On-going Research Projects:
Project title: " Develop a tool to Assess and Monitor Urban Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia Cities";Funding Agency: Ministry of Higher Education;
Funding Program: Social Science Research Initiative;
Duration: 12 Months (April October 2019-September 2020);
Budget: SAR 360,100 (US$ 96,000);
Role: Principal Investigator;
Co-Investigators: Dr. Omar Asfour, Dr. Muhammad Saeed, Dr Adel Aldosary, KFUPM;
Status: Ongoing.
Project title: Formulating Stabilized Rammed Earth Construction Standard of Saudi Arabia;
Funding Agency: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM);
Funding Program: Internal Grant # IN161032;
Duration: 30 Months (April 2017 – April 2020);
Budget: SAR 180,200 (US$ 48,000 Approx);
Role: Co-investigator.
Project title: Developing Place-Based Health Indicators: Toward Healthy Neighborhoods in Saudi Arabia;
Funding Agency: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM);
Funding Program: Internal Grant # IN161045;
Duration: 24 Months (April 2017 – October 2019);
Budget: SAR 151,200 (US$ 40,300 Approx);
Role: Principal Investigator;
Co-Investigators: Dr. Mohammad Babsail, ARC, KFUPM, Dr. Khondokar Mohammad Nahiduzzaman, CRP, KFUPM.
Completed Research Projects
Project title: Measuring Building Sustainability: Developing the Saudi Sustainable Building Assessment Tool (SSBAT);
Funding Agency: King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST);
Funding Program: National Science Technology and Innovation Program; Forth Cycle (Grant # 13-BUI2192-04).
Duration: 24 Months (September 2014 –August, 2016);
Budget: 1,727,700 SAR (466,000 USD Approx);
Role: Principal Investigator;
Co-Investigators: Dr. Mohammad Babsail, Dr. Muhammad Asif, Dr. Ahmed Abdel fattah; Consultants: Dr. Mohamed El-Haram, University of Dundee, UK and Pekka Huovila, VTT Tech, Finland.
Project title: Measuring Quality of Life in Saudi Arabian Cities: Setting up Criteria for Al-Khobar;
Funding Agency: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM);
Funding Program: Internal Grant # IN 121061;
Duration: 24 Months (May 2013 - April 2015);
Budget: 175,900 SAR (47,000 USD Approx);
Role: Principal Investigator;
Co-Investigators: Dr. Mohammad Babsail, ARC, KFUPM, Dr. Guoping Jiang, GS, KFUPM.
Project title: Visual Resources Information System for Pedagogical Purposes at College of Environmental Design (CED);
Funding Agency: CED Supporting Innovation Grant (KFUPM), (2009-2010);
Duration: 6 months (2004-2005);
Role: Principal Investigator.
Project title: KFUPM Virtual Tour: An Interactive Virtual Simulation of KFUPM;
Funding Agency: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM);
Duration: 7 months (November 2004 – August 2005);
Budget: 45,000 SAR;
Role: Principal Investigator.
Project Title: Online Course Development: ARC 110 - History of Architecture;
Funding Agency: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM);
Funding Program: Deanship of Academic Development (DAD);
Duration: 12 months, May 2003-May 2004.
Budget: 45,000 SAR;
Role: Co-investigator, programming and implementation team leader.
Project Title: Domains of Heritage: Shifting Boundaries and the Emergence of a Transformed Public Consciousness: the politics of place & identity construction, contested pasts, and investment rights in Bilad al Sham;
Funding Agency: An International Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG), USA;
Funding Program: Social Science Research Council;
Duration: 24 months (2000-2002);
Budget: 35,000 USD
Role: Co-investigator;
Research Team: Rami Daher (PI), Jordan and Jamal Abed, Lebanon.
Project Title: The Effectiveness of Digital Design Crits;
Funding Agency: Texas A&M University;
An International Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG), USA;
Funding Program: Architecture Research Grants Program;
Duration: 6 months;
Budget: 5,000 USD;
Role: Co-investigator;
Research Team: Mark Clayton (PI).