Salem Buhashima Abdalla

• Dr.-Ing.
• Professor (Assistant) at University of Sharjah

Unfortunately, flooding is a major worldwide problem that especially affects low-lying cities like Semarang, Indonesia. Therefore, this study focuses on the flood-prone areas of Semarang, where recurring high tides and surges from severe precipitation cause havoc. In order to create water-resistant dwelling topologies, the paper explores the early...

In artificial intelligence (AI), generative systems, most notably Midjourney, have tremendous power to generate creative images of buildings and sites of Islamic architectural heritage through text-to-image generation based on the internet. The AI-generated representations have significant potential for architects, specialists, and everyday users....

This is the preprint of the following article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378976683

Purpose This paper aims to identify the pre-design critical success factors CSFs pertaining to different types of construction projects in the rapidly growing city of Dubai, by adopting one of the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) tools, analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Design/methodology/approach A mapping process was utilized to filter and...

Purpose This study analyzes the effect of the techniques of active teaching and learning as a way of delivery on the outcomes of quality learning. Focusing on the courses of architectural science taught in a nontraditional method using various active learning strategies, the study takes the case study of the course Building Illumination and Acousti...

This research seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the current ecosystem of BIM technology and its utilization in the UAE. Since the UAE has been an early adopter of BIM, its utilization of BIM is now likely to reach that of developed nations. By adopting the BIM case study analysis framework, two sets of projects of similar categories in terms...

As the major consumer of resources and energy, the construction industry has been at the heart of the debate on sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the overarching guidance for the construction industry to promote sustainable development from environmental, social, and economic dimensions. Moreover, sustainable...

The construction industry in Thailand has significant impact upon the nation's economic growth. However, the industry has been threatened by corruption which is a major cause of Thailand's middle-income trap. The aim of this research is to explore the nature of corrupt practices in the Thailand construction industry by examining the causes and stra...

UAE urban housing and planning history discourses commonly assume a sharp division between the pre-oil (before the 1950s) and the post-oil (since the 1960s) eras. It is a misleading assumption that flattens historical legacies and exempts pre-oil tribal and maritime built landscape from having a bearing on the emergence of more recent ‘iconic’ vill...

This paper explores the methodology for the production and integration of Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) into the museum management system of the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The historic Bait Al Naboodah Museum is documented as a pilot study using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) technology. The scanning and model...

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 count...

To conclude, this paper anticipates three plausible scenarios for early-stage conceptual design in CAAD. This will have a broader impact beyond the traditional field of architectural engineering practice and architectural design education

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for governments, business organizations and the community at large due to the consequences of global warming. There is an urgent need to change the way we think, design, construct and operate buildings. It is evident that designs regularly fail to achieve the anticipated levels of in-use energy cons...

This study is an attempt to incorporate Building Information Modeling (BIM) into the engineering curriculum, particularly for the College of Engineering at the University of Sharjah, UAE. A multidisciplinary team consists of four engineering students, representing four departments, Architectural Engineering (AE), Civil and Environmental Engineering...

This study is an attempt to incorporate Building Information Modeling (BIM) into the engineering curriculum, particularly for the College of Engineering at the University of Sharjah, UAE. A multidisciplinary team consists of engineering students, representing four departments, Architectural Engineering (AE), Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE...

This study investigated the current Building Information Modelling (BIM) trends and practices in the UAE, particularly to shed light on a recently circulated Dubai BIM mandate. Two sets of surveys were mailed to the AEC industry and the corresponding academic sector within the UAE to collect up-to-date data on BIM awareness and utilization. The sur...

Ever since the introduction of CAD, in the early 1980s, as a tool for drafting and modeling, the architectural design process has changed dramatically. Better documents production and coordination in addition to 3D visualization and simulation are oblivious advantages that come with this technology. CAD tremendous abilities of organizing and presen...

This dissertation focuses on the current state of computer aided planning and building process in today’s Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry activities. It is a descriptive work of newly emerging technologies and approaches to design, construction and facility management that offer a great potential to enhance productivities,...