Ahmad Eltaweel
ahmad eltaweel

Dr Ahmad Eltaweel

Research Fellow

 0131 455 2651

  A.Eltaweel@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

My background is based on Architectural Engineering.
My Master’s studies investigated using virtual reality to navigate and design complex buildings, via using Cyberspace (VR) techniques.
I had my PhD in building technology at the University of Nottingham in the UK.
My research interest focuses on using parametric software to analyse/optimize building performance with respond to environmental changes, aiming to achieve better indoor daylight and thermal comfort.
I am highly interested in and expert in 3D modelling and environmental simulation via using graphical software such as 3D MAX, V-Ray, Rhino/Grasshopper, EnergyPlus, Radiance and DAYSIM. I designed and modelled +100 of buildings including residential buildings, schools, office buildings, courts, and shopping centres.
Moreover, I have extensive experience in environmental analysis to design the building envelope in the early stage of the design with respond to climate changes. Besides, I have such experience in building’s material properties.
I have several publications in international peer reviewed journals in the fields of Parametric Design, Architectural Technology, and Environmental Analysis.
I have more than 10 years of experience in teaching UG and PG students, and mentoring PhD students.

School

Research Groups

Research Areas

Filter by

Date


13 results

Using integrated parametric control to achieve better daylighting uniformity in an office room: A multi-Step comparison study

Journal Article
Eltaweel, A., & Yuehong, S. (2017)
Using integrated parametric control to achieve better daylighting uniformity in an office room: A multi-Step comparison study. Energy and Buildings, 152, 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.033
In addition to windows, louvers are the most common architectural elements widely used in office buildings to protect them from excessive daylight and improve daylight penetra...

Parametric design and daylighting: A literature review

Journal Article
Eltaweel, A., & SU, Y. (2017)
Parametric design and daylighting: A literature review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 73, 1086-1103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.011
In the history, architecture was exploited to the human being to protect him from unsteady environmental conditions. In the past centuries, architecture was pioneer art which ...

Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: A case study of an office building in Cairo

Journal Article
Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2017)
Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: A case study of an office building in Cairo. Energy and Buildings, 139, 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.075
Venetian blinds are common type of shading devices and are increasingly operated automatically to overcome the limitations of using manual operation. Automated blinds need to ...