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Parametric Design Structures in Low Rise Buildings in Relation to the Urban Context in UAE

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  • Lindita Bande

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Abeer Alshamsi

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Anoud Alhefeiti

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Sarah Alderei

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Sebah Shaban

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Mohammed Albattah

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Martin D. Scoppa

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Al Ain Campus, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, AL Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates)

Abstract

The city of Al Ain (Abu Dhabi, UAE) has a mainly low rise residential buildings. Villas as part of a compound or separate units represent the majority of the residential areas in the city. Due to the harsh hot arid climate of Al Ain, the energy demand for the cooling load is quite high. Therefore, it is relevant finding new retrofit strategies that are efficient in reducing the cooling load of the villas. The aim of this study is to analyze one particular strategy (parametric shading structure) in terms of design, construction, cost, energy impact on the selected villa. The main data for this study is taken from the local sources. There are six steps followed in this analysis: case study analysis; climate analysis; parametric structure and PV panels; building energy consumption and outdoor thermal comfort; modelling, simulation, and validation; materials, construction, and cost evaluation. The model of the villa was validated for the full year 2020 based on the electricity bills obtained. After adding the parametric design structure, the reduction after shading is approximately 10%. Meanwhile the UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate Index) dropped from extreme heat stress to strong heat stress (average for the month of March and September). These findings are promising in the retrofit industry due to the advanced calculations used to optimize the parametric design structure.

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  • Lindita Bande & Abeer Alshamsi & Anoud Alhefeiti & Sarah Alderei & Sebah Shaban & Mohammed Albattah & Martin D. Scoppa, 2021. "Parametric Design Structures in Low Rise Buildings in Relation to the Urban Context in UAE," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-23, August.
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    1. Lindita Bande & Adalberto Guerra Cabrera & Young Ki Kim & Afshin Afshari & Mario Favalli Ragusini & Melanie Gines Cooke, 2019. "A Building Retrofit and Sensitivity Analysis in an Automatically Calibrated Model Considering the Urban Heat Island Effect in Abu Dhabi, UAE," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-18, December.
    2. Lindita Bande & Afshin Afshari & Dina Al Masri & Mukesh Jha & Leslie Norford & Alexandros Tsoupos & Prashanth Marpu & Yosha Pasha & Peter Armstrong, 2019. "Validation of UWG and ENVI-Met Models in an Abu Dhabi District, Based on Site Measurements," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-20, August.
    3. Doris A. Chi & Edwin González M. & Renato Valdivia & Eduardo Gutiérrez J., 2021. "Parametric Design and Comfort Optimization of Dynamic Shading Structures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-27, July.
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