01 June 2012

Why Tall Buildings? The Potential of Sustainable Technologies in Tall Buildings

Abdel Rahman Elbakheit, King Saud University

This paper discusses major strengths of tall buildings that distinguish them as sustainable solutions for the built environment. It sheds light on some of the...

10 October 2011

Why Tall Buildings? The Potential of Sustainable Technologies in Tall Buildings

Abdel Rahman Elbakheit, King Saud University

This paper discusses major strengths of tall buildings that distinguish them as sustainable solutions for the built environment. It sheds light on some of the...

03 March 2008

The Synergy between Value Engineering and Sustainable Construction

Abdulaziz S. Al-Yousefi, Al-Yousefi Value Engineering (YVE)

This paper proposes a conceptual synergy between VE and Sustainable Construction (SC) that leads to achieving best value over the life span of a project....