Browsing Dissertations for Sustainable Design of Built Environment (SDBE) by Title
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Health and Comfort Implications of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Conditions in Dubai Elementary Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-07)Many studies indicate that poor indoor air quality and thermal discomfort can negatively impact the health, performance, and comfort of the occupants. Poor quality of indoor air can cause short-term or long-term health ... -
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 ... -
Holistic Transitional Approach of Humanitarian Shelters Through The Implementation of Adaptable Design Strategies.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-06)The issue of forcibly displaced portions of a population has become an emerging global trend that is driven by significantly increased numbers of displaced people. This is caused by increases in natural disasters due ... -
Home Automation Awareness in United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-07)More than ever, we use internet excessively almost everyone access the world wide web daily, from kids to elderlies, even from people with different academic backgrounds we use it to connect, socialize and even perform ... -
How Green Building Passive Design Techniques Can Enhance the Lighting and Thermal Indoor Environment in Museums
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-11)There is a need for global environmental sustainable development involving upgrading the built environment with green initiatives to conserve energy. museums has relatively extra electricity usages as it needs provide ... -
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 ... -
The Impact of Bioclimatic Design on Ambient Air Temperature in Dubai Small Outdoor Urban Spaces
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-06)A bioclimatic design approach is based upon incorporating the microclimatic requirements into the design to achieve higher comfort levels and lower energy consumption. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cooling ... -
The Impact of Building Orientation, Opening to Wall Ratio, Aspect Ratio and Envelope Materials on Buildings Energy Consumption in the Tropics
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-10)As the coming years will witness a noticeable depletion of many resources, significant increase in the planet's temperature and unprecedented increase in the Green house gases (GSG) emissions, the importance of curbing ... -
Impact of Classroom Plants on Students’ Comfort and Performance in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-05)This study investigates the impact of green-wall inside a classroom on students. The aim of this study is to verify what previous studies affirmed as of a positive relationship between the existence of plants in a room and ... -
The Impact of Different Urban Configurations on Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of the Military Camps in Abu Dhabi, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-09)One of the major challenges facing the urban planning sector is the rapid pace of growth of the world‘s urban populations. In particular, the urban, economic and institutional conditions of Abu Dhabi, the capital city of ... -
The Impact of Internal Dynamic Facades on Energy Saving
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-05)As the world’s environment is suffering from excessive problems people are facing nowadays, increase in levels of CO2 is one of these problems. The building industry is responsible for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, and ... -
The Impact of Kinetic Façade on the Performance and Energy Efficiency of a Public Building in Dubai - The Case of Dubai Frame
(The British University of Dubai, 2019-06)Recently many studies were conducted to discuss adaptive and intelligent façade techniques in response to climate factors to enhance the sustainability measures of buildings. However, these studies have not been interacted ... -
Impact of Ministry Schools’ Envelopes on Daylighting and Energy Performance in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-06)Students spend most of their time at schools in one space where it should be well lit and ventilated during the school day. Integrating daylighting within a school building is an important factor for a vital sustainable ... -
Impact of Modified Urban Surfaces on Enhancing the Microclimate of Residential Landscape Areas in Hot Arid Environments – Case Study of Jumeirah Village Circle Community, Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-01)The existing structure of the urban form with negligible greenery has created the urban heat islands (UHI) in many areas of the world. This can to an extent be reduced through thoughtful landscape design, which in turn ... -
The Impact of Overhangs and Side-fins on Building Thermal Comfort, Visual Comfort and Energy Consumption in the Tropics
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)The rapid booming in the field of building construction during the last few decades created many challenges for this issue in the research zone in terms of its negative effects on the environment due to large amounts of ... -
The Impact of Street Canyon Geometry on Microclimate and Outdoor Thermal Comfort - The Case of "Damac Hills 2" Community
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-03)Although urban designers and planners have been trying to provide liveable, walkable and healthy neighbourhoods, outdoor thermal condition has been a challenging issue for them as cities and communities are heating up ... -
"The impact of sustainable urban planning in the redevelopment of the Agriculture Area in Sharjah” – Khorfakkan
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-06)Sharjah is one of the seven emirates of the UAE witnessing a massive change in terms of economic growth. Since the formation of the UAE in 1971, the government has developed residential neighborhoods to accommodate the ... -
The impact of sustainable urban planning on land property and markets in Sharjah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-05)Modern civilization faces numerous challenges in its quest to meet its needs despite the limited nature of the available natural resources available to humanity. The nature of land as a natural resource supports the arguments ... -
The impact of switching from fluorescent lights to full-spectrum fluorescent and LED lighting in schools: An experiment in Victoria Int’l School in Sharjah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-04)Human performance is influenced by lighting in many situations. Many studies have investigated how lighting impacts academic performance, focus, and motivation. The issue of color rendering and temperature is becoming ... -
Impact of Using Recycled Materials in the Construction Industry of the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-06)The construction industry in the UAE has undergone massive transformation in the recent years. However, the country faces significant challenges in ensuring the sustainability of the industry. The main barrier to the ...