Urban heat island effects on megacities in desert environments using spatial network analysis and remote sensing data: a case study from western Saudi Arabia

M Mohamed, A Othman, AZ Abotalib, A Majrashi - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Contemporary cities continue to face significant geoenvironmental challenges due to
constant rapid urbanization. Furthermore, the governments of cities worldwide are …

The use of Double-Skin Façades to improve the energy consumption of high-rise office buildings in a Mediterranean climate (Csa)

A Ahriz, A Mesloub, L Djeffal, BM Alsolami, A Ghosh… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Engineers use double-skin façades (DSF) to lower the energy consumption of buildings as
they can potentially control incoming wind speeds and the amount of solar heat gain. The …

Building optimisation vis-à-vis solar shading for improved comfort and energy efficiency in classrooms

M Alegbe, L Chukwuemeka, JL Kalu… - Dimensi: Journal of …, 2023 - dimensi.petra.ac.id
Excessive solar radiation negatively affects classroom occupants' performance and thermal
comfort, especially in buildings with West and East-facing glazed openings. This study …

Development of a decision-support model based on fuzzy logic for optimizing of High Energy Performance (HPE) housing design in Algeria

S Semahi - 2021 - thesis.univ-biskra.dz
In Algeria, the final energy consumption remains dominated by the housing sector, which
represents 36% of the total final consumption. In 2019, the energy use increased more than …

Sick Neighborhood Syndromes in Hot Dry Climate

W Elessawi, M Mohamed, M El-Shafie… - Cities of the Future …, 2023 - Springer
The neighborhood has become the focus of attraction of urban planners, designers and
architects. Over the last two decades, the field of study of the neighborhood and its …

Passive envelope design optimization of residential buildings using NSGA-II in different Algerian climatic zones

S Semahi, N Zemmouri, M Hamdy… - Building Simulation 2021 …, 2021 - orbi.uliege.be
The most sustainable building operation is that presents a minimum primary energy
consumption, which minimizes the environmental impact. Therefore, the objective of this …

Harnessing Solar Potential for Sustainable Development of Karachi-Pakistan through Geo-Spatial Assessment

F Ejaz, OI Khan, A Kausar - Forman Journal of Social Sciences, 2024 - ojs.fccollege.edu.pk
Pakistan has the potential to produce renewable energy, which is critically needed in areas
such as Korangi, a district in Karachi, Pakistan, that faces major challenges, such as rapid …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of the thermal inertia on the thermal behavior of building stone wall in semi-arid climate

R DJEDOUANI, L GHERZOULI… - … MİMARLIK VE TASARIM …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The building sector is the first energy consumption in Algeria. The building envelope works
as interface for harsh climate conditions. In the semi-arid climate, construction materials …

The impacts of site factors towards building morphology in Kuala Lumpur

NA Zulkepli, Y Abdul Talib - e-Proceeding 6th Undergraduate …, 2023 - ir.uitm.edu.my
Site factors can give impacts on the building morphology and cost may be overrun. The
presence of slopes, uneven terrain, and varying soil conditions can affect the stability of the …