Browsing Architecture & Urban Planning by Type "Conference Paper"
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Life Cycle Assessment of Tall Buildings in Qatar, A focus on Construction Materials Use and Techniques
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Buildings represent one of the most significant sources of negative impacts to the natural ecosystems on which Qatar's inhabitants health and environmental quality depend. The market has identified Qatar as one of the ... -
Light Rail Transit and Land Use in Qatar: An Integrated Planning Strategy for the Impelmentation of West Bay Al Sadd Al Wakra Tod'S
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)The research study aligns with the social sciences, art and humanities, themes of the main research priority areas of the four ARC'18 pillars (The Context) Recent Transit oriented development in Qatar embodies transportation ... -
Livability of High-Rise Districts - Case Study of West Bay in Doha
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Doha, the capital of the state of Qatar, is a small Gulf city that grew as a port settlement on pearling and fishing activities. Since the mid-seventies, Doha has begun the process of accelerated growth based on the rising ... -
Marketing Strategies for Smart Buildings
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Globally, there is a growing proportion of the need to optimize monitoring and facility management of new and existing built facilities. Smart buildings provide waste reduction to the environment, flexibility to facility ... -
Mathematical modeling of PCM cooling vest for workers in hot climates
( American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE , 2016 , Conference Paper)A cooling vest containing phase change materials (PCM) made of salt mixtures that melts at a specific temperature helps in maintaining the skin temperature of the covered parts at a comfortable level. A dynamic thermal ... -
Multimodal Transport For Smart Mobility in Emerging Cities: Case of Doha
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)A mobility focused smart city ensures an urban place that is shaped with latest innovations accentuating the overall well-being of its citizens. One of the significant aspects for assessing the Smart Mobility in an emerging ... -
Necessity of the Adaptive Comfort Standard for the Middle East in the Times of Rising Energy Use
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Middle East (ME) supplies more than 47% oil exported in the world (IEA 2013) and has highest energy self-sufficiency in the world. It includes 12 countries and has a population of 205 million in 2010, which increased by ... -
Neighborhoods and Social Interactions: The Case of Al-Najada Area in Doha
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Cities provide places for people to live, work, learn and socialize. As urban environments, cities nowadays are typically characterized by urban sprawl in which open public spaces (1) are neglected and/or (2) social ... -
Neighbourhood Sustainable assessment tools analytical overview
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Worldwide recession, rapid increase in energy cost, inefficient use of nonrenewable resources, global climatic changes and pollution are all indicators of a deteriorating built environment. Improving the living conditions ... -
Occupant's thermal comfort in Qatari offices - Need for the new adaptive standard
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Qatar's per capita energy consumption is one of the highest in the world, consuming 30.184 TWh as of 2012. Buildings contribute significantly (80%) to this, with air-conditioning taking a lion's share. Qatar does not have ... -
Population Growth and Housing Affordability in Doha Metropolitan: Challenges and Opportunities
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Urban issues are increasingly considered on national policy programs. Cities are major contributors to national economies and play a key role as nodes in the global market. As with any urban area with an emerging history, ... -
Preserving And Improving Traditional Built Environments In Doha: The Case Of Old-mushaireb Area
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Due to rapid urbanization during the past few decades, Doha has witnessed the disappearance of significant areas of its traditional built environment that were replaced by modern mega real-estate developments, public ... -
Proposed cooling wall system: A lesson from nature
( ISEC Press , 2015 , Conference Paper)The study commences with a comparative analysis between desert adapted cactus plants and traditional mud houses. Primary comparative results yielded three main similarities: 1) Effective utilization of self-shading surfaces; ... -
Qatar 2022 World Cup and its legacies: How to promote sustainable and livable open spaces in the city of Doha through mega sports events?
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)With the aim of diversifying its economy and develop itself as a tourist destination, in recent years, Qatar has hosted many international sports events and will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Doha, Qatar's capital city, ... -
Recommendation System Towards Residential Energy Saving Based on Anomaly Detection
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference Paper)This paper presents a recommender system to promote energy consumption reduction behaviors in residential buildings. The system exploits data stream processing methods jointly with machine learning algorithms on real-time ... -
Retrofitting traditional neighborhoods in Doha
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Rapid urbanization in Doha during the past few decades has resulted in the disappearance of traditional neighborhoods that were replaced by modern mega real-estate developments, public buildings and projects. More traditional ... -
Smart biofaçades; An innovative living construction technology
( Coventry University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Creating comfortable urban built environments is a challenging endeavour in Qatar, due to the rapid development and the prevailing extremely hot climatic conditions. High-rise buildings glazed envelopes and concrete masses ... -
Smart City Applications: Promoting comfort, health and well-being through Sustainable Smart Urban Design (S2UD) in Msheireb Downtown
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2020 , Conference Paper)This study explores the Msheireb Downtown Project by studying the design qualities and adopted applications of its public open spaces (POS). We uncover their roles in the smart city design system with an eye for how they ... -
Social media data analysis of IoT risks in smart cities
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference Paper)Social media has emerged as the most popular platform for individuals from all walks of life who wish to connect with one another to discuss recent news or events that have taken place all over the globe. Twitter, in ... -
Socio-cultural factors shaping the spatial form of traditional and contemporary housing in Qatar: A comparative analysis based on space syntax
( Beijing JiaoTong University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Socio-cultural factors in the spatial form of Qatari houses seem affected by the forces of globalization during rapid urbanization of its capital, Doha, over the previous three decades whereby the construction of housing ...
