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Strategies for the Enhancement of Users’ Social Interactions in Al Mirqab Al Jadeed Street in Doha, State of Qatar
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Al Mirqab Al Jadeed Street, with its unique mix of land use and geographical location, has become one of the
most densely populated streets in Doha City, the capital of Qatar. Over the past few years, many establishments ...
A holistic overview of Qatar's (Built) cultural heritage; Towards an integrated sustainable conservation strategy
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Historic urban cores are the backbone of a city's cultural identity. Maintaining and preserving the socio-cultural, environmental and economic characteristics of the built heritage is vital for cultural identity survival. ...
Contemporary landscape as urbanism: Emergent ecologies of the Doha Corniche
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
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An assessment tool to evaluate complete streets in developing countries: The case of Qatar
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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 Analytical Review of Sustainable Green Buildings in Qatar: Implementations in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Sector
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Sustainable buildings and related construction techniques are becoming increasingly
recognized within the urban planning development in Qatar. The study aims to develop
an analytical review of sustainable green projects ...
Migrant Knowledge Workers’ Perceptions of Housing Conditions in Gulf Cities
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Springer Netherlands
, 2018 , Article)
The various efforts in diversifying local economies in most Gulf States led to the emergence of new medium to high-income groups of migrant knowledge workers whose efforts are required to develop various new economic ...
Principles and recommendations for client information requirements for BIM enabled construction projects in Qatar
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Employer's information requirements (EIR) is one of the key early documents in projects using building information modelling (BIM). EIR, introduced by the UK BIM Task Group, sets out information deliverables and the standards ...
Identifying Current BIM Practices in Qatar and Proposing a Framework for Whole Life Cycle BIM Processes
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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 ...
An adaptive relationship of thermal comfort for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: The case of offices in Qatar
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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 ...
Emerging factors shaping the identity of local urban districts the case of Doha
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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 ...