Browsing Theses (AUS Sustainability) by Title
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A Framework for Benchmarking the Total Energy Efficiency of Net Zero Energy Buildings
(2015-01)The need for net zero energy buildings (NZEB) is a result of global depletion of natural fuel resources and the effects of the usage of these fuel resources on climate. For Instance, the building sector in the US alone ... -
A Framework for Predictive Modeling in Sustainable Projects
(2012-05)Project management systems typically target the completion of a project within budget, on time, and fulfilling stakeholders' expectations and environmental needs from the project. The aim becomes harder to achieve when ... -
A Framework for Project Time-Cost Optimization Considering Float Consumption Impact
(2012-01)The main objectives of construction projects include completing the project on time and within budget. There is always a tradeoff between time and cost. Time loss is costly and time savings can provide benefits to all the ... -
A Framework for Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in Healthcare
(2019-12)The concept of sustainability in healthcare has received significant attention in the last decade due to the associated progressive impacts on the environment. With the continuous growth and the associated challenges in ... -
A General Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Manufacturing Processes
(2018-11)The manufacturing sector has a major impact on the three sustainability dimensions represented by social, economic, and environmental aspects. Most of the work on sustainability assessment in the field of manufacturing is ... -
Green Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion in a CO2 Saturated Saline Solution
(2015-05)Mild steel is extensively used in equipment such as pipelines and machinery by many industries, where it is exposed to corrosive environments. Dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) can be found in produced water and results in ... -
Heat Integration and Controllability Analysis of Heat Exchanger Networks
(2014-05)The objective of this research is to present a methodological framework for designing heat exchanger networks, which best addresses heat recovery, economics and controllability. The proposed framework formulates a systematic ... -
Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater using Novel Adsorbent
(2012-01)Heavy metals, when in abundance, can be very toxic to the medium in which it is dissolved. Adsorption has been used as a suitable water treatment process to remove heavy metals. Many studies have been conducted to remove ... -
Hybrid Power System Design for Autonomous Ground Robots
(2018-11)The interest in mobile robots has increased rapidly due to the complicated tasks a mobile robot can accomplish. An efficient robot power supply system can increase the robot range of travel. Different power management ... -
Impact of Exclusive Bus Lanes on Traffic Performance in Urban Areas
(2015-06)In recent years, increased traffic congestion and shortage of available funds to build new roads have created a challenging situation. One of the possible solutions to this challenge is to manage the transportation ... -
Integrated Renewable Energy Options for HVAC-Cooling Systems
(2013-06)The demand for energy is increasing at an unexpected rate all over the world. Most of the present worldwide energy usage is based on fossil fuel and results in continuous depletion of this resource. Conventional Heating ... -
An Investigation of Links Between Transport Choices and Health: A Case Study in the UAE
(2019-04)This research examines the relationship between transport/travel choices-- as default decisions that are decidedly influenced by the built environment-- and public health in the UAE. The objective of the research is two-fold: ... -
An Investigation of Parking Problems and Alternatives at the American University of Sharjah
(2007-05)This paper investigates parking and transportation challenges at the American University of Sharjah in response to regional and campus growth. A parking inventory was conducted in early 2007, including characteristics of ... -
Liquid Fuel Production from Pyrolysis of Waste Tires: Process Simulation, Exergetic Analysis, and Life Cycle Assessment
(2015-06)Scrap tire is considered to be one of the very common and significant solid wastes and its production is increasing due to the increased number of vehicles in both developed and developing countries. Initiatives are being ... -
Low Power Wireless Subcutaneous Transmitter
(2010-12)Low power wireless transmitters are finding applications in diverse fields. A field that is expressing a noticeable growth is biomedical telemetry, where a wireless transmitter accompanied with sensors is used to measure ... -
A Maturity Model for a Sustainable Construction Industry
(2014-01)Although the construction industry has provided societies with facilities and infrastructure projects that meet their needs and fulfill their requirements, created up to 7% of the world's job opportunities, accounted for ... -
Membrane Bioreactor-Desalination Microbial Fuel Cell Hybrid System
(2018-04)The microbial desalination fuel cell (MDFC) is an emerging desalination technology offering great promise of high salinity removal with zero energy input. Moreover, the membrane bioreactor (MBR) is of great reliability in ... -
Minimizing Traffic Congestion through V2V Communication
(2018-01)With the rising level of vehicular traffic congestion, it is important to find a way to manage these congestions at an early stage. Connected vehicle technology is a potential solution that can significantly improve traffic ... -
Modeling and Fuzzy Control of Modern Refrigeration System
(2014-06)Current typical refrigeration systems work with on-off controllers in each of their components and their expansion valves are regulated mechanically which is quite inefficient. This issue resides in the core design of the ... -
Modeling of Chlorophyll-a and Eutrophication Indicators in the Dubai Creek Area using Remote Sensing
(2015-01)The last few decades have witnessed an increase in the frequency and magnitude of the occurrences of algal blooms in coastal regions. A high increase in the levels of nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) in the water column ...