Browsing Dissertations for Sustainable Design of Built Environment (SDBE) by Title
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Developing an Integrated BIM Process for real-time Environmental impact Assessment as per LEED v4 and COBie Requirements
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-09)Building Information Modeling (BIM) has emerged as an effective integration model for designing and constructing sustainable buildings. It is a process model that improves total project quality, provides quantity take-offs, ... -
Developing Dynamic Daylighting Metric for Dynamic Facades in Office Buildings in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai, 2017-10)Designing a proper daylight is very crucial when it comes to engineering and architecture. Such considerations provide various benefits in terms of increasing visual comfort and decreasing energy demands. The purpose of ... -
Developing Strategies to Avoid Post-Expo Slump for Sustainable Urban Planning in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-09)In recent years, mega-events have been popular catalysts for urban sustainability; they have magnificent impacts on the host city from (environmental, physical, social and economic) aspects; in 2020 Dubai will be hosting ... -
Development of Green Building Rating System for Evaluating Existing Office Buildings in Dubai Based on Al Sa’fat Rating System
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-03)Many Green building rating systems are applicable world-wide, yet, several green building rating systems are emerging as a reaction to contextual and cultural differences. Dubai has recently developed Al Sa’fat Green ... -
Domestic Solid Waste Recycling: Programs and Policies for Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)Recycling is an important part of conserving the natural environment, particularly in a city like Dubai with a limited land bank and natural resources. It would be prudent to prioritize recycling in all aspects as it has ... -
Dubai, a disability friendly city in the making An investigative study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-09)Dubai claims that by 2020 it will be a people with disability friendly city. It was important to examine the following aspects; first the extent to which the city serves people with disability at this crucial stage, second ... -
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 ... -
Effect of Green Roof in Thermal Performance of the Building An Environmental Assessment in Hot and Humid Climate
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)This study is an evaluation to the environmental impacts of green roof in thermal performance of the residential building in the hot and humid climate of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. A computer simulation Ecotect is ... -
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 ... -
The Effect of Indoor Air Quality on Occupants’ Health and Performance in Office Buildings in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-05)As people spend most of their time indoors, enough attention should be given to the indoor environment conditions including the air quality. A lot of parameters should be tested and measured to determine if the indoor ... -
The Effect of Using Advanced Insulation Material on Indoor Temperature
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-02)Since UAE’s urban development started two decades ago, the constructions have been influenced by international high technology. As a result, the advanced developments are very different from the local traditional housing ... -
The Effects of Different Faucet Aerators on Bacterial Growth and Water Quality
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)Sustainable innovations aimed at protecting future generations from the effects of the global warming in addition to preserving precious natural resources such as water. Water conservation is one of the green building ... -
An empirical study of the impact of knowledge management strategies on waste and rework reduction in construction projects during post-contract award stage in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)The UAE is considered to be one of the major contributors to construction waste in the world. The nation has been confronting the challenge of implementing sustainability in its construction sector in order to reduce its ... -
Energy Efficient Refurbishment for Existing Office Building in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-12)UAE has witnessed a rapid economic growth in last two decades resulting in construction of large number of new buildings. With pace of new constructions slowing down following global financial crisis of 2008, focus now has ... -
Energy Optimization of an Existing Residential Villa in UAE Towards Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) Concept
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-11)Buildings energy contributes in one third of the world’s consumed energy. The use of fossil fuels to provide buildings energy contributes in the Global Warming phenomenon. To reduce the buildings impact on world’s energy, ... -
Energy Performance of Earth Sheltered Spaces in Hot-Arid Regions
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-12)The issue of global warming and climate change has stirred an unprecedented campaign in the building industry to minimize its impact on the environment. Earth sheltered spaces represent the long-gone pattern of living and ... -
Energy Performance of Public Housing Buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil An Evaluation of the Current Design Process
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-09)With global warming and its impact on the environment becoming more evident, sustainability has become a major factor to lessen the damage being produced by men. Numerous are the reasons why sustainability is hard to ... -
The Energy Performance of the Double Skin Façade in a Conventional Residential Building in Irbid, Jordan
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-07)This paper aims at investigating the thermal performance of double skin façade (DSF) for a residential building known as “Amara” in Irbid, Jordan. This city, is the second largest city located in the northern part of Jordan, ... -
The energy saving potential of using the optimum external fixed louvers configurations in an Office Building in UAE climate condition
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-01)Studies on the effect of external fixed louvers shading device on office buildings energy performance in UAE climate condition have shown that the louvers application caused a significant energy saving potential for the ...