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An assessment tool to evaluate complete streets in developing countries: The case of Qatar
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Complete streets refer to a simple and effective transportation policy to improve traffic safety and comfort for all users within urban areas. Car dependency is a major concern in developing countries. Endorsing complete ... -
An optimal two-bout strategy with phase change material cooling vests to improve comfort in hot environment
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Cooling vests incorporating phase change material (PCM) packets are used to improve comfort of workers in hot environments. This work aims to investigate by modeling and experimentation the effect of dividing the working ... -
Analysis of Unsupervised Consumption Anomaly Detection in Sports Facilities using Artificial Intelligence-Based Data Analytics: A Case Study
( Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2023 , Conference Paper)Sports facilities have exceptionally high energy demand due to the extensive operational requirements and high-occupancy seasonal rates. Towards promoting efficient energy usage and minimal losses, consumption anomaly ... -
Analysis of urban heat in a corridor environment – The case of Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Doha, Qatar is one of the arid coastal cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Like similar cities, temperatures can vary widely throughout, with rapid and extensive development that has contributed to ... -
Analytic Prioritization of Indoor Routes for Search and Rescue Operations in Hazardous Environments
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2017 , Article)Applications to prioritize indoor routes for emergency situations in a complex built facility have been restricted to building simulations and network approaches. These types of applications often failed to account for the ... -
An Analytical Review of Attempts to Mitigate Visual Pollution in Urban Settings
( 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 application of control algorithm for optimal performance of evaporatively-cooled façade system in hot dry and humid weathers
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)An evaporatively-cooled façade system, composed of a Photovoltaic thermal (PVT), evaporative cooler, and evaporatively-cooled façade, was previously developed. In this study, a control algorithm for the system parameters ... -
Approach for Integrating Indirect Evaporative Cooling System into Contemporary Architecture
( OMICS International , 2014 , Article)Nowadays, the knowledge of building ecology focuses on energy efficiency and how to integrate environmental and climatic parameters into HVAC and thus enhances space qualities such as comfort ability. The aim of this paper ... -
Assessment of Climate Adaptation of Youth Club in Tozeur, South of Tunisia
( Elsevier Ltd , 2012 , Conference Paper)Impact of users on thermal behaviour of a building and a building's impact on the use of different spaces are two aspects that are subject of post occupancy evaluation of the present paper. The building was designed according ... -
The authenticity of place-making: space and character of the regenerated historic district in Msheireb, Downtown Doha (State of Qatar)
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2019 , Article)Purpose – Urban theorists argue that in the post-Second World War period cities faced the increasing development of homogeneous and soullessness urban spaces. This led to the formulation of urban design’s theories for ... -
Automated construction of variable density navigable networks in a 3D indoor environment for emergency response
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)Widespread human-induced or natural threats on buildings and their users have made preparedness and rapid response crucial issues for saving human lives. The ability to identify the paths of egress during an emergency is ... -
Backyard Urban Agriculture in Qatar: Challenges & Recommendations
( Global Waste Cleaning Network , 2021 , Article)The last decade witnessed a return to traditional ways of farming that were, for decades, braced by technological advancement. Along with many countries around the world, Qatar manifests an interest in urban farming, ... -
A Bibliometric Study of Visual Quality Research in the Context of Urban Open Spaces
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Visual quality assessment has received much attention in research by forest management and landscape researchers after the mid-twentieth century with the advent of legal frameworks enacted to protect natural resources, ... -
Bio-Facades; An Innovative Design Solution Towards Sustainable Architecture in Hot Arid Zones
( 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 ... -
Biomimetic kinetic shading facade inspired by tree morphology for improving occupant’s daylight performance
( Solarlits , 2021 , Article)Many recent studies in the field of the kinetic façade developed the grid-based modular forms through primary kinetic movements which are restricted in the simple shapes. However, learning from biological analogies reveals ... -
Building energy model calibration using automated optimization-based algorithm
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Multiple numbers of Building Energy Simulation (BES) programs have been improved and implemented during the last decades. BES models play a crucial role in understanding building energy demands and accelerating the malfunction ... -
Built Environment Attributes and Walking Patterns: A Case Study of Abu Dhabi Downtown
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Walkability is crucial in sustainable urban design. Our understanding on the walkability in cities in hot and arid climate needs to be improved due to shortage of our knowledge and previous studies about this. Thus, this ... -
Built Form and Cultural Meanings of the Homes of Veneto Post WWII Italian Migrants in Australia
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2017 , Article)This study investigates the domestic dwellings built in Brisbane by twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy, who migrated to Australia in the post WWII period and built their houses in the ... -
Built Form and Culture: Italian Transnational Houses in Australia
( OMICS International , 2016 , Article)Accordingly to Wagner, “Dwellings stand as the concrete expressions of a complex interaction among cultural skills and norms, climatic conditions and the potentialities of natural materials”. This study, beginning with ... -
Built Form of the Souq Waqif in Doha and User’s Social Engagement
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The Souq Waqif is located in the heart of the old downtown of Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar. The Souq Waqif is one of the most important heritage sites in the country. Over the years this market became abounded ...