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A Social-Ecological Perspective for Emerging Cities: The Case of the Corniche Promenade, ‘Urban Majlis’ of Doha
(2022 , Article)
In the past decade the capital city of Doha of the State of Qatar has experienced rapid urban expansion
and other changes due to globalization, which has caused (i) the loss of a compact urban pattern, (ii)
landscape ...
Generative Adversarial Network Approach to Future Sermonizing of Housing Dispersal in Emerging Cities
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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 ...
A planning method for transit villages in Qatar: Souq Waqif historical district in Doha
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Emerald
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose
Therefore, this research study aims at revealing a planning method for the development of the Souq Waqif-Transit village.
Design/methodology/approach
Over the past decade, transit-oriented developments (TODs) ...
Neural network-based model predictive control system for optimizing building automation and management systems of sports facilities
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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
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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. ...
Trends of construction industry in Malaysia and its emerging challenges
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: The transition of Malaysia from a developing country to a developed country was considered in vision 2020, whereby an average construction contribution of 6.0% in growth domestic product (GDP) per annum was required. ...
Towards expediting the implementation of sustainable and successful lean paradigm for construction projects: a hybrid of DEMATEL and SNA approach
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: Proper identification of the key motivating factors (or key drivers) is needed to ensure successful adaption and implementation of the lean concept for construction projects. However, there lacks a study investigating ...
Life cycle assessment of desiccant – Dew point evaporative cooling systems with water reclamation for poultry houses in hot and humid climate
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Desiccant – dew point evaporative based cooling systems is known to be an effective system for the ventilation and cooling of poultry houses in hot and humid climates. However, they suffer from high water consumption that ...
Evaluation of smart irrigation systems in hot-arid climates for green roofs and walls: case of Doha, Qatar
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Emerald Publishing
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: The study aims to develop recommendations for optimal Internet of things (IoT) based solutions for a smart precision irrigation automation platform using morphological thinking (MT). The smart irrigation system ...
The design and applications of an innovative irrigation system for biofacades in hot arid climates
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
Assessment of water requirements through physical sustainable means is essential to ensuring water security, which is at high risk in desert climates such as Doha, Qatar. The water requirements of biofacade systems are met ...