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Framework for Energy-Efficient Building Envelope Design Optimization Tool
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2018 , Article)© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. Multiple energy-simulation programs have recently been developed. Most of these programs utilize thermodynamic equations and the mechanical characteristics, loadings, and temperature ... -
A Framework for Enhancing the Spatial Urban Form of Informal Economies in India: The Case of Krishna Rajendra Market, Bangalore
( SAGE , 2021 , Article)The International Monetary Fund estimates that the Indian economy contributes over 8% to the global gross domestic product (GDP), making India the fifth largest economy in the world. However, the formal and informal sectors ... -
From Sojourners to Settlers: A Qualitative Study of the Homes of Italian Migrants in Brisbane (Australia)
( Juniper Publishing Group , 2017 , Article)This research study focuses on the architecture of the domestic dwellings built by a group of twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy. This group migrated to Australia after WWII and built ... -
Future cities and autonomous vehicles: analysis of the barriers to full adoption
( KeAi Communications Co. , 2021 , Article)The inevitable upcoming technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will affect our cities and several aspects of our lives. The widespread adoption of AVs repose at crossing distinct barriers that prevent their full adoption. ... -
Generative Adversarial Network Approach to Future Sermonizing of Housing Dispersal in Emerging Cities
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2022 , Article)This study aims to visualize the future housing dispersal of expatriates, based on the predicted urban growth in emerging cities. Generalized adversarial networks (GANs) will be utilized to predict the future urban growth ... -
Hierarchy based information requirements for sustainable operations of buildings in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Information flows in construction projects are generally focused on the needs of the design and construction phases. This creates disruption of workflows across the project stages and in particular with the information ... -
History of Italian Immigrants Experience with Housing in Post WWII Australia
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)Previous studies on Italian migrants in Australia highlight that Italian migrants migrated to Australia in the 1950s’-1960s with the primary goal of permanently settling in Australia. Also, scholars pointed out that the ... -
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 ... -
The (IM)-possible mosque: Spatial mutation and identity needs in northern Ireland
( Emerald Publishing , 2012 , Article)Over more than thirty years of violent conflict, Northern Ireland had an intense sectarian violence due to the political-religious opposition between its Catholic and Protestant communities. The history of the Muslim ... -
The impact of urban design on mental well-being by integrating green spaces in Doha City, Qatar
( EnPress Publisher, LLC , 2024 , Article)The fields of urban design and public health play an important role in the success and failure of the city. Research combining the two fields to improve citizens’ lives is rare, particularly in a rapidly developing city ... -
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 ... -
India: Bio-climatism in vernacular architecture
( Springer Singapore , 2018 , Book chapter)© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Human beings have a natural instinct for bio-climatic home building. Vernacular architecture potentially leverages on this ability while responding to the sociocultural and economic ... -
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) analysis of a two-sided windcatcher integrated with anti-short-circuit device for lowwind conditions
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)Windcatchers are considered as promising passive ventilation and cooling strategy, but the ventilation performance of this system is still of concern in areas with low speed and unpredictable winds. The air short circuiting ... -
An innovative deep anomaly detection of building energy consumption using energy time-series images
( 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 ... -
Insight into vegetation inclusion along urban roads: A pilot study on the preferences of expatriate roadside users in downtown Doha, Qatar
( International Association for Landscape Ecology, Chapter Germany (IALE-D) , 2023 , Article)Physical Activity (PA) is vital for health and well-being. Automobile-oriented urban development hinders PA in rapidly urbanized cities. In this regard, Complete Streets’ is an emerging design approach to provide equitable ... -
Integrated Approach for the Improvement of Human Comfort in the Public Realm: The Case of the Corniche, the Linear Urban Link of Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The Corniche is a public realm located in Doha. Its waterfront palm-fringed boulevard and twin carriageway extends in a horseshoe shape and runs 7 km along the Doha Bay and the city's sea-front. Doha Corniche is indisputably ...