Browsing Dissertations for Sustainable Design of Built Environment (SDBE) by Issue Date
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The Role of Shading as a Passive Strategy in Traditional Built Environment in Hot Climate
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2007-11)Some Middle Eastern countries are located in the hot climate zone and are rich in natural resources particularly oil and gas. In recent years, due to the high income from oil, they have started to develop the urban fabric ... -
Decreasing the CO2 emissions and the embodied nergy in the UAE through the selection of sustainable building materials in the construction phase
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-01)A great quantity of CO2 is emitted to the atmosphere through the different phases of a building life cycle: in the production of materials and products, in the construction of the building itself, in the setting of the ... -
Increasing the air flow between buildings in high density urban areas in Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-03)This research is a study of how to increase the flow of natural ventilation in a high density urban area. It was carried out in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Distance between the buildings ... -
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 ... -
Investigations on the integration of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in High-rise Buildings
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-04)The potential of wind energy as a renewable source is widely recognized these days, with wind farms multiplying all around the world. However another application for wind turbine is now gaining interest, the concept of ... -
A Study on Reducing Heat Gains through the use of Bio-Climatic Facades
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-04)For centuries, humans have built shelters that were bio-climatic and adapted to the region they belonged to. They achieved comfort within their enclosures without the over-dependence on electricity. But since the advent ... -
Design for outdoor in a hot & dry climate: a study of outdoor thermal comfort in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-06)With the growing interest on sustainability, design consideration for thermal comfort in the outdoors is seen as an important factor enhancing the quality of life in the urban setting. The topic has received significant ... -
A Modified Double Skin Façade for the Desert Climate Integrated with Evaporative Cooling Spray
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-06)Existing literature on double-skin facades is reviewed, including classifications and its transferability to hot and humid climates. The analysis led to evaporative cooling spray, where objectives are drawn to quantify its ... -
Investigating the effect of Light Pipes, as Daylight Strategy, on Employee Performance Levels in High-Rise Office Buildings in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-10)Corresponding with the importance of daylighting, studies have established the non-energy related benefits of daylighting at office buildings. Quantitative studies and qualitative statements are utilized during the course ... -
The Use of Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI) to Test New Designs for Improving Daylight Performance of Office Buildings in Dubai-UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-11)Daylighting has often been recognized as a useful source of energy savings and visual comforts. There has been increasing interest in using daylight to save energy in buildings. In the recent years, particular concerns ... -
An Evaluation Study of Dynamic External Louvers in Office Building in Abu Dhabi
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-02)In the past years, there has been a growing interest among building designers and owners to include intelligence and dynamic systems, as a way for achieving energy-efficient buildings that comply with stringent energy codes ... -
Courtyard Housing in Midrise Building An Environmental Assessment in Hot-Arid Climate
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-03)This study is an evaluation of the environmental impacts of courtyard integration in midrise housing in the hot-arid climate of Dubai, The United Arab Emirates. A computer simulation (IES 6.0) is utilized to measure selected ... -
Performance of shading device inspired by traditional hejazi houses in Jeddah Saudi Arabia
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-08)With the recent economic boom in Saudi Arabia many new high-rise buildings, residential compounds and social complexes are under construction. Designing these buildings without respect to the residents‟ social and religious ... -
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 ... -
Alternative Facades: Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaic and Electrochromic Glazing— Energy Benefits and Future Potentials in Office Building in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-12)With the decline of conventional fossil fuels and the rapid growth of human population, the importance of curbing our energy consumption and reducing our dangerous emissions is now more obvious than ever. Since buildings ... -
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 ... -
Designing Dubai based resident with energy conservation measures
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The potential role of nuclear energy in mitigating CO2 emissions of te built environment in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-02)Carbon Dioxide emission is a foremost contributor to the threatening global warming and climate change. It is more than doubled in the UAE since 1990, and the electricity generated by conventional energy is responsible for ... -
Strategies for Promoting & Integrating Renewable Energy Resources in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)Power is a critical infrastructure input and the lifeblood of the development and growth of the economy of any country. Renewable Energy (RE) supplies are of increasing environmental and economic importance in all ... -
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 ...