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Adjustment of the Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment Field for Taif City-Saudi Arabia

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  • Amal Shamseldin

    (Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt)

  • Ashraf Balabel

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia
    Mechanical Power Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Menoufia University, Menofia 32511, Egypt)

  • Mamdooh Alwetaishi

    (Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ahmed Abdelhafiz

    (Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia
    Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt)

  • Usama Issa

    (Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia
    Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, 61519, Egypt)

  • Ibrahim Sharaky

    (Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia
    Materials Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt)

  • Mohamed Al-Surf

    (U.S. Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Institute, Jeddah 2354 7654, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mosleh Al-Harthi

    (Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21099, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Along with the global concern of the Environmental Assessment of Buildings, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had recently used its system, Mostadam, to provide a suitable method to assess its buildings environmentally. Nevertheless, Mostadam still cannot be used for all Saudi Arabia regions without having misleading results, which is due to its various internal regions with their various characteristics. Taif city has its unique environmental characteristics, which affect all the environmental buildings’ assessment fields. This research aimed to adjust the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) field of Mostadam according to Taif characteristics. The research analyzed Taif characteristics that have an impact on the IEQ field, which are mainly related to the occupants’ different comfort needs and health requirements. Then, according to an analytical methods, authors proposed some changes to adjust Mostadam IEQ field according to these characteristics. The research resulted in an obvious difference between the resulted IEQ items weights and formulation versus the origin one of Mostadam, which proves the need for such adjustment to achieve a fair and trusted assessment to achieve the utmost credible assessment results when assessing buildings environmentally in Taif. It is recommended to adjust other assessment fields similarly later on, and then globally.

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  • Amal Shamseldin & Ashraf Balabel & Mamdooh Alwetaishi & Ahmed Abdelhafiz & Usama Issa & Ibrahim Sharaky & Mohamed Al-Surf & Mosleh Al-Harthi, 2020. "Adjustment of the Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment Field for Taif City-Saudi Arabia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-27, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:24:p:10275-:d:459057
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