Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 9(4), pp. 1048 - 1056
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090407
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Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Economical Design of Single-Family Dwellings

Roz-Ud-Din Nassar ^1,*, Eka Sediadi ², Fathia Elmenghawi ^2
1 Department of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), United Arab Emirates
² Department of Architecture, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), United Arab Emirates

ABSTRACT

Large scale construction of housing units and other built infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Middle Eastern countries result in consumption of huge quantities of aggregate, water and cementitious materials causing fast depletion of these resources. Extreme weathering conditions, on the other hand, require construction of housing units having energy intensive serviceability resulting into uneconomical construction and operational costs of these housing units. This situation merits developing design and construction techniques of these housing units that are sustainable, energy efficient and economical. This paper suggests innovative design and construction approaches for development of single-family housing units that address these requirements. The suggested techniques incorporate the use of recycled and industrial by-products towards production of green concrete and concrete masonry units (CMU) and an architectural design that is based on the concept of use of optimized space and configuration integrated with use of sun shading devices. Field investigation of the energy efficiency of a housing unit constructed according to the suggested architectural design and construction materials showed considerable savings in cooling load of building in summer when compared with that of a traditional building.

KEYWORDS
Economical-Housing, Recycled-Aggregate, Energy-Efficient, Sustainability

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Roz-Ud-Din Nassar , Eka Sediadi , Fathia Elmenghawi , "Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Economical Design of Single-Family Dwellings," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 1048 - 1056, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090407.

(b). APA Format:
Roz-Ud-Din Nassar , Eka Sediadi , Fathia Elmenghawi (2021). Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Economical Design of Single-Family Dwellings. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 9(4), 1048 - 1056. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090407.