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Emergency Response in Complex Buildings: Automated Selection of Safest and Balanced Routes
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2016 , Article)The extreme importance of emergency response in complex buildings during natural and human-induced disasters has been widely acknowledged. In particular, there is a need for efficient algorithms for finding safest evacuation ... -
Emerging factors shaping identity of indigenous urbanism concurrently adopting modernity in qatar: The application of diffusion theory
( Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya , 2020 , Article)Forms, designs, and symbols are the components of built environment, which transfer the information of place and identity to users. This research aimed to explore the emerging factors shaping the identity of local urban ... -
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 ... -
Energy and exergy analysis of parallel flow double effect H2O-[mmim][DMP] absorption refrigeration system for solar powered district cooling
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Solar thermal energy-driven double effect absorption refrigeration system (DE-ARS) for district cooling in smart cities is an efficient, and sustainable alternative for centralized air conditioning and concurrently ... -
Engineering students' readiness to transition to emergency online learning in response to COVID-19: Case of Qatar
( Modestum LTD , 2020 , Article)This study examined engineering students' initial readiness to transition to emergency online learning in response to COVID-19 in Qatar. A theoretical framework is proposed for understanding the factors influencing students' ... -
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 ... -
Enhancing staff's satisfaction with comfort toward productivity by sustainable Open Plan Office Design
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Several sustainable building assessment tools have been developed globally to manage sustainability in building's indoor environment. The sustainable building assessment tools (SBATs) measure the user's satisfaction and ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation of smart irrigation systems in hot-arid climates for green roofs and walls: case of Doha, Qatar
( Emerald Publishing , 2022 , Article)Purpose: The study aims to develop recommendations for optimal Internet of things (IoT) based solutions for a smart precision irrigation automation platform using morphological thinking (MT). The smart irrigation system ... -
Evaporatively-cooled facade integrated with photovoltaic thermal panel applied in hot and humid climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This study investigates the performance of a hybrid passive cooling system, applied on fully-glazed facades of typical office spaces, in reducing the facade surface temperature and the space thermal loads. The proposed ... -
'Excavating' pruitt-igoe using space syntax
( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article Review)Pruitt-Igoe, in St Louis, Missouri, United States, was one of the most notorious social housing projects of the twentieth century. Charles Jencks argued opening his book The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, ‘Modern ... -
Expatriates' Housing Dispersal Outlook in a Rapidly Developing Metropolis Based on Urban Growth Predicted Using a Machine Learning Algorithm
( Routledge , 2021 , Article)Housing dispersal in emerging cities should be investigated as it occurs to achieve a better understanding of future housing dispersal. In this study, housing preferences are analyzed in Doha Metropolitan Area based on ... -
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) ... -
Experimental study on using PCMs of different melting temperatures in one cooling vest to reduce its weight and improve comfort
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This study aims at evaluating experimentally phase change material (PCM) cooling vest performance when incorporating two types of PCM with different melting temperatures with varied PCM placement on the lower, upper, front ... -
Exploration of Sustainable Urban Qualities of Al Sadd Area in Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2016 , Article)This research focuses on the contributions made to social sustainability, firstly by the functionality of urban spaces in Qatar, as defined by their physical form, and secondly by the socio-cultural attributes of those ... -
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 ... -
Exploring socio-spatial aspects of traditional souqs: The case of Souq Mutrah, Oman
( Archnet-IJAR , 2014 , Article)Traditional souqs in the Arabian Peninsula continue to be major focal points of trade, commerce, exchange, entertainment and social interaction. Souq Mutrah, in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman is one of these important regional ...