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3D capture techniques for BIM enabled LCM
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Conference)As a special kind of Product Life cyle Management (PLM), Building Life cycle Management (BLM) is a centric activity for facility owners and managers. This fact motivates the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) ... -
3D point cloud enhancement using unsupervised anomaly detection
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2019 , Conference)3D point cloud is increasingly getting attention for perceiving 3D environment which is needed in many emerging applications. This data structure is challenging due to its characteristics and the limitation of the acquisition ... -
A comparative analysis of thermal acceptability in offices in India and Japan
( NCEUB 2016 , 2016 , Conference)India's building energy consumption is increasing rapidly. Fukushima disaster reshaped Japan's energy perspective. Adaptive comfort standards need to be developed for these countries. We conducted a fourteen-month thermal ... -
A comparative study of gender differences in thermal comfort and environmental satisfaction in air-conditioned offices in Qatar, India, and Japan
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Gender differences in the assessment of thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) have not previously been investigated, despite the prevalence of the overcooling of ... -
A comparison of neighborhood-scale interventions to alleviate urban heat in Doha, Qatar
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Recent evidence suggests that many densely populated areas of the world will be uninhabitable in the coming century due to the depletion of resources, climate change, and increasing urbanization. This poses serious questions ... -
A dynamic approach for evacuees? distribution and optimal routing in hazardous environments
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)In a complex built environment, the situation changes rapidly during an emergency event. Typically, available systems rely heavily on a static scenario in the calculation of safest routes for evacuation. In addition, egress ... -
A holistic overview of Qatar's (Built) cultural heritage; Towards an integrated sustainable conservation strategy
( 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. ... -
A hybrid approach using entropy and TOPSIS to select key drivers for a successful and sustainable lean construction implementation
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)Successful implementation of the lean concept as a sustainable approach in the construction industry requires the identification of critical drivers in lean construction. Despite this significance, the number of in-depth ... -
A path walkability assessment index model for evaluating and facilitating retail walking using decision-tree-making (DTM) method
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Transportation is the major contributor of ever-increasing CO2 and Greenhouse Gas emissions in cities. The ever-increasing hazardous emissions of transportation and energy consumption have persuaded transportation and urban ... -
A Quality Assessment Directory for Evaluating Multi-functional Public Spaces
( Sciendo , 2021 , Article)Public spaces facilitate opportunities for social interaction and promote social life. The social-spatial complexity of public spaces can be explored through the relationship between built forms and users' daily social ... -
A Survey on Audio Content-Based Classification
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference)With the increased usage of mobile electronic devices, social media platforms, and electronic based applications in everyday life, the upload and usage of multimedia clips is exponentially increasing every year. There are ... -
A treatment wetland park assessment model for evaluating urban ecosystem stability using analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
( Dorma Journals , 2019 , Article)The increased impervious and built-up urban areas threat ecosystem stability through major environmental problems, such as surface runoff, flooding, and wildlife habitat resource depletion. Hence, urban ecologists and ... -
Accessibility of green spaces in a metropolitan network using space syntax to objectively evaluate the spatial locations of parks and promenades in Doha, State of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Accessibility indicates the ease of reaching many destinations from many origins in the urban network at various scales of space. It plays an important role in determining the location of public facilities to maximize ... -
Adapting Smart Street Strategy for Post-Covid Built Environment
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)The street networks occupy 25% of land use and are the veins of cities. By 2050, more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. The urban street infrastructures and systems are expected to serve ... -
Adaptive model of thermal comfort for office buildings in GCC
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference)The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations top the world in CO2 emissions/ capita. However, plummeting oil prices and increasing energy demands necessitate rethinking on thermal comfort delivery. This region has warm desert ... -
Advancing urban mobility in the State of Qatar—Establishing a framework for autonomous vehicles in Doha
( EnPress Publisher, LLC , 2024 , Article)The Government of Qatar is investing considerable resources in the development of integrated transport infrastructure as a solution to traffic congestion and environmental degradation. Autonomous vehicles are expected to ... -
Affordable housing for middle income expats in Qatar: Strategies for implementing livability and built form
( Archnet-IJAR , 2016 , Article)Qatar is making large investments for the development of the urban fabric and public transport systems of Doha (i.e. the Msheireb downtown Doha, the Doha metro, and the Lusail light rail transit). It has also already been ... -
AI-big data analytics for building automation and management systems: a survey, actual challenges and future perspectives
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article)In theory, building automation and management systems (BAMSs) can provide all the components and functionalities required for analyzing and operating buildings. However, in reality, these systems can only ensure the control ... -
Amplitude-dependent damping in vibration serviceability: Case of a laboratory footbridge
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2016 , Article)Construction technology advancements in the last couple of decades have led to the use of lightweight and high-strength materials in structural systems. Although longer spans and lighter materials result in floor systems ... -
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 ...
