Browsing by Subject "energy use"

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    • Occupant's thermal comfort in Qatari offices - Need for the new adaptive standard 

      Indraganti, Madhavi; Boussaa, Djamel ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Qatar's per capita energy consumption is one of the highest in the world, consuming 30.184 TWh as of 2012. Buildings contribute significantly (80%) to this, with air-conditioning taking a lion's share. Qatar does not have ...

    • User satisfaction and energy use behavior in offices in Qatar 

      Indraganti M.; Boussaa D.; Assadi S.; Mostavi E. ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2018 , Article)
      The occupant behavior significantly contributes to the total energy use in buildings and its understanding is greatly needed in energy analysis/simulation studies. Uncertainties about the occupant behavior adversely affect ...