temperature on cooling vest performance
( ASHRAE , 2016 , Conference Paper)Workers in hot environment experience high heat stresses that affect their productivity and working intervals. A cooling vest containing phase change material packets (PCMs) is used as a passive body cooling method to ... -
Emerging factors shaping the identity of local urban districts the case of Doha
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Forms, Designs and symbols are components of the built environment that communicate information about the place and its identity to users. Users discern information from their environmental settings, combined with their ... -
Enhanced Thermal Performance of Mosques in Qatar
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2017 , Conference Paper)Qatar has an abundance of mosques that significantly contribute to the increasing energy consumption in the country. Little attention has been given to providing mitigation methods that limit the energy demands of mosques ... -
Environmental impact assessment of new district developments
( WITPress , 2014 , Conference Paper)Over the last decade, the term "sustainability" has figured prominently in city planning discussions aiming to create comfortable places to live, work, learn and relax. In an accelerated world, the need to set standards ... -
Environmental Sustainability Comparative Assessment of Low-Rise and High-Rise Neighbourhoods based on People’s Lifestyle Preferences: The Case of Doha, Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)The urban form of Doha city has undergone numerous changes owing to rapid economic growth during the past few decades. The Qatar National Vision 2030 highlights Environmental Sustainability as one of the key sectors of ... -
Experimental analysis of double and triple glazed facades with different shading devices in Qatar
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)The design of fully-glazed facades on buildings has become very popular, especially in hot regions where the use of natural ventilation is not recommended. The integration of shading devices to facade surfaces has been ... -
Experimental study on effective placement of PCM packets in cooling vest to improve performance in warm environment
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers , 2017 , Conference Paper)Global warming has increased the risk of heat stress of outdoor workers and one measure against heat stress is wearing passive personal cooling clothing. Passive body cooling systems, including phase change material (PCM) ... -
Exploring 2D Representation and Transfer Learning Techniques for People Identification in Indoor Localization
( 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 ... -
Exploring Deep Time-Series Imaging for Anomaly Detection of Building Energy Consumption
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference Paper)Although deep anomaly detection (DAD) is crucial to optimize energy management in smart buildings, there is a lack of efficient research investigating DAD of energy consumption time-series. Besides, analyzing one-dimensional ... -
Extending indoor open street mapping environments to navigable 3D citygml building models: Emergency response assessment
( International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing , 2018 , Conference Paper)Disaster scenarios in high-rise buildings such as the Address Downtown, Dubai or Grenfell Tower, London have showed ones again the importance of data information availability for emergency management in buildings. 3D ... -
How to improve sustainability inside higher educational institutions: A strategic plan for Qatar University
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Designing and implementing sustainable solutions means to take responsibility for the welfare of future generations as well as for our environment and planet. Positive approach towards sustainability should be an essential ... -
Identifying Current BIM Practices in Qatar and Proposing a Framework for Whole Life Cycle BIM Processes
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)The research is part of a wider project aimed to develop a whole lifecycle information flow approach enabled by BIM protocols and technologies for Qatari construction industry. We consider the lifecycle information flow ... -
Identifying Optimal Design of Office Buildings Using Harmony Search Optimization Algorithm
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Energy is an expensive and scare resource and the world faces an energy crisis given our dependence on the limited supply of fossil fuels. Similar to other countries, in Qatar, energy consumption and the subsequent production ... -
Improved human thermal comfort with indoor PCM-Enhanced tiles in living spaces in the arabian gulf
( EDP Sciences , 2018 , Conference Paper)Al-Majlis is the living space in residential buildings of the Arabian Gulf, and is where occupants spend most of their time. For this reason, the human thermal comfort in this space is of extreme importance and is often ... -
Improving comfort and productivity of workers at moderate activity and hot environment by means of a PCM cooling vest
( American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE , 2017 , Conference Paper)The effect of using a phase change material (PCM) cooling vest by a worker performing moderate activity in a hot environment is studied through the use of a validated integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat model. The integrated ... -
Improving Livability in Doha: The Role of Neighborhood Microclimates, Land Use, and Materials in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Recent evidence suggests that some densely populated areas of the world will be uninhabitable in the coming century due to extreme climate events (e.g. heat waves, atmospheric pollution, and drought) and due to shifts in ...