All Outputs (31)

A comprehensive investigation of using mutual air and water heating in multi-functional DX-SAMHP for moderate cold climate (2018)
Journal Article
Mohamed, E., Riffat, S., Omer, S., & Zeinelabdien, R. (2019). A comprehensive investigation of using mutual air and water heating in multi-functional DX-SAMHP for moderate cold climate. Renewable Energy, 130, 582-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.075

Solar energy assisted heat pump systems (SAHP) have been used in this application. SAHP system with solar collectors and the heat pump are combined into one unit so as to convey the solar energy to the refrigerant. The solar collector is used as the... Read More about A comprehensive investigation of using mutual air and water heating in multi-functional DX-SAMHP for moderate cold climate.

Economic evaluation of installation of standalone wind farm and Wind+CAES system for the new regulating tariffs for renewables in Egypt (2018)
Journal Article
Ramadan, O., Omer, S., Ding, Y., Jarimi, H., Chen, X., & Riffat, S. (2018). Economic evaluation of installation of standalone wind farm and Wind+CAES system for the new regulating tariffs for renewables in Egypt. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 7, 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2018.06.005

Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) is widely recognized as a viable solution for large-scale grid integrated renewable energy systems in terms of load levelling to solve/minimize the intermittency effect of renewable energy systems especially with... Read More about Economic evaluation of installation of standalone wind farm and Wind+CAES system for the new regulating tariffs for renewables in Egypt.

Towards a coherent implementation of safe building laws and regulations in Cameroon: law, gowernance and institutional imperatives (2017)
Journal Article
Tene, C. B., Omer, S., & Mempouo, B. (2017). Towards a coherent implementation of safe building laws and regulations in Cameroon: law, gowernance and institutional imperatives. Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, 8(2), 87-109. https://doi.org/10.4314/jsdlp.v8i2.5

Over the last decade a sustained pattern of building collapse and fire outbreaks has been observed in various West African countries such as Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. This has become a serious concern amongst building practitioners and to the publ... Read More about Towards a coherent implementation of safe building laws and regulations in Cameroon: law, gowernance and institutional imperatives.

Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings (2017)
Journal Article
Zeinelabdein, R., Omer, S., & Gan, G. (2018). Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.046

Buildings have a major contribution to the global energy consumption. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems (HVAC) are responsible for most of the energy use in buildings. Thus, clean and sustainable alternatives such as free cooling of b... Read More about Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings.

Sustainable techniques for thermal comfort in buildings designed used by worshipers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alabdullatief, A., & Omer, S. (2017). Sustainable techniques for thermal comfort in buildings designed used by worshipers.

Thermal comfort in building is a trendy that has been under investigation by many researchers. The mosque, for Muslim worshippers, is one of the most popular religious buildings. The demand of new mosques is continuously increasing due to the increas... Read More about Sustainable techniques for thermal comfort in buildings designed used by worshipers.

Free cooling based phase change material for domestic buildings in hot arid climate (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeinelabdein, R., Omer, S., Mohamed, E., Amaireh, I., & Gan, G. (2017). Free cooling based phase change material for domestic buildings in hot arid climate.

Free cooling based phase change materials (FCPCM) are promising sustainable technologies which could be used to store the cold energy available during summer nights in a sufficient latent heat storage for later utilisation during the daytime. This cu... Read More about Free cooling based phase change material for domestic buildings in hot arid climate.

Feasibility of double-skin façades for multi-storeys office buildings in Amman/Jordan: an insight into thermal performance for both summer and winter peak conditions (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Amaireh, I., Gan, G., Omer, S., & Zeinelabdein, R. (2017). Feasibility of double-skin façades for multi-storeys office buildings in Amman/Jordan: an insight into thermal performance for both summer and winter peak conditions.

Amman, the capital city of Jordan, usually experiences a hot dry summer with high solar radiations and a cold-wet winter. While the entire state of Jordan faces serious shortages in energy sources, significant growth in both industrial investment and... Read More about Feasibility of double-skin façades for multi-storeys office buildings in Amman/Jordan: an insight into thermal performance for both summer and winter peak conditions.

Green roof and louvers shading for sustainable mosque buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alabdullatief, A., Omer, S., Elabdein, R. Z., & Alfraidi, S. (2016). Green roof and louvers shading for sustainable mosque buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The number of mosque buildings is continuously increasing with the Muslim population, which is in fast growth around the world. In particular, the demand of new mosque buildings is high in the urban areas, due to increasing urban population growth in... Read More about Green roof and louvers shading for sustainable mosque buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A novel high capacity space efficient heat storage system for domestic applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramadan, M. E., Omer, S., & Riffat, S. (2016). A novel high capacity space efficient heat storage system for domestic applications.

Energy consumption in domestic buildings is dominated by space heating 60 percent followed by hot water 14 percent in the UK. Space heating and water heating confers a disparate set of industrial challenges to the manufacture and this is a very deman... Read More about A novel high capacity space efficient heat storage system for domestic applications.

Recent passive technologies of greenhouse systems: a review (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harjunowibowo, D., Cuce, E., Omer, S. A., & Riffat, S. B. (2016). Recent passive technologies of greenhouse systems: a review.

There are 130 countries produces greenhouse vegetables commercially with more than 1.1 million acres in 2016. Most of the greenhouses deal with high operating costs due to the great energy needs. The high heat loss because of the greenhouse envelope... Read More about Recent passive technologies of greenhouse systems: a review.

The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings (2014)
Journal Article
Owajionyi, F. . L., Omer, S., Riffat, S., & Mempouo, B. (in press). The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings. Sustainable Cities and Society, Article e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.06.002

Increase in energy usage, particularly from fossil fuel sources is widely understood to be responsible for the environmental problems (Climate Change) experienced globally today. Response to mitigating this anthropogenic induced consequence created t... Read More about The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings.