Search Results - subject:"Hot-arid climate"

Design optimization of sustainable affordable housing model in hot-arid climate-case of Jordan

Ali, Hikmat H.; Alzu’bi, Shorouq N. - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 10 (2017) 5, pp. 607-627

eye toward developing a new affordable and sustainable housing model in the hot-arid climate of Jordan. There is a clear …

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Optimization of the shading efficiency in the urban spaces in hot arid climate regions

Khudhayer, Wael A.; Shaaban, Awni K.; Abdul Sukor, Nur … - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 13 (2019) 2, pp. 444-458

Purpose The contemporary urban fabrics in hot climate regions have overextended urban spaces that face problems of high heat stress due to intense solar radiation and air temperature and that cause the pedestrians to abandon the urban spaces due to thermal discomfort. This work introduced the...

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Courtyard housing in midrise buildings: An environmental assessment in hot-arid climate

Al-Masri, Nada; Abu-Hijleh, Bassam - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 4, pp. 1892-1898

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. Computer simulation is utilized to determine the overall energy consumption …

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