مجال التميز | تميز دراسي وبحثي |
البحوث المنشورة |
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البحث (1): | |
عنوان البحث: |
Building energy performance simulation: a case study of modelling an existing residential building in Saudi Arabia |
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تاريخ النشر: |
06/09/2021 |
موجز عن البحث: |
Saudi Arabia, like many other developing countries, has had extensive experience with rapid urbanisation and infrastructure expansion, especially in the area of buildings. Buildings play an even bigger part, accounting for roughly 80% of total national electricity consumption. Forecasts indicate that domestic energy consumption will rise at a rate of 4 to 5% annually by2030, based on current local energy consumption patterns. A significant portion of this energy consumption growth results from the inefficient use of energy, and absence of coordinated enforcement and stakeholder engagement. This paper presents results of a study performed to propose potential energy-saving and CO₂ reduction techniques for residential buildings in hot climates, by critically examining an existing and recent building types. A model was designed using computer-based simulation software, DesignBuilder (DB), and the energy performance was then validated against the actual collected data. Building related parameters that make the construction systems behave differently in terms of energy efficiency were analysed. Additional simulations were run with the chosen building’s shape, fabric, and user behaviour. Thermal insulation in the walls and roof can save about 45% in overall energy consumption, and when combined with other energy efficiency measures (EEMs), a substantial reduction of 67% can be achieved, according to the findings. In the residential sector, improvements in building energy efficiency were obtained from the perspectives of both technological capacity and initiative energy conservation consciousness. |
البحث (2): | |
عنوان البحث: |
Factors Leading to High Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Saudi Arabia |
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تاريخ النشر: |
21/07/2021 |
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In developing countries like Saudi Arabia, the experience of a rapid rate of urbanisation and infrastructure expansion, especially with respect to buildings is immense. The role of buildings is even more important as they account for around 80% of the total national electricity consumption. Based on the 2030 local energy consumption trends, forecasts indicate an increase in domestic energy consumption with a growth rate which could reach 4 to 5% annually. A significant portion of this energy consumption growth results from the inefficient use of energy, and absence of coordinated enforcement and stakeholder engagement.This paper reports on an exploratory public survey to elicit information on respondent’s views on issues such as the awareness and applications of sustainable building. The aim of this article is to identify factors influencing the development of sustainable buildings and energy consumption in residential sector in Saudi Arabia. A structured questionnaire was designed and electronically distributed to collect information from respondents across Saudi Arabia, employing a random sampling technique (Snowball Technique). The findings have significant implications for policy makers and practitioners. The implementation of sustainable residential buildings code requires strong support from the public, government and the housing industry. Keywords – Energy Efficiency, Consumption, Building, Design, Performance. |
المؤتمرات العلمية |
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المؤتمر (1): | |
عنوان المؤتمر: |
18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies SET 2019 |
تاريخ الإنعقاد: |
20/08/2019 |
مكان الإنعقاد: |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
طبيعة المشاركة: |
Paper presentation |
عنوان المشاركة: |
Trends on sustainability in Saudi building industry: advances and challenges |
ملخص المشاركة: |
In developing countries like Saudi Arabia, the experience of a rapid rate of urbanization and infrastructure expansion, especially with respect to buildings, is immense. In Saudi Arabia, the role of buildings is even more important as they account for around 80 percent of the total national electricity consumption. The issue of energy efficiency is not given serious consideration regarding Saudi building designs, even though sustainability has been a major focus in recent years of the Saudi government; achieving sustainable development has become one of the main goals of Saudi Arabia’s economic and social development plan. Based on the local energy consumption trends, forecasts indicate an increase in domestic energy consumption with a growth rate which could reach 4 to 5 percent annually until 2030. This growth in demand is partially attributed to the industrial growth and growing economic prosperity in the Kingdom. A rather significant portion of this energy consumption growth results from the inefficient use of energy and the absence of coordinated enforcement and stakeholder engagement. In order to support sustainable development in the country, it is therefore crucial to improve the energy and environmental performance of buildings. This can be achieved not only by reducing the demand for building energy, but also by integrating renewable and sustainable energy technologies into buildings. This paper provides a brief review of the initiatives, advances, and challenges in the sustainability issues within the Saudi Arabian building sector, and proposes a framework for effective implementation of sustainability in the building sector. Keywords: energy efficiency; hot climate; sustainable building design; building performance; trends. |
المؤتمر (2): | |
عنوان المؤتمر: |
International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE) |
تاريخ الإنعقاد: |
08/02/2021 |
مكان الإنعقاد: |
Edinburgh,UK |
طبيعة المشاركة: |
Oral presentation |
عنوان المشاركة: |
Factors Leading to High Energy Consumption In Residential Buildings In Saudi Arabia presentation |
ملخص المشاركة: |
In developing countries like Saudi Arabia, the experience of a rapid rate of urbanisation and infrastructure expansion, especially with respect to buildings is immense. The role of buildings is even more important as they account for around 80% of the total national electricity consumption. Based on the 2030 local energy consumption trends, forecasts indicate an increase in domestic energy consumption with a growth rate which could reach 4 to 5% annually. A significant portion of this energy consumption growth results from the inefficient use of energy, and absence of coordinated enforcement and stakeholder engagement. This paper reports on an exploratory public survey to elicit information on respondent’s views on issues such as the awareness and applications of sustainable building. The aim of this article is to identify factors influencing the development of sustainable buildings and energy consumption in residential sector in Saudi Arabia. A structured questionnaire was designed and electronically distributed to collect information from respondents across Saudi Arabia, employing a random sampling technique (Snowball Technique). The findings have significant implications for policy makers and practitioners. The implementation of sustainable residential buildings code requires strong support from the public, government and the housing industry. |
مانع محمد سالم اليامي
دكتوراه
هندسة
University of Nottingham