Dissertations for Sustainable Design of Built Environment (SDBE)
Dissertations for Sustainable Design of Built Environment (SDBE)
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The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-02)The city of Sharjah is among the Gulf cities that have increased in size at an unprecedented rate by all standards, and within a period of time not exceeding four decades, after it remained confined within its old wall ... -
Optimum Design Model of Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing Units in UAE: Two Cases Study of Affordable Housing units in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-03)In response to UN-Sustainable Development goals to provide a sustainable and comfortable living for people in all society segments and to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid 50-Year Charter vision to attain self-sufficiency in ... -
Sustainability of Interior Design materials for 5* Hotels in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The study aimed to gain insights from the interior designers regarding the implementation of sustainability in the luxury five-star hotels' interior design in the context of the UAE. To achieve this primary aim, the following ... -
Adoption of Greywater Reuse Systems in Hotels in Abu Dhabi
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12)Availability of water resources has become a global issue that is imperative to resolve to achieve sustainable growth for generations to come. Various solutions have been launched to conserve the environment in all its ... -
Enhancing Thermal Comfort in Urban Communities with Urban Configurations and Green Coverage: A Case Study of Dubai Sustainable City
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)In response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the United Arab Emirates’ long-term vision for cities that provide successful and comfortable sustainable living, it is essential to study and explore ... -
The effect of indoor air quality on health and performance of labors in joinery factories
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)Dubai is one of the most flourishing cities in the region. The lifeblood of the UAE economy is the construction industry, which is the pillar of Dubai’s future progression. There are around 15,000 projects launched in UAE ... -
Exploring the potential of applying Sustainable Retrofitting Policies & Regulations for existing low-rise small-scale Residential Buildings (Villas) in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)Green retrofit for existing buildings has now become as one of the effective options to decrease energy consumption worldwide. It is crucial to develop sustainable retrofitting policies and regulations for the existing old ... -
Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Regeneration of Historic Areas: Case Study of Heart of Sharjah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-11)Sustainable urban regeneration of historical districts in the Gulf Region generally and in the United Arab Emirates specifically becomes a dynamic area of development during the last decade. This research employs the ... -
Historical trends of energy consumption of local housing units in UAE and future outlook in light of new green buildings regulations
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-05)WWF (2010) ranked United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country with the world's largest Ecological Footprint per capita in 2007, by means of that if the earth's population consumed and emitted carbons as much as UAE residents ... -
Evaluation of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions in United Arab Emirates (UAE) elementary schools
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Human Centric lighting in school classrooms
(The British University in Dubai (BUID), 2020-08)Human centric lighting ( HCL ) is the sum of visual and non-visual effects of light on humans. Not only do we need light to see objects, but recently it was found that light affects much more than that. It was shown that ... -
Evaluation of several Air Conditioning and Ventilation Energy Saving Strategies and Technologies in an Office Building
(The British University in Dubai (BUID), 2020-09)Managing energy consumption in the building sector become one of the engineers' priority to reducing greenhouse gases GHGs which affect climate and air quality negatively. This is how the scientists, researchers and engineers ... -
A Novel Generative Design System for Ceiling Lighting Layouts
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-08)The dissertation suggests a novel design approach that generates reflected ceiling layouts. Presenting an algorithmic system scripted Dynamo in the form of a BIM plug-in. The system employs various design approaches through ... -
Circadian lighting in open-plan daylit office spaces
(The British University in Dubai (BUID), 2020-08)Humans tend to spend most of their time indoors, where they exposed to almost a constant amount a light that is inappropriate for their biological rhythms, specifically, the circadian rhythms. Light is the main trigger of ... -
Comparative analysis of daylight glare metrics
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)The objective of this work is to compare the outcomes of various daylight glare metrics including Daylight Glare Probability, CIE Glare Index, Unified Glare Rating, BRS Glare Index, Guth Glare Rating, and Visual Comfort ... -
A Solution for Future Designs using Techniques from Vernacular Architecture of Southern Iran, Evaz
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-07)Historical buildings and structures are a valuable evidence to represent the method of living on the ancient times. In addition, it will prove that how the development elevated in higher positions. The life style of human ... -
The Effect of Daylight on Visual Comfort: The Case of the Dome as a Classical Architectural Element.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)Visual comfort is a subjective response to the amount and light quality within the workplace at a certain time. The idea behind visual comfort revolves around person’s capability to regulate the light levels surrounding ... -
Assessment of Virtual Reality technology as a tool to enhance beauty and skincare e-commerce targeting Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-03)This paper explores whether a virtual shopping experience using immersive VR technologies can enhance and possibly substitute an in-store presence of a consumer shopping for beauty and skincare products. Differences in ... -
Barriers in Implementing Zero Energy Building Policies in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)It is a well-known fact that human activities over the past few decades have led to the cause of climate change. Building sector is responsible for approximately 28% of the overall carbon emissions. To tackle this, several ... -
Evaluating and Optimizing the Indoor Environment Quality of Historical Museums in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-11)With the important role of museums in preserving the history for future generations in different societies, ancient historical artifacts are the main factor differentiating the indoor environments of museums from all ...
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