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Miss Abeer Alqaed
(she/her)
AFHEA BSc, MSc
Teams and roles for Abeer Alqaed
PhD Student/Research Assistant
Research student
PhD Student/Research Assistant
Overview
I am a qualified architect holding a master’s degree in Built Environment: Sustainable Heritage. My prior research focused on a critical analysis of literature and media concerning the reconstruction of identity through post-war restoration projects in the Middle East region. Currently, I am in my third year of pursuing a Ph.D., where my studies center around investigating opportunities to reopen courtyards to reactivate passive environmental systems. This involves integrating renewable energy technologies to optimize thermal comfort and air quality within vernacular courtyard housing, specifically in the case of Old Muharraq City in Bahrain, characterized by a hot arid climate. I am conducting this research under the supervision of Professor Joanne Patterson and Professor Magda Sibley.
Publication
2024
- Al Qaed, A. A. and Patterson, J. 2024. Investigating the impact of passive cooling strategies on energy consumption and thermal performance: A case study of courtyard housing in a hot arid climate. Presented at: PLEA 2024: 37th PLEA Conference (Re)thinking resilience, Wrocław, Poland, 25-28 June 2024 Presented at Widera, B. et al. eds.PLEA 2024: (Re)thinking Resilience. The book of proceedings. Wroclaw, Poland: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej pp. 711-716., (10.37190/PLEA_2024)
- Al Qaed, A. and Patterson, J. 2024. The impact of greenery on improving thermal performance of historic housing in hot-arid climate. Presented at: 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment, University of Nottingham, UK, 3 - 5 July 2024 Presented at Al Qaed, A. and Patterson, J. eds.Proceedings 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment. University of Nottingham, UK: University of Nottingham pp. 1-8.
Conferences
- Al Qaed, A. A. and Patterson, J. 2024. Investigating the impact of passive cooling strategies on energy consumption and thermal performance: A case study of courtyard housing in a hot arid climate. Presented at: PLEA 2024: 37th PLEA Conference (Re)thinking resilience, Wrocław, Poland, 25-28 June 2024 Presented at Widera, B. et al. eds.PLEA 2024: (Re)thinking Resilience. The book of proceedings. Wroclaw, Poland: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej pp. 711-716., (10.37190/PLEA_2024)
- Al Qaed, A. and Patterson, J. 2024. The impact of greenery on improving thermal performance of historic housing in hot-arid climate. Presented at: 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment, University of Nottingham, UK, 3 - 5 July 2024 Presented at Al Qaed, A. and Patterson, J. eds.Proceedings 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment. University of Nottingham, UK: University of Nottingham pp. 1-8.
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Architectural heritage and conservation
- environmental architecture
- Building simulation