Why does the courtyard spaces of same ethnic group present diverse characteristics in different regions: evidence based on ENVI-met climate modeling

L Lin, Y Gui - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid urbanization in developing countries like China has led to a heightened challenge
of climate degradation and the erosion of traditional ecological knowledge worldwide. The …

Outdoor thermal perception in the semi-arid climate of Constantine, Algeria: A field survey during the post-COVID-19

A Ouis, N Benhassine, F Canan - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of the paper was to assess pedestrians' thermal perception, in the semi-arid
climate of Constantine, Algeria, with particular emphasis on the protocols implemented in …

DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF A COST-EFFECTIVE NET-ZERO ENERGY MOSQUE LOCATED IN A HOT AND DRY CLIMATE

M Halabi, M Alshehri, H Alzhrani… - Journal of Green …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
This research paper presents a comprehensive analysis to develop an energy-efficient and
net-zero-energy (NZE) model for a proposed hypothetical mosque model located in Riyadh …

Designing Climate-Adaptive Buildings: Impact of Courtyard Geometry on Microclimates in Hot, Dry Environments

M Salameh, B Touqan - Civil Engineering Journal, 2024 - civilejournal.org
Designing climate-adaptive buildings is crucial for mitigating the adverse effects of climate
change by enhancing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions …

A systematic framework for evolutionary multi-objective optimization to complex building design problems at the early design stage

S Sahnoune, N Benhassine - E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 - e3s-conferences.org
As in biology, multi-objective evolutionary algorithms cross-reference various design
parameters in the search to maximize or minimize one or more specific objectives, thus …