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Uthman Alamri

Ph.D. Student

Uthman is a faculty member in the architectural engineering department at Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud University located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Alamri has a B.Sc. in Architecture, an M.Sc. in Architecture in Design and Energy Conservation, and an M.S. in Building Construction Science and Management. In addition, Mr. Alamri is a visiting scholar who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Architecture.

Mr. Alamri’s research interest is in climate-responsive design in hot-arid lands as found in Saudi Arabia. His research interest in the interaction between buildings and the environment was developed while pursuing his M.Sc. Recently his Ph.D. research has been focused on building envelope design and how this affects indoor human thermal comfort and building performance.

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