Prof Dr. Ossama A. Abdou

                                                                               أ.د. أسامة أحمد عبده

PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Aldakheel, R., Bahammam, A., Bashi, E., and Abdou, O. (2007). Techniques for Reducing Costs of Interior Finishing Materials for Small Housing Units in Saudi Arabia: Case Study for Investment Projects in the City of Riyadh. A National Research Project (DSR-AR02) sponsored by King Saud University. (in print). In Arabic.

Abdou, O., Elkholy, G. and Abdou, A. (2006). Correlation between Indoor Environmental Quality and Productivity in Buildings. Paper accepted for publication and presented at IAPS 19^th Conference ,11-16 September, Alexandria, Egypt.

Abdou, O. and Elhinnawy, T. (2005). Investigation into the Thermal Impact of Window-to-Wall Ratio, Building Orientation and Glazing Material in Office Spaces. Al-Azhar University Journal, October Issue.

Elhinnawy, T. and Abdou, O. (2004). "Shading Device Calculator: A Tool for Sustainable, Energy-Saving, Climatic Building Design." Paper submitted for presentation and publication at the 1^st Cairo University Conference on Sustainable Architectural and Urban development, 26-28 February.

Abdou, O. (2003). “Health Effects Related to Building Materials, Building Systems and Furnishings.” Paper submitted for presentation and publication at Al-Azhar 7^th International Engineering Conference, March.

Abdou, O. and Elsawy, M. S. (2001). “Preliminary Study on the Effect of Building Materials’ Emissions on Indoor Environments and Human Health.” Proceedings, Faculty of Fine Arts 3^rd Scientific Conference, April 17-19, Cairo.

Abdou, O. and Abdellatif, O. (2001). “The Impact of Industrialized Building Technologies on Architecture.”Proceedings of the 3^rd Engineering Conference, Monoufiya University, Sept. 9-12, Cairo.

Abdou, O. (2000). “Exploring Building Envelope Design Alternatives in the Architectural Design Studio.” Paper submitted for presentation and publication at the 1^stJoint International Conference (UOH, MIU, UOP) on Architectural Education 2000, Sept. 20-23, Amman, Jordan.

Salama, A. M. and Abdou, O. (2000). “Sustainability: An Issue in Architectural Education?” Paper submitted for presentation and publication at the 1^stJoint International Conference (UOH, MIU, UOP) on Architectural Education 2000, Sept. 20-23, Amman, Jordan.

Abdou, O. (2000). “Green Architecture.” Medina. March, pp.33-41.  

Abdou, O. and Salama, A. M. (1999). “Towards Sustainable Eco-friendly Human Settlements in Hot Climatic Conditions.” Paper accepted for publication at the 2^nd International Conference on Sustainability in Desert Regions, SDR’99, Nov. 20-22, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE.

Salama, A. M. and Abdou, O. (1999). “Designing for Sustainable Future: Reflections on Architectural Education in Africa and the Middle East.” Paper accepted for publication at the 2^nd International Conference on Sustainability in Desert Regions, SDR’99, Nov. 20-22, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE.

Abdou, O. and Elhinnawy, T. (1998). “Solar Envelope: A Design Concept for Preserving Solar Access to Buildings.” Proceedings of the Conference on Engineering and Environment, May 9-10, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Ide, N., Larson, D.C. and Abdou, O. (1998). “Insulation of Steel Studs in the Rehab of Masonry Structures.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 104, Pt. 1A, pp. 430-439.

Elhinnawy, T. and Abdou, O. (1998). “Solar Energy Evaluation Using Sky Elements: Applicability to Building Design.” Paper accepted for publication at Cairo International Conference on Energy and Environment, Cairo, Egypt, May 11-14.

Abdou, O. (1997). “Architectural Engineering: An Alternative to Architecture? Proceedings of the UIA/MIU Conference on Cultural Heritage and Architectural Education, Cairo, Egypt. Dec. 27-29, Paper No. 11.

Elhinnawy, T. and Abdou, O. (1997). “Solar Radiation for Evaluating its Distribution for Application to Building Design.” Proceedings of Al-Azhar 5^th International Engrg Conference, Dec. 19-22, pp. 368 – 380.

Abdou, O. (1997). “Effects of the Luminous Environment on Worker Productivity in Building Spaces.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. September, pp. 124-132.

Abdou, O. (1997). “The Thermal Performance of an Interlocking Fiber-reinforced Plastic Building Envelope System.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering.

Abdou, O., Murali, K. and Morsi, A. (1996). “Thermal Performance Evaluation of a Prefabricated Fiber-reinforced Plastic Building Envelope System.” Energy and Buildings.

Abdou, O. (1996). “Managing Construction Risks.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 3-10, March.

Abdou, O. and Lorsch, H. (1995). “Improving Worker Productivity through a Better Indoor Environment.” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings, Montreal, Canada, May 9-12,     pp. 881-904.   

Abdou, O. and Peyton, T. (1995). “Industrial Cleanrooms: Architectural Engineering Considerations.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-52, March.

Peyton, T. and Abdou, O. (1995). “Environmental Control Concepts for Industrial Cleanroom Facilities.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 53-63, March.

Sando, F. and Abdou. O. (1995). “Environmental / Psychrometric Test Cells in Industrial Facilities.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 1, No., pp. 108-114, September. 

Abdou, O. and Murali, K. (1995). “Investigation into the Thermal Bridging Effect of an Innovative Cavity Wall System Tie.” Building Research Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 19-37.

Abdou. O. and Murali, K. (1994). “The Effect of Air Cells and Mortar Joints on the Thermal Resistance of Concrete Masonry Walls.” Energy and Buildings, 21, pp. 111-119.

Lorsch, H. and Abdou, O. (1994). “The Effect of Indoor Environment on Occupant Productivity -- Part 1: Recent Studies, Measures and Costs.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Pt. 2, pp. 741-749.

Lorsch, H. and Abdou, O. (1994). “The Effect of Indoor Environment on Occupant Productivity -- Part 2: Effect of Temperature.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Pt. 2, pp. 895-901.

Abdou, O. and Lorsch, H. (1994). “The Effect of Indoor Environment on Occupant Productivity -- Part 3: Effect of Indoor Air Quality.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Pt. 2, pp. 902-913.

Abdou, O. and Sando, F. (1994). “Microbial Contamination in Building HVAC Systems: Causes and Solutions.” Building Research Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 23-41.

Abdou, O. (1994). “Energy Performance Evaluation of Fenestration Patterns in Non-Daylit Peripheral Office Spaces.” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Pt. 1, pp. 390-401.

Abdou, O. (1993). “An Approach to Integrated Design and Construction Planning Systems.” Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference in Urbana, IL, June.

Morris, J. and Abdou, O. (1993). “Explorations into ‘Intelligent Design’ in Architectural Engineering Education.” Proceedings, Annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference in Urbana, IL, June.

Abdou, O. and Burdette, J. (1993). “The Performance of Masonry Stairs.” Proceedings of the 6th North American Masonry Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June.

Abdou, O. and Hamid, O. (1993). “Thermal Energy Performance of Loadbearing Concrete Masonry in Residential Buildings in Hot Dry Climates.” Energy Sources Journal,

Vol. 15, pp. 159-170.

Sakr, Y. and Abdou, O. (1992). “Integration: A New Horizon in Teaching CAD.” Proceedings of the Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference in             Toledo, OH, June 21-25, pp. 729-733.

Hamid, A., Abdou, O. and Ghanem, G. (1992). “Concrete Masonry Design Competition: Hands-on Experience for Undergraduate Students.” Proceedings of the 6th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 15-17, pp. 147-154.          

Abdou, O. (1992). “The Impact of Window Size and Location on Energy Consumption in Office Buildings.” Proceedings of the CIB’92 Conference, Montreal, Canada, May.

Abdou, O. and Hamid, A. (1991). “Thermal Performance Analysis of Pre-Insulated Concrete Masonry Walls.” Proceedings of the 9th International Brick/Block Masonry Conference, Berlin, Germany, Oct., pp. 1152-1159.

Abdou, O. (1991). “The Dynamic Thermal Performance of Masonry Wall Assemblies of Similar Thermal Resistance.”Proceedings of the 9th International Brick/Block Masonry Conference, Berlin, Germany, Oct., pp. 1144-1151.

Abdou, O. (1991). “Hands-on Experience in the Class-room: A  Dynamic exposure to Architectural, Structural,Environmental and Construction Concepts.” Proceedings of the Annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference in New Orleans, LA, June 16-19, pp. 729-733.

Abdou, O. (1991). “A Computer-Aided Process for Simulating the Thermal Performance of Buildings under Different Orientations.” Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Pittsburgh,  PA,  May 2-3.

Abdou, O. and Hamid, A. (1990). “Loadbearing Concrete Masonry: A Viable Energy-Efficient Building System in Hot Dry Climates.” Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Renewable Energy Sources, Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 1-4.

Vakalo, E-G. and Abdou, O. (1990). “Orientation and the Thermal Behavior of Housing in Hot, Dry Climates.” Ekistiks, Vol. 344/345, Sept/Oct - Nov/Dec, pp. 337-341.          

Abdou, O. and Mitchell, J. (1990). “Understanding Industrialized Building -- Goals for an Architectural Engineering Curriculum.” Proceedings of the Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference Toronto, Canada, June 24-26, pp. 88-90.

Abdou, O. (1990). “The Impact of Building Form on the Thermal Performance of Buildings.” Proceedings of the 4th National Conference on Microcomputer Applications in Energy, Tucson, AZ, April 25-27, pp. 43-49.

Abdou, O. and Mitchell, J. (1990). “Shading Devices for Improved Energy Conservation in Office Buildings.” Proceedings  of    the 15th Passive Solar Energy Conference, Austin, TX, March 19-22, pp. 65-70.

Vakalo, E-G. and Abdou, O. (1989). “Assessing and Improving the Thermal Performance of Housing in Hot, Dry Climates.” Proceedings of the Symposium on Architecture and Building Construction Issues, Baton Rouge, LA, February, pp. 55-58.

Abdou, O. (1987). “The Impact of Passive Solar Building Parameters on the Thermal Behavior of Buildings.” Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Conference (Solar ‘87), Hamburg. Germany. Sept., pp. 3374-3378.

Abdou, O. (1986). “Investigations and Proposed Strategies Aimed at Resolving the Urbanization Crisis in Islamic Countries.” Paper submitted to King Fahd Award for Design and Research Competition in Islamic Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey.

Abdou, O. (1986). “A Critical Look at the Urban Housing Problem in Egypt.” Journal of the Egyptian Student Association of USA and Canada, Washington, DC, June.

Abdou, O. and Vakalo, E-G. (1986). “Toward the Enhancement of the Thermal Performance of Housing in Hot, Dry Climates.” Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Solar Energy, Cairo, Egypt, March.

CONTRIBUTION TO BOOKS/MANUALS

Abdou, O. (2007). "Appropriate Building Technology" in Affordable Housing, ed. Dr. A. Bahammam, Riyadh, (in print). In Arabic.

Abdou, O. (2003). "Brick Architecture of the City of Rosetta" in Egypt: Genius Loci; Environmental Architecure and Vernacular Architects, ed., Committee on Architecture. Cairo: Ministry of Culture, Supreme Council of Culture, pp. 27-30.

Abdou, O. (2003). "The Architectural Heritage of the City of Quseir" in Egypt: Genius Loci- Environmental Architecure and Vernacular Architects, ed., Committee on Architecture. Cairo: Ministry of Culture, Supreme Council of Culture, pp. 41-44.

Abdou, O. (in print). “Passive Cooling Systems.” A newly developed section to be included in a chapter in a forthcoming ASHRAE Handbook of Applications.

Abdou, O. (1997). “Thermal Mass.” A newly developed section included in a chapter on Building Envelopes in the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.

Abdou, O. and Mitchell, J. (1995). “A Computer-based Building Systems Design Manual for Undergraduate Instruction in Architectural Engineering.” Drexel University - TLC Grant.

Wehrer, J., Vakalo, E-G., Abdou, O. and Shuler, M. (1985). “Fundamentals of Design.” Instructional Manual for Introductory Design Studios, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Al-Zahrani, M. and Abdou, O. (2006). "Arriyadh Touristic Resort Project in Al-Haissiyah Valley: Environmental  Studies and Classification." Report performed for RAE Training and Environmental Consultants, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. June.

Abdou. O. (2001). “Building Materials, Design, and Construction: Energy, Environmental, and Climatic Aspects.” Research performed for Hagler Bailly Services, Inc. for the USAID/EEPP Red Sea Sustainable Tourism Initiative Project, c/o Tourism Development Authority, Cairo, June.

Abdou, O. (2000). “Best Practices Guidelines: Building Materials for Ecolodges.” Research performed for Hagler Bailly Services, Inc. for the USAID/EEPP Red Sea Sustainable Tourism Initiative Project, c/o Tourism Development Authority, Cairo, June.

Abdou, O. (1999). "Technical Evaluation of Architectural Design and Planning Scheme and Proposal for a new Environmentally-Friendly Residential and Touristic Development in Hurghada. Work performed for SAMIRAM Co., Giza, Egypt.

Lorsch, H. and Abdou, O. (1993). “The Effect of Indoor Environment on Office Worker Productivity -- A Quantifiable Approach.” Research performed for the Radnor Mid-Atlantic Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, August.

Adiv, A., Abdou, O. and Abdou, A. (1984). “Proposal for Intercity Passenger and Freight Transport Analysis for Egypt.” Transport Planning Authority, Ministry of Transport, Cairo, Egypt.

Abdou, O., Bergstrom, J. and Percich, G. (1983). “Space Use/Cost Performance of the Architecture Studio of the Art and Architecture Building.” College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Abdou, O. (1983). “Climatic Impacts on Passive Solar Strategies.” Monograph, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Abdou, O. (1983). “The Design of Fixed Shading Devices for the City of Ann Arbor.” Monograph, College of A&UP. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Abdou, O. (1982). “Proposal for a Design and Procurement Process of an Industrialized Building System for Post Offices.” Monograph, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Oberdick, W., Wu, H., Kim, K. and Abdou, O. (1981). “Solar Conservation: Appropriate Technology Retrofit of Ann Arbor Housing.” Research Report, Building Technology Laboratory, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan. (Sponsored by the City of Ann Arbor and the US Department of Energy).

Brandle, K., Wu, H., Boonyatikarn, S., Abdou, O. and Kim, K. (1982). “Energy Audit of Four University Buildings -- A University-wide Energy Audit Program.” Building Technology Laboratory, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Engineering Science, Assiut University, Vol.30, No.3, July 2002.

Engineering Research Journal, Minoufiya University, Vol.25, No.3, July 2002.

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No.4, 2004.

Journal of Engineering Science, Assiut University, Vol.33, No.5, 2005.

2003.

No.1, 2006.

Foundation, No.15, May 2006.

University, Vol.30, No.2, July 2007.

Journal of Engineering Science, Assiut University, Vol.35, No.3, May 2007.

of Architecture & Planning, King Saud University, 30 Jan.-3 Feb., 1999.

Architectural Department, Assiut University, 20-22 March 2000.

Domeshqus, 6-11 Nov., 1999.

the development of Arriyadh, 28-31 March 2004.

Sbah, Kuwiat, 2001.

Nahdat El Shorok, Cairo, Jan., 2002.

Printing)

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Typology of Mosque in Muslim societies: “the

case of Saudi Arabia”, The Scientific Journal of College of Engineering

AlAzhar University accepted for publication. Date of Publication acceptance

letter (14/4/2004 G).

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Observations on Creativity Vs. Knowledge, Case

of Students in College of Architecture and Planning,King Saud University “

Presented and published: The Symposium on An Infinite World of

Architecture and Arts in the New Millennium : The Third Scientific

Conference College of Fine Arts, Cairo, 17 – 19 April, 2001(in English)

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Causes of Differences Between Traditional and

Contemporary Architecture in Saudi Arabia”, published in proceedings of the

Conference entitled: “Urbanism and the Environment” held in King Saud

University 1985 and also published in Al-Benna (Issue 27), 1986.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Symbolic Meanings of Gardens in the Architecture

of the Mosque” published in Islamic Environmental Design Magazine (1),

Rome 1986.

El-Gohary Osamah, "M.N.Architectural Criticism”, published in the he Aga

Khan. Proceedings in the Conference held in Malta, 1987 on Criticism on

Architecture.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Transfer of Building Technology from West to the

Muslim World and its

Related Problems”, published in the proceedings of the conference transfer of

technology from West to East held in Istanbul, Turkey by Organisation Of The

Islamic Conference (oic) Research Centre For Islamic History, Art And

Cultutre (IRCICA) in1986.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Saudi Interests in Building with Mud”, published

in Al-Mohandis (Isue 7) 1988.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Sacrifices in Hajj”, published in Al-Benna (Issue

29-30), 1986.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Art of Shelter in Hajj”, published in Al-Benna

(Issue 29-30), 1986.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Turkish Contemporary Architecture”, published in

Al-Benna (Issue 31),1986.

El-Gohary Osamah, M.N. “Interior Design of Top Kapi Saray”, (Co-author)

published in Al-Benna (Issue 31), 1986.