This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a Masters Degree in Built Environment related area. The project is funded by the Qatar National Research Foundation and is of 3 year duration. The individual will be working in the area of green building guidelines and occupant performance and will involve extensive literature review and data collection related activities for which travel would be required.
Green building guidelines have been gaining prominence in the last decade. A key emphasis of existing green building guidelines is to analyse and reduce the environmental impact in design throughout the building or infrastructure lifecycle. These guidelines address key issues related to design, material usage, manufacturing, construction, building operation, maintenance, demolition and disposal, in order to ensure goals of sustainable construction are met. Research indicates that the majority of building environmental impact occurs during the operations and maintenance phase of a facility. Also, the…
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