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PAPER Published In Journal of Building and Environment

I am excited to share the publication of my latest research in Elsevier’s journal Building and Environment.   Sohail, M., O’Donovan, A. and O’Sullivan, P.D., 2024. Design frameworks for ventilative cooling: Perceptions from building design practitioners in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Building and Environment, p.111860.

Workshop to GROW YOUR OWN PLANTS

As an N-TUTORR Student Champion for the theme; Education for Sustainability, I learned how to organize a live demonstration workshop for both students and staff at the Greenhouse, MTU, Bishopstown campus (picture attached) and taught them how to grow their own plants. Around 5-6 participants attended the workshop and they assembled their own indoor sunflower …

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MTU SU MAGAZINE ARTICLE PUBLISHED

I have written an article on the theme of “Education for Sustainability” for Munster Technological University’s Student Union’s magazine and it has been published. You can read it by clicking on the following button; Click here

Conference paper publication

M. Sohail, A. O’Donovan and P. D. O’Sullivan, “A survey of building design practitioner perceptions of ventilative cooling in their building design processes,” presented at the 43rd AIVC -11th TightVent & 9th Venticool Conference, Copenhagen,Denmark, Oct. 4-5, 2023.

What are Smart Cities?

Smart Cities are the need of every community with increasing challenges of climate change, overpopulation, and rapid urbanization. A smart city is defined as a city which uses information technology and data analysis to increase the functionality of urban systems such as energy systems, traffic sensors, navigation tools and other digital tools of daily use. …

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The Mosque – An Architectural Overview

For anyone interested in buildings, my book illustrates an overview of a religious building type; Mosque. From the definition of a mosque to its formation, the book covers a mosque’s history, purpose and architectural significance with author’s opinions about its importance in modern built environment landscape. Brief notes on a mosque’s sustainability in terms of its …

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