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Gulf Conference on Sustainable Built Environment

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2020

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Editors:
  1. Ali Bumajdad

    1. Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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  2. Walid Bouhamra

    1. Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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  3. Osamah A. Alsayegh

    1. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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  4. Hasan A. Kamal

    1. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait Municipal Council, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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  5. Salem Falah Alhajraf

    1. Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Table of contents (29 papers)

  1. Structural Monitoring, Assessment, and Engineering

    1. Structural Health Monitoring System for Al-Hamra Tower in Kuwait City

      • Jamal Al-Qazweeni, Jafarali Parol, Hasan A. Kamal, Abdullah Al-Enezi, Ammar Bin-Nakhi, Hao Sun et al.
      Pages 279-286

  2. Energy Efficiency and Life Cycle Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
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    2. Disaster Resilience and Sustainability of Infrastructures: Relationships and Quantification Methods

      • Bilal M. Ayyub
      Pages 289-308

    3. What Can GCC Countries Learn from Well-Established Green Power Markets in Other Countries?

      • Leila Dagher, Jenny Heeter, Mohamad Hussein Mansour
      Pages 309-327

    4. Analysis of Optimal Energy Performance for Commercial Buildings in the GCC Region

      • Fatemah Ashraf, Benjamin Park, Moncef Krarti
      Pages 329-366

    5. Nanocomposite Windows Converting Solar Power into Electricity for Self-Sustaining Buildings

      • A. M. Darwish, S. S. Sarkisov, D. N. Patel
      Pages 367-382

    6. Atrium Design and the Science of Daylighting: A Comparative Field Study

      • Sadiqa Al Awadh, Ihab Elzeyadi
      Pages 383-399

    7. Early Adopter Nation for Electric Vehicles: The Case of Iceland

      • Andri Ottesen, Sumaya Banna
      Pages 401-417

    8. 3D Numerical Modeling for Assessing the Energy Performance of Single-Zone Buildings with and Without Phase Change Materials

      • Hamed H. Saber, Ali E. Hajiah
      Pages 419-438

    9. Role of Green Buildings in Reduction of Energy Consumption

      • Mohamed F. Hamoda
      Pages 439-451

    10. Long-Term Energy and Moisture Performance of Reflective and Non-reflective Roofing Systems with and Without Phase Change Materials Under Kuwaiti Climates

      • Ali E. Hajiah, Hamed H. Saber
      Pages 453-482

    11. Gender Differences in Thermal Comfort and Satisfaction in Offices in GCC and Asia

      • Madhavi Indraganti
      Pages 483-497

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 523-538
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About this book

This volume brings together outstanding contributions to the Gulf Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, held at the Marina Hotel Kuwait, near Kuwait City. The Proceedings collects 29 papers on a range of engineering and materials challenges, and best practices, addressing development of new sustainable building materials, performance improvement of structures and tall buildings, developing monitoring and analysis techniques and frameworks for existing infrastructure under environmental effects, development of long-term sustainability plans for building stock, and development of energy efficient buildings in the gulf region. The Conference was organized by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, and Kuwait University.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Ali Bumajdad

  • Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Walid Bouhamra

  • Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Osamah A. Alsayegh

  • Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait Municipal Council, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Hasan A. Kamal

  • Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Salem Falah Alhajraf

About the editors

Prof. Oral Buyukozturk is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Prof. Walid Bouhamra is a professor of chemical engineering at Kuwait University; Prof. Ali Bumajdad is a professor of chemistry at Kuwait University; Dr. Osamah A. Alsayegh is executive director at the Energy and Building Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research; and Dr. Hasan Kamal is a research scientist with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

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