Browsing Dissertations for Sustainable Design of Built Environment (SDBE) by Title
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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 ... -
ENERGY SAVING THROUGH THE USAGE OF DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADE FOR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(The British University in Dubai, 2018-04)The United Arab Emirates is one of the leading countries in the development of cities. Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. One unique feature of Dubai is its structures and buildings. Most of the ... -
Enhancing Bifaciality Factor for Building Integrated Bifacial PV in a Double Skin Façade System
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-06)On a global scale the move towards renewable energy is at its highest rates, new technological developments aiming to increase efficiency of energy production and reducing overall cost, making renewables viable on all ... -
Enhancing Daylight and Improving Energy Usage through the Utilization of Lightshelves in Deep Plan Office Buildings in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-07)A city like Dubai that is ever growing with a constant need and demand for more energy, one can only think of solutions to mitigate this issue. Introducing daylight into office buildings can bring about major benefits to ... -
Enhancing Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Optimizing Indoor Energy Consumption Performance of an Existing Urban Community, Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)An attempt at enhancing outdoor environmental conditions by simulating passive design strategies to study the effect it will have on the energy consumption of an existing villa located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ... -
Enhancing the Indoor Lighting Quality of U.A.E Museums A Case Study of Louvre Abu Dhabi
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12)The role of museums is to conserve and protect history. Over the years, the public perception of museums has greatly improved due to a popular spread of awareness and appreciation of history and culture. This study will ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Environmental Barriers to Active School Travel Among Private School Students in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-09)Childhood obesity rates are increasing, partly caused by a deficiency of physical activity (PA). Active school travel (AST) is one way to counteract this, but its rates are globally dropping. Little is ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS OF CURRENT MODULAR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH CURRENT REGULATIONS “ESTIDAMA”, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)The efficiency of the environmental status management is of a crucial importance in big emerging cities, as these cities are not strangers to environmental setbacks despite their industrial rapid developments and advancements. ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating Impact of the Lighting and Acoustic Environments on The Learning Development of Children with Cognitive Disabilities in Special Education in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)Educational facilities are one of the most important establishments in society. Schools and learning institutions have the highest density of occupants, where children spend 25% of their day in classrooms indoors. For ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of current standards for designing Natural ventilation systems in hot climates and potential enhancements
(The British University in Dubai (BUID), 2018-09)Over the past decade, the ventilation of domestic buildings in hot climates has been dominated by the mechanical systems with its centralized and standalone forms. The domination was initially sparked by the global warming ... -
Evaluation of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions in United Arab Emirates (UAE) elementary schools
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Evaluation of indoor environmental quality conditions in secondary schools' classrooms in Sharjah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-06)Good Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is essential to enhance better productivity and performance of teachers and students. Research was conducted at four selected schools in residential areas of Sharjah. The schools ...