research overview
- Dr. Krarti research includes application to energy efficiency strategies and renewable energy technologies to design, retrofit, and operate buildings and communities.
- Contact Info
Krarti, Moncef Professor
Positions
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, sustainable buildings and communities
Publications
selected publications
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book
- Handbook of Integrated and Sustainable Buildings Equipment and Systems Volume 1: Energy Systems 2017
- Energy-Efficient Electrical Systems for Buildings 2017
- Advanced Energy Efficient Building Envelope Systems 2017
- Energy Audit of Building Systems An Engineering Approach, Second Edition 2016
- Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes An Engineering Approach 2016
- Guide technique d'audit énergétique 2016
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chapter
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conference proceeding
- FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY GENERATION AT A COLORADO SKI RESORT 2015
- IMPACT OF PASSIVE COOLING STRATEGIES ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 2015
- The Economic and Environmental Benefits from Distributed PV and Wind Technologies in a Colorado Community 2015
- DEVELOPMENT OF A RESPONSE FACTOR MODEL FOR THERMO-ACTIVE BUILDING FOUNDATION 2014
- DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULATION ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENT FOR VENTILATED SLAB SYSTEMS 2014
- ESTIMATION OF LIGHTING ENERGY SAVINGS FROM ATRIUM DAYLIGHTING FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS 2014
- EVALUATION OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFECTIVENESS OF COOL ROOFS FOR RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS 2014
- ROOF COVER IMPACT ON COOLING ENERGY USE OF OFFICE BUILDINGS 2014
- PERFORMANCE OF THERMOACTIVE FOUNDATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. 251-262. 2012
- Distributed Generation for Village of Hope. 1197-1205. 2012
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR GREENHOUSE IN COLORADO. 111-117. 2012
- Evaluation of Hybrid Distributed Generation Systems for Four Locations in Mexico. 1187-+. 2012
- HYBRID DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION FOR APARTMENT BUILDING COMPLEXES IN KOREA. 1179-1185. 2012
- AN ANALYSIS MODEL FOR DOMESTIC HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. 1935-1944. 2011
- Behavior and Testing Performance of a Gas Tankless Water Heater. 1035-1041. 2011
- EVALUATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR RENTAL HOMES. 273-283. 2011
- HYBRID DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION FOR AN ISOLATED RURAL SETTLEMENT IN MASIRAH ISLAND, OMAN. 1749-1757. 2011
- Residential Energy Analysis: Regression Analysis of Heating Degree Days With Temperature Setback for Selected ASHRAE Climate Zones. 259-271. 2011
- Analysis of Measurement and Verification Methods for Energy Retrofits Applied to Residential Buildings. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 382-394. 2011
- A SIMPLE METHOD TO ESTIMATE ENERGY SAVINGS FOR STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS APPLIED TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 357-362. 2010
- DEVELOPMENT OF AN HOURLY OPTIMIZATION TOOL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS. 981-996. 2010
- EVALUATION OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP ENERGY, DEMAND, AND GREENHOUSE POTENTIAL IN COLORADO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. 1041-1046. 2010
- EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR RETROFIT SAVINGS USING CALIBRATED ENERGY BUILDING MODELS. 363-373. 2010
- GREENING TENANT/LANDLORD PROCESSES DEMONSTRATING TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDUSTRY. 915-923. 2010
- IDENTIFYING INEFFICIENT SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WITH UTILITY BILL ANALYSIS. 375-381. 2010
- Field Testing of Optimal Controls of Passive and Active Thermal Storage. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 134-146. 2010
- Impact of Typical Weather Year Selection Approaches on Energy Analysis of Buildings. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 416-+. 2010
- ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF DAYLIGHT TIME SAVINGS ON ENERGY USE OF BUILDINGS IN KUWAIT. 393-403. 2009
- IMPACT OF LAYARED SOIL ON FOUNDATION HEAT TRANSFER FOR SLAB-ON GRADE FLOORS. 385-391. 2009
- Comparative Analysis of Optimization Approaches to Design Building Envelope for Residential Buildings. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 554-562. 2009
- Evaluation of Typical Weather Year Selection Approaches for Energy Analysis of Buildings. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 654-+. 2009
- Development of models for hourly solar radiation prediction. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 392-+. 2008
- A simplified method to estimate cooling energy savings from night ventilation for office buildings. 781-786. 2007
- A simplified method to predict energy cost savings in office buildings - Using a hybrid desiccant, absorption chiller, and natural gas turbine cogeneration system with thermal storage. 787-795. 2007
- Impact of precooling control on reducing electrical peak demand for commercial buildings in Tuniisia. 565-572. 2007
- Impact of shape on thermal performance of office buildings in Kuwait. 607-618. 2007
- Analysis of demand side management measures for residential buildings. 671-680. 2006
- CFD-based parametric analysis on the performance of personalized partition air distribution systems. 499-507. 2006
- Comparative thermal analyis of structural insulated panels and wood frame walls for residential buildings. 659-669. 2006
- Evaluation of energy savings by optimization control in thermal energy storage system. 433-440. 2006
- Experimental analysis of heat transfer from ice rink floors. 681-687. 2006
- Genetic-algorithm based controls for daylighting. 609-619. 2006
- Impact of shape on building energy use in Tunisia. 621-628. 2006
- Impact of solar model selection on building energy analysis for Kuwait. 629-637. 2006
- Building shape optimization using neural network and genetic algorithm approach. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 484-+. 2006
- Comparative analysis of three solar models for Tunisia. Transactions- American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. 42-+. 2006
- Impact of shape on residential buildings energy performance. 105-111. 2005
- Optimal control strategies for heated radiant floor systems. 535-546. 2005
- Net metering and its impact on PV program in Tunisia. 2562-2565. 2003
- Simplified prediction tool for peak occupancy rate in office buildings. 295-308. 1998
- Deterministic model for an internal melt ice-on-coil thermal storage tank. 113-124. 1997
- Evaluation of the thermal bridging effects on the thermal performance of slab-on-grade floor foundation. 563-572. 1997
- Experimental validation of a numerical model for an internal melt ice-on-coil thermal storage tank. 125-138. 1997
- In situ performance testing of chillers for energy analysis. 290-302. 1997
- In-situ performance testing of fans and pumps for energy analysis. 318-332. 1997
- Simplified method for foundation heat loss calculation. 140-152. 1996
- Integral solutions for ice formation and melting outward of the external wall of a pipe with internal and external convection. B243-B248. 1995
- Comparison of energy prediction of three ground-coupling heat transfer calculation methods. 158-172. 1995
- Frequency response analysis of ground-coupled building envelope surfaces. 355-369. 1995
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journal article
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Review analysis of economic and environmental benefits of improving energy efficiency for UAE building stock.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
14-24.
2018
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Control strategies for dynamic insulation materials applied to commercial buildings.
Energy and Buildings.
305-320.
2017
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Optimized controls for ventilated wall cavities with spray evaporative cooling systems.
Energy and Buildings.
356-372.
2017
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A review of benefits and limitations of static and switchable cool roof systems.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
451-460.
2017
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Evaluation of building energy efficiency investment options for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Energy.
595-610.
2017
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Design of Carbon-Neutral Residential Communities in Kuwait.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2017
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Evaluation of energy savings potential of variable reflective roofing systems for US buildingsJenna.
Sustainable Cities and Society.
62-73.
2017
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Potential energy savings from deployment of Dynamic Insulation Materials for US residential buildings.
Building and Environment.
203-218.
2017
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Three-dimensional accuracy with two-dimensional computation speed: using the Kiva numerical framework to improve foundation heat transfer calculations.
Journal of Building Performance Simulation.
161-182.
2017
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Energy productivity evaluation of large scale building energy efficiency programs for Oman.
Sustainable Cities and Society.
12-22.
2017
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Evaluation of Thermo-Active Foundations for Heating and Cooling Residential Buildings.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2016
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Experimental validation of a numerical model for ventilated wall cavity with spray evaporative cooling systems for hot and dry climates.
Energy and Buildings.
207-222.
2016
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Numerical modeling of ventilated wall cavities with spray evaporative cooling system.
Energy and Buildings.
350-365.
2016
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Bayesian-Emulator based parameter identification for calibrating energy models for existing buildings.
Building Simulation.
411-428.
2016
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Energy performance analysis of variable reflectivity envelope systems for commercial buildings.
Energy and Buildings.
88-98.
2016
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Evaluation of Passive Cooling Systems for Residential Buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2016
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Evaluation of net-zero energy residential buildings in the MENA region.
Sustainable Cities and Society.
116-125.
2016
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Impact of subsidization on high energy performance designs for Kuwaiti residential buildings.
Energy and Buildings.
249-262.
2016
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Analysis of Integrated Radiant Slab Heating and Cooling Systems for Residential Buildings.
Journal of Architectural Engineering.
2016
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Implementation of a new CTF method stability algorithm into EnergyPlus.
Building Simulation.
613-620.
2015
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Optimal insulation for ice rink floors.
Energy and Buildings.
358-364.
2015
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Performance Modeling Comparison of a Solar Combisystem and Solar Water Heater.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2015
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Kiva (TM): a numerical framework for improving foundation heat transfer calculations.
Journal of Building Performance Simulation.
449-468.
2015
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Evaluation of large scale building energy efficiency retrofit program in Kuwait.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
1069-1080.
2015
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Energy performance analysis of variable thermal resistance envelopes in residential buildings.
Energy and Buildings.
317-325.
2015
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Energy efficiency optimization of new and existing office buildings in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Sustainable Cities and Society.
132-140.
2015
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Development of a simulation analysis environment for ventilated slab systems.
Applied Thermal Engineering.
66-78.
2015
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Comparative evaluation of optimal energy efficiency designs for French and US office buildings.
Energy and Buildings.
332-344.
2015
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Analysis of End-Use Impact of Daylighting and Glare Controls for Private Office Spaces.
LEUKOS.
61-87.
2015
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Comparative Analysis of Prediction Accuracy from Daylighting Simulation Tools.
LEUKOS.
49-60.
2015
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Foundation heat transfer analysis for buildings with thermal piles.
Energy Conversion and Management.
449-457.
2015
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Heat transfer analysis of thermo-active foundations.
Energy and Buildings.
492-501.
2015
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Optimal design of residential building envelope systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Energy and Buildings.
104-117.
2015
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Assessment of infiltration heat recovery and its impact on energy consumption for residential buildings.
Energy Conversion and Management.
316-323.
2014
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Impact of Above-Grade Walls on Three-Dimensional Building Foundation Heat Transfer From Slab-On Grade Floors.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2014
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Design Optimization of Energy Efficient Office Buildings in Tunisia.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2013
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Performance of Thermoactive Foundations for Commercial Buildings.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2013
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A parametric study of energy savings from cleaning coils and filters in constant air volume HVAC systems.
HVAC&R Research.
616-626.
2013
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Design optimization of energy efficient residential buildings in Tunisia.
Building and Environment.
81-90.
2012
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Optimal control of building storage systems using both ice storage and thermal mass - Part I: Simulation environment.
Energy Conversion and Management.
499-508.
2012
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Optimal controls of building storage systems using both ice storage and thermal mass - Part II: Parametric analysis.
Energy Conversion and Management.
509-515.
2012
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Optimization of energy efficiency and thermal comfort measures for residential buildings in Salamanca, Mexico.
Energy and Buildings.
540-549.
2012
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Optimal electrical circuiting layout and desk location for daylighting controlled spaces.
Energy and Buildings.
122-130.
2012
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Analysis of Thermo-Active Foundations With U-Tube Heat Exchangers.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2012
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Impact of Layered Soil on Foundation Heat Transfer for Slab-On Grade Floors.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2012
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Impact of window selection on the energy performance of residential buildings in South Korea.
Energy Policy.
1-9.
2012
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A frequency-domain regression method for estimating building foundation heat transfer.
Journal of Building Performance Simulation.
93-104.
2012
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Performance evaluation of network airflow models for natural ventilation.
HVAC&R Research.
349-365.
2012
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Optimization of envelope and HVAC systems selection for residential buildings.
Energy and Buildings.
3373-3382.
2011
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Hourly Solar Radiation Model Suitable for Worldwide Typical Weather File Generation.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2011
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Assessment of natural and hybrid ventilation models in whole-building energy simulations.
Energy and Buildings.
2251-2261.
2011
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An ice rink floor thermal model suitable for whole-building energy simulation analysis.
Building and Environment.
1087-1093.
2011
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Analysis of impact of daylight time savings on energy use of buildings in Kuwait.
Energy Policy.
2319-2329.
2011
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Development of an optimal daylighting controller.
Building and Environment.
1011-1022.
2011
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Genetic-algorithm based approach to optimize building envelope design for residential buildings.
Building and Environment.
1574-1581.
2010
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Estimation of lighting energy savings from daylighting.
Building and Environment.
509-514.
2009
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Impact of building shape on thermal performance of office buildings in Kuwait.
Energy Conversion and Management.
822-828.
2009
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Implementation of a building foundation heat transfer model in EnergyPlus.
Journal of Building Performance Simulation.
127-142.
2009
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ENERGY EFFICIENT SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIES FOR HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) OF BUILDINGS.
Journal of Green Building.
44-55.
2008
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Heat transfer beneath ice-rink floors.
Building and Environment.
1687-1698.
2008
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Impact of solar model selection on building energy analysis for Kuwait.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2008
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Impact of electricity rate structures on energy cost savings of pre-cooling controls for office buildings.
Building and Environment.
2810-2818.
2007
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A simplified analysis method to predict the impact of shape on annual energy use for office buildings.
Energy Conversion and Management.
300-305.
2007
- Experimental and numerical investigation on cooling characteristics of partition air supply system. 546-552. 2006
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Analysis of daylighting benefits for office buildings in Egypt.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
366-370.
2005
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A simplified method to estimate energy savings of artificial lighting use from daylighting.
Building and Environment.
747-754.
2005
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Parametric analysis of active and passive building thermal storage utilization.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
37-46.
2005
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Development of a thermal energy storage model for EnergyPlus.
Energy and Buildings.
807-814.
2004
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Analysis of heat and moisture transfer beneath freezer foundations - Part I.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
716-725.
2004
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Analysis of heat and moisture transfer beneath freezer foundations - Part II.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
726-731.
2004
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Local/global analysis of transient heat transfer from building foundations.
Building and Environment.
495-504.
2004
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Local/global analysis applications to ground-coupled heat transfer.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences.
871-880.
2003
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An overview of artificial intelligence-based methods for building energy systems.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
331-342.
2003
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Optimization of Korean crop storage insulation systems.
Energy Conversion and Management.
1145-1162.
2003
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Guidelines for improved performance of ice storage systems.
Energy and Buildings.
111-127.
2003
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Foundation heat loss from heated concrete slab-on-grade floors.
Building and Environment.
637-655.
2001
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Steady-state component of three-dimensional slab-on-grade foundation heat transfer.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
18-29.
2001
- Ventilation for enclosed parking garages. ASHRAE Journal. 52-+. 2001
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Thermally optimal insulation distribution for underground structures.
Energy and Buildings.
251-265.
2000
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Steady-periodic three-dimensional foundation heat transfer from refrigerated structures.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
69-83.
2000
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Simplified prediction tool for peak occupancy rate in office buildings.
LEUKOS.
43-+.
1999
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Ice storage system controls for the reduction of operating cost and energy use.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
275-281.
1998
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Estimation of energy savings for building retrofits using neural networks.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
211-216.
1998
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Heat transfer for slab-on-grade floor with stepped ground.
Energy Conversion and Management.
691-701.
1998
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Time-varying heat transfer from adjacent slab-on-grade floors.
International Journal of Energy Research.
289-301.
1998
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Time-varying heat transfer from adjacent slab-on-grade floors.
International Journal of Energy Research.
289-301.
1998
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Heat transfer for slab-on-grade floors with prescribed heat flux.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
273-278.
1997
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A simulation method for fluctuating temperatures in crawlspace foundations.
Energy and Buildings.
183-188.
1997
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Effects of standard energy conserving measures on thermal comfort.
Building and Environment.
31-43.
1997
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Analytical model for heat transfer in an underground air tunnel.
Energy Conversion and Management.
1561-1574.
1996
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Slab heat loss calculation with non-uniform inside air temperature profiles.
Energy Conversion and Management.
1435-1444.
1996
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Effect of spatial variation of soil thermal properties on slab-on-ground heat transfer.
Building and Environment.
51-57.
1996
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BUILDING ENERGY USE PREDICTION AND SYSTEM-IDENTIFICATION USING RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
161-166.
1995
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ANALYTICAL MODEL TO PREDICT ANNUAL SOIL SURFACE-TEMPERATURE VARIATION.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
91-99.
1995
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ANALYTICAL MODEL TO PREDICT NONHOMOGENEOUS SOIL-TEMPERATURE VARIATION.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
100-107.
1995
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STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER FROM ADJACENT SLAB-ON-GRADE FLOORS.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
60-63.
1995
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OPTIMUM INSULATION FOR RECTANGULAR BASEMENTS.
Energy and Buildings.
125-131.
1995
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HEAT-LOSS AND MOISTURE CONDENSATION FOR WALL CORNERS.
Energy Conversion and Management.
651-659.
1994
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TIME-VARYING HEAT-TRANSFER FROM PARTIALLY INSULATED BASEMENTS.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
1657-1671.
1994
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EFFECT OF AIR-FLOW ON HEAT-TRANSFER IN WALLS.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
35-42.
1994
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SCHWARZ-CHRISTOFFEL TRANSFORMATION APPLIED TO STEADY-STATE GROUND-COUPLING PROBLEMS.
Energy and Buildings.
193-203.
1994
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TIME-VARYING HEAT-TRANSFER FROM HORIZONTALLY INSULATED SLAB-ON-GRADE FLOORS.
Building and Environment.
63-71.
1994
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TIME-VARYING HEAT-TRANSFER FROM SLAB-ON-GRADE FLOORS WITH VERTICAL INSULATION.
Building and Environment.
55-61.
1994
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STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER FROM HORIZONTALLY INSULATED SLABS.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
2135-2145.
1993
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STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER FROM SLAB-ON-GRADE FLOORS WITH VERTICAL INSULATION.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
2147-2155.
1993
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STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER FROM PARTIALLY INSULATED BASEMENTS.
Energy and Buildings.
1-9.
1993
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ITPE TECHNIQUE APPLICATIONS TO TIME-VARYING 3-DIMENSIONAL GROUND-COUPLING PROBLEMS.
Journal of Heat Transfer.
849-856.
1990
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2-DIMENSIONAL HEAT-TRANSFER FROM EARTH-SHELTERED BUILDINGS.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
43-50.
1990
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STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER BENEATH PARTIALLY INSULATED SLAB-ON-GRADE FLOOR.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
961-969.
1989
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Air Movement Influence on the Effective Thermal Resistance of Porous Insulations: A Literature Survey.
Journal of Thermal Insulation.
239-251.
1989
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ITPE TECHNIQUE APPLICATIONS TO TIME-VARYING TWO-DIMENSIONAL GROUND-COUPLING PROBLEMS.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
1899-1911.
1988
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THE ITPE TECHNIQUE APPLIED TO STEADY-STATE GROUND-COUPLING PROBLEMS.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
1885-1898.
1988
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE FLUCTUATIONS OF THE PASSIVE CURRENT ON STAINLESS-STEEL IN PRESENCE OF CHLORIDES - THEIR RELATION TO THE PROBALISTIC APPROACH OF PITTING CORROSION.
CORROSION.
454-458.
1987
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Review analysis of economic and environmental benefits of improving energy efficiency for UAE building stock.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
14-24.
2018
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 1987
- M.S., University of Colorado Boulder 1985
- M.Eng., Ecole Polytechnique (France) 1984
- M.E., Ecole Polytechnique (France) 1982