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Building energy model calibration using automated optimization-based algorithm
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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 ...
Cooling vest with optimized PCM arrangement targeting torso sensitive areas that trigger comfort when cooled for improving human comfort in hot conditions
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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 ...
Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS)-Neighborhood Development (ND) Assessment Model: Coupling green urban planning and green building design
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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 ...
Experimental analysis of double and triple glazed facades with different shading devices in Qatar
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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 ...
Comfort and use in building evaluation: Information modelling and post-occupancy in the built environment
(2019 , Conference Paper)
Advances in computer science and information management increasingly allow built environment professionals to envision the day when there will be ‘cradle-to-grave’ modelling of buildings. This will involve measurement and ...
Developing the adaptive model of thermal comfort for offices in the GCC region
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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 ...
Thermal comfort in office buildings during the summer season: Findings from a field study in Kuwait
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NCEUB 2018
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
A thermal comfort field study was conducted in four office buildings in Kuwait for four months in the summer of 2016. All the four environmental and two personal variables were measured. Through a paper based survey, a ...