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Professor of Sustainable Design and Architectural Engineering in Department of Architecture, and Dean of Faculty of Design at Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD) in Kyrenia, Cyprus. He is a Chartered Architect (RIBA) and a Chartered Engineer (CIBSE) with over 20 years of academic and practice experience through Architectural Engineering and Sustainable Design for the Built Environment in the UK, Europe and MENA region. As well as having supervised 16 successful PhD students, Prof. Dr. Altan has published over 250-refereed journal and conference papers, and edited books and chapters in related fields.
Although Building Information Modeling (BIM) can enhance efficiency of sustainable building projects, its adoption is still plagued with barriers. In order to incorporate BIM more efficiently, it is important to consider and mitigate these barriers. The aim of this study is to explore and develop strategies to alleviate barriers in developing countries, such as Malaysia, to broaden implementation of BIM with the aid of quantitative and qualitative approaches. To achieve this aim, a comprehensive literature review was carried out to identify the barriers, and a questionnaire survey was conducted with construction projects’ stakeholders. The ranking analysis results revealed the top five critical barriers to be “unavailability of standards and guidelines”, “lack of BIM training”, “lack of expertise”, “high cost”, and “lack of research and BIM implementation”. Comparative study findings showed that “lack of research and BIM implementation” is the least important barrier in other countries like China, United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Furthermore, qualitative analysis revealed the strategies to mitigate the BIM implementation barriers to enhance sustainable goals. The final outcome of this study is the establishment of a framework incorporated with BIM implementation barriers and strategies namely, the “BIM-based research framework”, which can assist project managers and policymakers towards effective sustainable construction.
Bilal Manzoor; Idris Othman; Syed Gardezi; Haşim Altan; Salem Abdalla. BIM-Based Research Framework for Sustainable Building Projects: A Strategy for Mitigating BIM Implementation Barriers. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 5397 .
AMA StyleBilal Manzoor, Idris Othman, Syed Gardezi, Haşim Altan, Salem Abdalla. BIM-Based Research Framework for Sustainable Building Projects: A Strategy for Mitigating BIM Implementation Barriers. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (12):5397.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBilal Manzoor; Idris Othman; Syed Gardezi; Haşim Altan; Salem Abdalla. 2021. "BIM-Based Research Framework for Sustainable Building Projects: A Strategy for Mitigating BIM Implementation Barriers." Applied Sciences 11, no. 12: 5397.
Numerous field studies have found that occupants' thermal comfort varies with local climate conditions. However, there is no generally recommended acceptable comfort range for multifamily residential buildings, nor are there specific adaptive thermal comfort prediction methods, particularly in South-eastern Mediterranean countries. We investigated an in-vivo experience of social householders' thermal sensation votes to predict individual aspects of adaptive thermal comfort and influences on its validity in purpose built residential tower blocks of a post-war social housing estate in Famagusta, Cyprus. We conducted field studies, which included on-site questionnaire surveys, environmental monitoring and in-situ physical measurements, on 36 base-case representative archetype buildings over 288 flats where the weather is subtropical (Csa) and partly semi-arid (Bsh). 118 flats were successfully recruited. A moderate correlation was found between the occupants' thermal sensation and the indoor air temperature (r = 0.215, p < 0.05), while a negative moderate correlation was found with the outdoor air temperature (r = −0.325, p < 0.01). The occupants' thermal sensation vote indicated that the ‘neutral’ temperature was 28.5 °C, and the upper limit of the comfort range in warm indoor air temperature conditions was 31.5 °C. This suggests that, in hot and dry climates in which thermally uncomfortable indoor environments occur, particularly in summer, occupants appear to tolerate a warmer condition than at other high and medium altitudes. The outcome of this study contributes to the development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II where there is not any data available for the Cypriot context.
B. Ozarisoy; H. Altan. Regression forecasting of ‘neutral’ adaptive thermal comfort: A field study investigation in the south-eastern Mediterranean climate of Cyprus. Building and Environment 2021, 202, 1 .
AMA StyleB. Ozarisoy, H. Altan. Regression forecasting of ‘neutral’ adaptive thermal comfort: A field study investigation in the south-eastern Mediterranean climate of Cyprus. Building and Environment. 2021; 202 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleB. Ozarisoy; H. Altan. 2021. "Regression forecasting of ‘neutral’ adaptive thermal comfort: A field study investigation in the south-eastern Mediterranean climate of Cyprus." Building and Environment 202, no. : 1.
The United Arab Emirates is witnessing enormous growth and the sustainability attitude has become one of the most important priorities in this development. This paper aims to optimize the environmental sustainability of the Emirate of Dubai communities by adopting an existing community as a case study. The investigation of the case study is looking at sustainability levels that consists of two major factors in neighborhood sustainable design, such as livability and thermal performance. The strategy of enhancing and optimizing the communities’ sustainability starts with an approach to the applicable modifications and solutions to the existed community master planning, where the modifications cover the two main urban design variables; (a) building design, and (b) open and landscape areas. The effect of the adopted scenarios is analyzed to find the improvement in environmental and thermal performance. The study has adopted two computer software packages, namely CityCAD and Integrated Environmental Solutions—Virtual Environment (IES-VE), to undertake the assessments. Furthermore, factors of urban sustainability are evaluated using the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) neighborhood assessment tool. The results have shown that the environmental sustainability levels can be increased after the adoption of certain suggested scenarios, in order to mitigate the likely weakness indicated in the livability aspects, covering land-use diversity, accessibility, transportation system, green and landscape areas, and energy efficiency, and the case study community can be turned toward “Sustainable Community” by implementing recommended actions and modifications.
Sundus Shareef; Haşim Altan. Sustainability at an Urban Level: A Case Study of a Neighborhood in Dubai, UAE. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4355 .
AMA StyleSundus Shareef, Haşim Altan. Sustainability at an Urban Level: A Case Study of a Neighborhood in Dubai, UAE. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4355.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSundus Shareef; Haşim Altan. 2021. "Sustainability at an Urban Level: A Case Study of a Neighborhood in Dubai, UAE." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4355.
BackgroundUrban air pollution is a multifaceted and dynamic mixture of Land Surface Temperature (LST), gaseous pollutants, and particulate matter with daily and seasonal changes due to anthropogenic activities, land-cover transformation, and climatic conditions. Today, the relationship between urban biophysical and thermal conditions and their relationship with land-cover is well-known. However, the absence of a dense network of land-based meteorological stations was an obstacle to the study of LST in comparison to the Major Air Pollutant (MAP).MethodThe current research proposes an integration of LST derived by Sentinel-3 SLSTR, to investigate LST relationships to the MAP derived by Sentinel-5 Precursor, and air pollution monitoring system station of Iran in the case of Tehran province. The method of research is designed in a time-series manner with the use of a Python application programming interface, geographical information system, and remote sensing.ResultBased on the mean concentration of the Particular Matter (PM), Sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) are mainly in the Tehran metropolis and the core of the urban area. A negative correlation was noted between the PM₂₅, SO₂, NO₂, and altitude, additionally, increasing the altitude negatively affects the concentration of the LST, Carbon monoxide (CO), and Ozone (O₃) values in Tehran province. Unlike, CO and O₃ have positive correlations with LST, which stand for the mutual impacts of the LST, CO, and O₃ values in Tehran province.
Kamyar Fuladlu; Hasim Altan. Examining Land Surface Temperature Relations with Major Air Pollutant: A Remote Sensing Research in Case of Tehran. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleKamyar Fuladlu, Hasim Altan. Examining Land Surface Temperature Relations with Major Air Pollutant: A Remote Sensing Research in Case of Tehran. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamyar Fuladlu; Hasim Altan. 2021. "Examining Land Surface Temperature Relations with Major Air Pollutant: A Remote Sensing Research in Case of Tehran." , no. : 1.
As a result of an increasing demand for energy-efficient buildings with a better experience of user comfort, the built environment sector needs to consider the prediction of building energy performance, which during the design phase, is achieved when a building is handed over and used. There is, however, significant evidence that shows that buildings do not perform as anticipated. This discrepancy is commonly described as the ‘energy performance gap’. Building energy audit and post occupancy evaluation (POE) are among the most efficient processes to identify and reduce the energy performance gap and improve indoor environmental quality by observing, monitoring, and the documentation of in-use buildings’ operating performance. In this study, a case study of UAE university buildings’ energy audit, POE, and dynamic simulation were carried out to first, identify factors of the dynamic energy performance gap, and then to identify the utility of the strategy for reducing the gap. Furthermore, the building energy audit data and POE were applied in order to validate and calibrate a dynamic simulation model. This research demonstrated that the case study building’s systems were not operating as designed and almost a quarter of the cooling energy was wasted due to the fault of the building facility management of the mechanical systems. The more research findings were discussed in the paper.
Young Kim; Lindita Bande; Kheira Aoul; Hasim Altan. Dynamic Energy Performance Gap Analysis of a University Building: Case Studies at UAE University Campus, UAE. Sustainability 2020, 13, 120 .
AMA StyleYoung Kim, Lindita Bande, Kheira Aoul, Hasim Altan. Dynamic Energy Performance Gap Analysis of a University Building: Case Studies at UAE University Campus, UAE. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):120.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYoung Kim; Lindita Bande; Kheira Aoul; Hasim Altan. 2020. "Dynamic Energy Performance Gap Analysis of a University Building: Case Studies at UAE University Campus, UAE." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 120.
Although attempts for formulating sustainable approaches in heritage management have been ongoing since the 1980s, sustainability dimensions in the context of ‘reconstruction’ have remained an unexplored research area. By investigating the case of the ruined Khaz’al Diwan in Kuwait, an architectural heritage site in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage (WH) Tentative List, we explore and compare the roles of the ‘cultural continuity’ and ‘environmental protection’ pillars of sustainability in reconstruction planning. By employing rapid ethnographic surveying and case study methods, we first investigate the approach to ‘cultural continuity’ from the State’s stance and through local community perceptions. Albeit with nuances, the surveying revealed a preference for historicist reconstruction. However, the Khaz’al Diwan, like most of the heritage structures in the Gulf region, was originally constructed with coral stone, which is now protected under environmental laws. How feasible is the use of replacement materials in terms of sustainability perspectives that is also acceptable from heritage perspectives? Considering the high cooling loads required in this climatic region, we prioritized the energy performance of the construction materials of the external walls and the roof. Computer simulations based on scenarios testing same-type and replacement construction materials revealed how the latter could be considered as an alternative in a historicist reconstruction. The discussion revolves around the environmental and cultural parameters that are instrumental in reconstruction planning. This ultimately highlights how reconstruction policies must be shaped to redefine the role and scope of material authenticity to accommodate the local environmental and cultural realities in the wider Gulf region and Middle Eastern context.
Reyhan Sabri; Haşim Altan; Danah AlGhareeb; Noora Alkhaja. Heritage Reconstruction Planning, Sustainability Dimensions, and the Case of the Khaz’al Diwan in Kuwait. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8805 .
AMA StyleReyhan Sabri, Haşim Altan, Danah AlGhareeb, Noora Alkhaja. Heritage Reconstruction Planning, Sustainability Dimensions, and the Case of the Khaz’al Diwan in Kuwait. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8805.
Chicago/Turabian StyleReyhan Sabri; Haşim Altan; Danah AlGhareeb; Noora Alkhaja. 2020. "Heritage Reconstruction Planning, Sustainability Dimensions, and the Case of the Khaz’al Diwan in Kuwait." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8805.
Passive building design can improve energy efficiency of buildings, while providing comfortable indoor environment for occupants with minimum mechanical energy use. The foundation of passive design depends on natural sources of energy, which uses building architecture and surrounding environment to minimise heating and cooling loads of buildings with minimum operating and maintenance costs. The correlation of local climate with shape and thermal performance of buildings is one of the main considerations of passive design approach to reduce energy use and increase thermal comfort of occupants. This paper focuses on a series of field studies and building simulation analysis to improve thermal performance of female secondary school buildings in the city of Tehran in Iran during winter season using passive design strategies. The field studies included measuring indoor air temperature, as well as a questionnaire-based survey in a cold winter season in a typical female secondary school building. The on-site monitoring assessed indoor air temperature of classrooms while the occupants completed questionnaires covering their thermal sensations and thermal preferences. Moreover, building thermal simulation analysis were carried out using DesignBuilder tool to evaluate and improve thermal performance of classrooms based on students' thermal requirements and passive design strategies. The simulation analysis started from the basic school building model, investigating various passive design strategies to predict the optimum design strategies for the case study. The simulation results determined how to provide classrooms that are more comfortable for students with minimum energy use. The results of the field studies indicated that indoor thermal environment were usually comfortable for female students based on 7-point ASHRAE scale. However, most of the occupants preferred their indoor thermal environment to be improved. Moreover, simulation results showed that building fabrics and thermal properties, as well as glazing and orientation had significant impacts on indoor air temperature and thermal comfort and using appropriate passive design strategies could improve energy efficiency of the building considerably. Therefore, in order to enhance indoor thermal environment and to increase learning performance of students, it is necessary to use appropriate low energy methods, which can reduce the needs for mechanical energy systems and hence save energy.
Sahar Zahiri; Hasim Altan. Improving energy efficiency of school buildings during winter season using passive design strategies. Sustainable Buildings 2020, 5, 1 .
AMA StyleSahar Zahiri, Hasim Altan. Improving energy efficiency of school buildings during winter season using passive design strategies. Sustainable Buildings. 2020; 5 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSahar Zahiri; Hasim Altan. 2020. "Improving energy efficiency of school buildings during winter season using passive design strategies." Sustainable Buildings 5, no. : 1.
Bertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. Corrigendum: Low-energy design strategies for retrofitting existing residential buildings in Cyprus. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2019, 172, 459 -459.
AMA StyleBertug Ozarisoy, Hasim Altan. Corrigendum: Low-energy design strategies for retrofitting existing residential buildings in Cyprus. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2019; 172 (8):459-459.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. 2019. "Corrigendum: Low-energy design strategies for retrofitting existing residential buildings in Cyprus." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 172, no. 8: 459-459.
Sundus Shareef; Hasim Altan. Assessing the Implementation of Renewable Energy Policy within the UAE by Adopting the Australian ‘Solar Town’ Program. Future Cities and Environment 2019, 5, 1 .
AMA StyleSundus Shareef, Hasim Altan. Assessing the Implementation of Renewable Energy Policy within the UAE by Adopting the Australian ‘Solar Town’ Program. Future Cities and Environment. 2019; 5 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSundus Shareef; Hasim Altan. 2019. "Assessing the Implementation of Renewable Energy Policy within the UAE by Adopting the Australian ‘Solar Town’ Program." Future Cities and Environment 5, no. 1: 1.
Problems on mass housing estates are currently a topic for research on energy and policy interventions for in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Modernist urban detached/semi-detached and suburban row houses often have insufficient green areas and lack consideration of the climatic features of the building site where the neighbourhoods are designed without concern for urban planning laws and regulations. These purpose-built residential building stock models represent 30% of the existing building stock in the TRNC. This research primarily investigates the potential of particular design interventions, in detached 2-storey houses in a Mediterranean climate, to reduce the need for fossil fuel to heat and cool the house. The aim of this study is to develop and test feasible retrofit strategies aimed at optimising the energy performance of the existing residential buildings in the TRNC. To accomplish this, the study first examines the energy performance of a building before and after the retrofitting phases as base case scenario models. The Autodesk REVIT 2017 plug-in ‘Green Building Studio’ and ‘Insight 360’ energy performance analysis software were used for simulation of the adapted energy-efficient retrofit measures. This study also outlines the results from the prototype analysis to demonstrate that the difference between a retrofitted building and the existing state of a building in their respective energy use impacts are correlated with the degree of energy management via implementing cost-effective energy efficiency systems.
Bertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. Low-energy design strategies for retrofitting existing residential buildings in Cyprus. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2019, 172, 241 -255.
AMA StyleBertug Ozarisoy, Hasim Altan. Low-energy design strategies for retrofitting existing residential buildings in Cyprus. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2019; 172 (5):241-255.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. 2019. "Low-energy design strategies for retrofitting existing residential buildings in Cyprus." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 172, no. 5: 241-255.
Hasim Altan; Zahraa Alshikh; Vittorino Belpoliti; Young Ki Kim; Zafar Said; Monadhil Al-Chaderchi. An experimental study of the impact of cool roof on solar PV electricity generations on building rooftops in Sharjah, UAE. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies 2019, 14, 267 -276.
AMA StyleHasim Altan, Zahraa Alshikh, Vittorino Belpoliti, Young Ki Kim, Zafar Said, Monadhil Al-Chaderchi. An experimental study of the impact of cool roof on solar PV electricity generations on building rooftops in Sharjah, UAE. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies. 2019; 14 (2):267-276.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHasim Altan; Zahraa Alshikh; Vittorino Belpoliti; Young Ki Kim; Zafar Said; Monadhil Al-Chaderchi. 2019. "An experimental study of the impact of cool roof on solar PV electricity generations on building rooftops in Sharjah, UAE." International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies 14, no. 2: 267-276.
Mass industrialised low-income housing is a building typology that is common in Mexico and possesses different characteristics in scale and social impact from other similar developments across the world. The business needs and socioeconomic factors behind these initiatives mean that the environmental performance is typically of low or no importance to developers, who instead are primarily concerned with speed of erection and profit margins. However, such developments present particular interest to environmental design researchers, and therefore, this paper presents some of the results from an extensive post occupancy evaluation field surveys conducted over a period of 2 years in Morelia, Mexico. The monitoring phase encompassed 12 dwellings with four different orientations, measuring internal temperature and relative humidity levels at 10-minute intervals over the two distinct seasons of the local climate. The results have been discussed as well as conclusions are drawn to help with the future development. In addition, an important aspect of this work is the presentation and communication of the collected data for different stakeholders involved in design, construction, and operation phases. The monitoring results are presented not only in the standard graph formats, but also via 4d interactive visualisation approaches, relying on a proprietary research software prototype.
Habid Becerra-Santacruz; Panagiotis Patlakas; Hasim Altan. Evaluation and visualisation of Mexican mass housing thermal performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2019, 172, 9 -23.
AMA StyleHabid Becerra-Santacruz, Panagiotis Patlakas, Hasim Altan. Evaluation and visualisation of Mexican mass housing thermal performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2019; 172 (1):9-23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHabid Becerra-Santacruz; Panagiotis Patlakas; Hasim Altan. 2019. "Evaluation and visualisation of Mexican mass housing thermal performance." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 172, no. 1: 9-23.
Nowadays in modern life, every technology and technique for comfortable life is available. People with low income, in other words, with low levels of economic power, can also have those facilities to stay warm in winter and stay cool in summer. Many years back when there were no advanced systems for human needs, passive strategies played a big role in peoples' lives. This paper concentrates on a small city in Iran that had used special strategies to solve peoples' environmental issues. The city is called Evaz, which is located in the Fars region of Iran with distance around 20 km from Gerash city and 370 km from south east of Shiraz. Evaz receives minimum rainfall, which is the reason why water is limited in this area and therefore, cisterns (water storage) had been used for many years that is studied in more detail in this paper. In summers, the climate is hot and dry, sometimes the external temperatures reaching around 46 °C during the day. Although the winters are typically cold and likewise dry, moderate climate is available in Evaz during autumn and spring. This study identifies some of the past strategies and describes them in detail with analysis for transformation and connections with the modern and traditional fundamentals. Furthermore, the study develops some solutions utilizing a combination of both modern and traditional techniques in design to suggest better and more effective ways to save energy, and at the same time to remain sustainable for the future.
Fatima Mirahmadi; Hasim Altan. A solution for future designs using techniques from vernacular architecture in southern Iran. Sustainable Buildings 2018, 3, 1 .
AMA StyleFatima Mirahmadi, Hasim Altan. A solution for future designs using techniques from vernacular architecture in southern Iran. Sustainable Buildings. 2018; 3 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFatima Mirahmadi; Hasim Altan. 2018. "A solution for future designs using techniques from vernacular architecture in southern Iran." Sustainable Buildings 3, no. : 1.
John K Calautit; Haşim Altan. Editorial: Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH). Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2017, 170, 281 -282.
AMA StyleJohn K Calautit, Haşim Altan. Editorial: Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH). Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2017; 170 (6):281-282.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn K Calautit; Haşim Altan. 2017. "Editorial: Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH)." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 170, no. 6: 281-282.
The city plan of 1921 conducted by the British Sir MacLean was the first scheme of Alexandria in the modern age (Egypt). Applying the network planning basics, the scheme had created an ideal thermal environment for the coastal city; the perpendicular streets on the coast, main axes parallel to the sea and the availability of inner water surfaces, all have played a major role for providing thermal comfort to the deepest point of the city’s south borders in a successful form of cross natural ventilation effect on the urban level. Many changes have taken place on MacLean scheme during the past 90 years, most notable changes were the replacement of the water body (Lake Hadara) with a classy residential area (Smouha) along with significant shrinkage in Lake Mariout surface, accompanied with a huge informal housing expansion to the south, west and east of the city. Gated communities and the governmental affordable housing projects were also some of the major changes in the city. Surprisingly, among the changes of the city shape, only the informal housing expansion came out just like the old layout attributes of MacLean’s scheme with its environmental benefits. This paper is an investigative analytical comparison study depending on fieldwork where the collected air quality numerical measurements (i.e., CO, CO2, relative humidity and particles matter) in the selected test area came out within the global standards. The wind characteristics have been analyzed to assess the real effect of the urban natural ventilation in Alexandria. The study argues that the network planning invented by the early builders of Alexandria and had been applied involuntary in the informal areas has turned to be the preferred layout. This provides a sort of ecological balance along with economic benefits by applying the urban natural ventilation concept, and therefore, better living conditions were provided and the air pollutants’ proliferation has been reduced.
Hagar M. Shalaby; Aia Sherif; Hasim Altan. The impact of the informal area expansion on the urban natural ventilation of Alexandria. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 2017, 3, 8 .
AMA StyleHagar M. Shalaby, Aia Sherif, Hasim Altan. The impact of the informal area expansion on the urban natural ventilation of Alexandria. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 2017; 3 (1):8.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHagar M. Shalaby; Aia Sherif; Hasim Altan. 2017. "The impact of the informal area expansion on the urban natural ventilation of Alexandria." Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 3, no. 1: 8.
This study mainly discusses how the immature behaviour of a part of the society, resulting in vandalism, affects the building aesthetics and design features in the districts of the city of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Initially explaining the term “vandalism” in itself, this study goes on to debate on the reasons behind vandalism, its different types, and its effects on the environment. Throughout the discussion, studies of the relationship between vandalism and reflectivity are examined, considering how the characteristics and features of the buildings affect vandalism. Three methodology tools were used: a questionnaire, an Integrated Environmental Solution Virtual Environment (IESVE) software program, and illuminance measurements. Simulation scenarios of the current situation of Abu Shagara were performed, which took into account several options with respect to wall material, flooring material, and types of lighting. All in all, ten simulation cases were conducted and compared, which allowed the identification of the best simulation scenario. The type of lighting had a greater impact on the simulation scenario results than the type of wall and flooring materials. The type of lighting varied as per its polar grid and light distribution.
Emad Mushtaha; Ranime Ayssar Nahlé; Maitha Bin Saifan; Hasim Altan. The impact of Lighting on Vandalism in Hot Climates: The Case of the Abu Shagara Vandalised Corridor in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2040 .
AMA StyleEmad Mushtaha, Ranime Ayssar Nahlé, Maitha Bin Saifan, Hasim Altan. The impact of Lighting on Vandalism in Hot Climates: The Case of the Abu Shagara Vandalised Corridor in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (11):2040.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmad Mushtaha; Ranime Ayssar Nahlé; Maitha Bin Saifan; Hasim Altan. 2017. "The impact of Lighting on Vandalism in Hot Climates: The Case of the Abu Shagara Vandalised Corridor in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates." Sustainability 9, no. 11: 2040.
The performance gap between simulation and reality has been identified as a major challenge to achieving sustainability in the Built Environment. While Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) surveys are an integral part of better understanding building performance, and thus addressing this issue, the importance of POE remains relatively unacknowledged within the wider Built Environment community. A possible reason that has been highlighted is that POE survey data is not easily understood and utilizable by non-expert stakeholders, including designers. A potential method by which to address this is the visualization method, which has well established benefits for communication of big datasets. This paper presents two case studies where EnViz (short for “Environmental Visualization”), a prototype software application developed for research purposes, was utilized and its effectiveness tested via a range of analysis tasks. The results are discussed and compared with those of previous work that utilized variations of the methods presented here. The paper concludes by presenting the lessons drawn from the five-year period of EnViz, emphasizing the potential of environmental visualization for decision support in environmental design and engineering for the built environment, and suggests directions for future development.
Panagiotis Patlakas; Georgios Koronaios; Rokia Raslan; Gareth Neighbour; Hasim Altan. Case Studies of Environmental Visualization. Energies 2017, 10, 1459 .
AMA StylePanagiotis Patlakas, Georgios Koronaios, Rokia Raslan, Gareth Neighbour, Hasim Altan. Case Studies of Environmental Visualization. Energies. 2017; 10 (10):1459.
Chicago/Turabian StylePanagiotis Patlakas; Georgios Koronaios; Rokia Raslan; Gareth Neighbour; Hasim Altan. 2017. "Case Studies of Environmental Visualization." Energies 10, no. 10: 1459.
This research project is undertaken in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (T.R.N.C.). The objective of the research is to investigate the occupants’ behaviour and role in the refurbishment activity by exploring how and why occupants decide to change building systems and how to understand why and how occupants consider using energy-efficient measurements. The housing estates are chosen from 16 different projects in four different regions of the T.R.N.C. that include urban and suburban areas. The study is conducted through semi-structured interviews to identify occupants’ behaviour as it is associated with refurbishment activity. This paper presents the results of semi-structured interviews with 70 homeowners in a selected group of 16 housing estates in four different parts of the T.R.N.C. Alongside the construction process and its impact on the environment, the results point out the need for control mechanisms in the housing sector to promote and support the adoption of retrofit strategies and to minimise non-controlled refurbishment activities. The results demonstrate that European Union Energy Efficiency directives need not only inform households about technological improvements that can be installed in their residential properties, but should also strongly encourage and incentivise them to use them efficiently. Furthermore, the occupants’ energy consumption behaviour and the applicable policy interventions will make the difference between implementing policy which in fact delivers on its aims for energy efficiency and sustainability.
Bertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. Adoption of Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting Mass Housing Estates in Northern Cyprus. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1477 .
AMA StyleBertug Ozarisoy, Hasim Altan. Adoption of Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting Mass Housing Estates in Northern Cyprus. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (8):1477.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. 2017. "Adoption of Energy Design Strategies for Retrofitting Mass Housing Estates in Northern Cyprus." Sustainability 9, no. 8: 1477.
This research project was undertaken in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (T.R.N.C). The objective of the research is to investigate the occupants’ behaviour and role in the refurbishment activity; to explore how and why occupants decide to change building components and to understand why and how occupants consider using energy-efficient materials. The study is conducted through semi-structured interviews to identify occupants’ behaviour as it is associated with refurbishment activity. This research paper presents the results of semi-structured interviews with 70 homeowners in a selected group of 16 housing estates in four different regions of the T.R.N.C. The expected solutions should be effective, environmentally acceptable and feasible given the type of housing projects under review, with due regard for their location, the climatic conditions within which they were undertaken, the socio-economic standing of the house owners and their attitudes, local resources and legislative constraints. Furthermore, the study goes on to insist on the practical and long-term economic benefits of refurbishment under the proper conditions and why this should be fully understood by the householders.
Bertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. Energy Performance Development of Non-regulated Retrofit Mass Housing Estates in Northern Cyprus. The Design Journal 2017, 20, S1765 -S1781.
AMA StyleBertug Ozarisoy, Hasim Altan. Energy Performance Development of Non-regulated Retrofit Mass Housing Estates in Northern Cyprus. The Design Journal. 2017; 20 (sup1):S1765-S1781.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertug Ozarisoy; Hasim Altan. 2017. "Energy Performance Development of Non-regulated Retrofit Mass Housing Estates in Northern Cyprus." The Design Journal 20, no. sup1: S1765-S1781.
Laura Elena Aelenei; Antonio Frattari; Laurent Riscala; Haşim Altan; Arman Hashemi; Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul; Masa Noguchi. Zero Energy Homes. Environmental and Human Impact of Buildings 2016, 275 -309.
AMA StyleLaura Elena Aelenei, Antonio Frattari, Laurent Riscala, Haşim Altan, Arman Hashemi, Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul, Masa Noguchi. Zero Energy Homes. Environmental and Human Impact of Buildings. 2016; ():275-309.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaura Elena Aelenei; Antonio Frattari; Laurent Riscala; Haşim Altan; Arman Hashemi; Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul; Masa Noguchi. 2016. "Zero Energy Homes." Environmental and Human Impact of Buildings , no. : 275-309.