Date of Award
5-2010
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Civil and Construction Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Haluk Aktan
Second Advisor
Dr. Ahmad Jrade
Third Advisor
Dr. Osama Abudayyey
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Yufeng Hu
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
Sustainable or green building design has been demanded from buildings to create a respectable and comfortable environment. Designers, contractors, owners and investors are interested in green buildings that use their design, but construction can make it more complicated, particularly when they are built to accommodate people with exceptional needs. Further, sustainable design benefits the environment, economic and social structures, health and safety. Green buildings can be in several aspects such as design, material, and energy. Universal design is one aspect related to green building. Universal design addresses the needs of people of different ages with different abilities. In addition to, energy efficiency of buildings, green building can reduce the energy used by using systems more environmentally friendly.
This research presents sustainable universal design requirements and encourages using zero energy systems to reduce the energy of a building to zero energy. It also applies universal design requirements by designing a model (a residential building) that meets all requirements, and then creates new families for universal design in the Revit Architecture library to support architects, engineers, and contractors.
Recommended Citation
Alotaibi, Ahmad Mohammad, "Sustainable Universal Design and Zero Energy for Buildings" (2010). Masters Theses. 307.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/307