.... The potential of adopting sustainable construction material, cross-laminated timber (CLT), in the context of UAE is explored. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the benefits and challenges of utilizing CLT for roof stacking in urban densification efforts in the UAE, particularly in Dubai...

... Labor camps Labor accommodation Courtyard Building regulations Daylight performance UAE The provision of residences for workers in Dubai plays an integral part in facilitating the city's fast urbanization and accommodating the substantial growth in building activities seen in the past few...

...Khaled Galal Ahmed Most of the native citizens in the UAE live in public or private single-family houses. Given the tremendous cost of developing this type of housing and the inability of providing single-family houses to cover all the current and future needs for public housing, high-rise...

...Karim Hadjri; Djamel Boussaa Over the last two decades the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been actively restoring their modest urban heritage. However, conservation actions are not streamlined within the country and there is no legislation to protect this heritage. A number of European experts...