Browsing Architecture & Urban Planning by Publisher "Elsevier Ltd"
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An adaptive relationship of thermal comfort for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: The case of offices in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Comfort temperature and occupant adaptive behavior in offices in Qatar during summer
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Qatar tops the world in per capita CO2 emissions and per capita total primary energy supply. Adaptive comfort standards and thermal comfort field survey data are not available for Qatar. We conducted a thermal comfort ... -
Comparative analysis of sustainable desiccant – Evaporative based ventilation systems for a typical Qatari poultry house
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Direct evaporative cooling is the typically adopted ventilation system in poultry houses in hot climates. This type of cooling is inefficient during period of relatively high humidity resulting in degraded thermal comfort ... -
Cooling vest with optimized PCM arrangement targeting torso sensitive areas that trigger comfort when cooled for improving human comfort in hot conditions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)The objective of this work is to optimize the arrangement of Phase Change Material (PCM) packets in a cooling vest by targeting torso segments that can trigger comfort when cooled. An integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat ... -
Design and performance analysis of a regenerative evaporative cooler for cooling of buildings in arid climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Evaporative cooling has been considered a low energy consumption process that often is associated with displacement ventilation and passive cooling strategies of buildings. While significant energy savings can be accrued ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Methods for adaptive behaviors satisfaction assessment with energy efficient building design
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article Review)Efficient and accurate methods and models are ever-demanding to determining the user satisfaction in energy efficient buildings. Thus, several techniques are developed based on sustainable building assessment tools and ... -
Modeling and optimization of poultry house passive cooling strategies in semiarid climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Meeting hygrothermal and air quality requirements in livestock dwellings is crucial for upholding production quality standards. However, ventilation and air-conditioning in such enclosures is very energy-intensive, especially ... -
Neural network-based model predictive control system for optimizing building automation and management systems of sports facilities
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Sports facilities are considered complex buildings due to their high energy demand and occupancy profiles. Therefore, their management and optimization are crucial for reducing their energy consumption and carbon footprint ... -
Performance and energy optimization of building automation and management systems: Towards smart sustainable carbon-neutral sports facilities
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Other)Sports facilities (SFs) consume massive energy given their unique demand profiles and operation requirements. Intelligent and effective solutions are necessary to tackle the matter of facilities’ sustainability and efficiency. ... -
Performance assessment of evaporatively-cooled window driven by solar chimney in hot and humid climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This study investigates the application of the evaporatively-cooled window system in hot and humid climates and assesses its seasonal performance and benefits in terms of energy savings. The validated system is a hybrid ... -
Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS)-Neighborhood Development (ND) Assessment Model: Coupling green urban planning and green building design
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The green building rating systems endeavor to achieve the extent of sustainability in building scale; however, they are lacking in assessing the urban scale. Few green building rating systems have developed the neighborhood ... -
Selection of slat separation-to-width ratio of brise-soleil shading considering energy savings, CO2 emissions and visual comfort – a case study in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The addition of fixed external shading devices to glazed surfaces reduces the space loads and sensations of visual discomfort caused by excessive day-lighting. The slat-to-slat separation distance of the brise-soleil blinds ... -
Shading and day-lighting controls energy savings in offices with fully-Glazed façades in hot climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Shading devices installed on windows are designed to reduce solar radiation transmission into the space by absorbing and reflecting radiation rays. This study investigates the effect of shading and day-lighting controls ... -
Significance of PCM arrangement in cooling vest for enhancing comfort at varied working periods and climates: Modeling and experimentation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Personal cooling vests that incorporate phase change material (PCM) have been utilized to improve thermal sensation of people working outdoors in different fields (firefighting, construction, military, police, etc.). In ...