Abstract
This volume brings together outstanding contributions to the Gulf Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, held at the Marina Hotel Kuwait, near Kuwait City. The Proceedings collects 29 papers on a range of engineering and materials challenges, and best practices, addressing development of new sustainable building materials, performance improvement of structures and tall buildings, developing monitoring and analysis techniques and frameworks for existing infrastructure under environmental effects, development of long-term sustainability plans for building stock, and development of energy efficient buildings in the gulf region. The Conference was organized by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, and Kuwait University.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Number of pages | 538 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030397340 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030397333 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- Gulf Conference on Sustainable Built Environment
- conference proceedings
- energy efficient buildings
- landscape/regional and urban planning
- long-term sustainability of building stock
- monitoring and analysis techniques for existing infrastructure
- new sustainable building materials
- performance improvement of structures
- performance improvement of tall buildings
Funding Agency
- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
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