Architecture & Urban Planning: Recent submissions
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Leadership and collaboration in project management education: A case study
( ISEC Press , 2017 , Conference)This paper discusses about the importance of practical experience and multidisciplinary collaboration in project management success and the apparent lack of emphasis placed on this within the context of university education. ... -
Mega-events and urban planning: Doha as a case study
( Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Hosting mega-events can not only catalyse urban development, but also lead to an improvement of local planning systems and building planning capacity. Events can create knowledge transfer from one city to another, and be ... -
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 ... -
The legacies of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: an evaluation of the Adler Olympic Park
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)The study investigates the legacies of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and, in particular, it focuses on the evaluation of the new public open spaces created after their stage and their sustainability outcomes. Indeed, Sochi was ... -
DEMATEL-ANP risk assessment in oil and gas construction projects
( MDPI AG , 2017 , Article)Oil and gas construction projects are complex and risky because of their dynamic environment. Furthermore, rising global energy demand has increased the need for trustworthy risk assessment models for such projects that ... -
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 ... -
Analytic Prioritization of Indoor Routes for Search and Rescue Operations in Hazardous Environments
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2017 , Article)Applications to prioritize indoor routes for emergency situations in a complex built facility have been restricted to building simulations and network approaches. These types of applications often failed to account for the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Experimental study on effective placement of PCM packets in cooling vest to improve performance in warm environment
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers , 2017 , Conference)Global warming has increased the risk of heat stress of outdoor workers and one measure against heat stress is wearing passive personal cooling clothing. Passive body cooling systems, including phase change material (PCM) ... -
Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)The introduction of new housing typologies in emerging cities is rooted in dynamics including infrastructural investments, urban growth rates and new development policies. In accommodating new lifestyles, demand-driven ... -
Study on adaptive thermal comfort in Japanese offices under various operation modes
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This research focuses on determining thermal comfort and analysing adaptive opportunities in Japanese office buildings under various operation modes including free running (FR) mode. There are very limited studies on office ... -
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 ... -
The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: the case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar
( Springer , 2017 , Article)Preventing the complete social restructuring and the relocation of migrant communities from traditional cores in Gulf cities to newly urbanized areas is a rising urban and social challenge. The Al Asmakh district in the ... -
Experimental analysis of double and triple glazed facades with different shading devices in Qatar
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference)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 ... -
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: an assessment of the 2012 London Games Legacies
( Springer , 2017 , Article)The London 2012 Olympics were the first Games with a legacy plan already in execution well before the beginning of the event. This study aims at evaluating the legacies of this Olympic edition, with particular regard to ... -
Urban regeneration and the search for identity in historic cities
( MDPI AG , 2017 , Article)In the face of rapid economic development, population growth, people increasing needs and changing lifestyles, most historic centers in the Gulf have experienced problems in making the necessary adjustment and adaptation ... -
Enhanced Thermal Performance of Mosques in Qatar
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2017 , Conference)Qatar has an abundance of mosques that significantly contribute to the increasing energy consumption in the country. Little attention has been given to providing mitigation methods that limit the energy demands of mosques ... -
Strength, shrinkage, and permeability performance of seawater concrete
( ISEC Press , 2019 , Conference)Given the increasing global concern of freshwater scarcity, the use of seawater in concrete mixtures appears to be a way forward towards achieving sustainable concrete, especially in the case of non-reinforced concrete ... -
Development of an Integrated Quality Function Deployment and Utility Theory Weighting System to Improve Occupants' Satisfaction
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2019 , Article)Studies have shown that occupant satisfaction is a compelling factor affecting building energy consumption. Occupants' behavior has a direct relationship to their satisfaction, and it is clear that occupants' satisfaction ...
