This rapid review critically evaluates the impact of climate change on Saudi Arabia,
elucidating its adaptive measures and the ensuing global ramifications. Using a structured …

The assessment of urban sustainability is increasingly being seen as essential to mitigate
the undesirable impacts of urbanisation in cities while improving communities' resilience to …

Decision making during the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in current AEC
projects is believed as a key element to improve both BIM performance and project outcome …

This study aims at developing an assessment tool for housing quality in settlements of the
displaced, represented by urban refugee camps, in Jordan. The study adopted the Baqaa …

With high rates of accidents, injuries, illnesses, negative environmental impacts and other
well-being issues still recorded in the construction sector, as well its social and economic …

ABSTRACT Since 1990s, green (sustainable) building rating systems have been widely
developed as one of the sustainability evaluation measurement methods for buildings and …

Iran's energy intensity in 2013 was four times the global average. The construction sector is
responsible for about 40% of this consumption and the average energy consumption per …

Executive summary The following report provides a summary of the two year cooperation
between Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and De Twee Snoeken. The goal of the …

The building and construction sector is one of the major contributors to environmental
degradation. As a result of its extensive consequences, the need to include sustainable …

My deepest debt of gratitude goes to my father-in-law–Abu Ashraf and my mother-in-law Om
Ashraf–who have always been models for the human ideals of honesty, sincerity, and …