Research

Year-wise publication list of the faculty members of the Department of Architecture, BUITEMS.

Journal Papers

2022

1. Memon, R.M., Pasha, Y.N., Iftikhar, N., Talpur, B.D., Marri, S.A. (2022). Recreational Facilities for Leisure and Pleasure in Shopping Mall in Pakistan. Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology (SSURJET), 12(2), 56-69. (HEC recognized, Y-category). DOI: https://doi.org/10.33317/ssurj.482

2. Anwar, N.U.R.*, Mahar, W.A., Qureshi, S., Marri, S.A., Malghani, G.K., Khan, M.A. (2022). Urban Sprawl, Its Impact and Challenges: A Case Study of Quetta, Pakistan. Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences (JAES), 12(2),  p. 99-108. (HEC recognized, Y-category). Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2268/299731

3. Bughio, M., Bahale, S., Mahar, W.A., Schuetze, T. (2022). Parametric Performance Analysis of Cooling Potential of Earth-to-Air Heat Exchangers in the Hot and Humid Climates. Energies, 15(19), 7054. Special issue on "Building Performance Simulation, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources for Buildings 2022". (IF: 3.252). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197054 

4. Khan, I., Iftikhar, A., Raza, A., Marri, S.A. (2022). Anti-Terrorism Law and Policy in Pakistan. Competitive Education Research Journal (CERJ), Vol. 3(2), p. 48-63. (HEC recognized, Y-category). Retrieved from https://cerjournal.com/index.php/cerjournal/article/view/67 

5. Ali, Z., Asif, M., Marri, S.A., Maria, B. (2022). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) From A China-Pakistan Point of View. Competitive Education Research Journal (CERJ), Vol. 3(2), p. 120-129. (HEC recognized, Y-category). Retrieved from https://cerjournal.com/index.php/cerjournal/article/view/77 

6. Memon, R.M., Talpur, B.D., Nazir, H., Kaka, Z.G., Mahar, W.A. (2022). Easy Movement Facilities for Users' Comfort in Shopping Malls in Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University, Natural Sciences Edition, 18 (9), p. 37-51. (HEC recognized, X-category). Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2268/294302  

7. Marri, S.A., Mahar, W.A.*, Anwar, N.U.R., Labdaoui, K., Shah, S. (2022). LA MAISON DE VERRE (Myth of Transparency/Translucency and Light). Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, XIV (8), p. 416-423. (HEC recognized, Y-category).  Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2268/293868  

8. Soomro, R., Memon, I.A., Pathan, A.F.H., Mahar, W.A., Sahito, N., Lashari, Z.A. (2022). Factors That Influence Travelers’ Willingness to Adopt Bus Rapid Transit (Green Line) Service in Karachi. Sustainability, 14(16), 10184. Special issue on "Challenges for Carbon Neutrality in the Energy Sector of Developing Countries". (IF: 3.889). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610184 

9. Raza, A., Marri, S.A., Khan, I., Atif, M. (2022). Continuity or Change? US Policy Towards Afghanistan Through Presidential Terms (2001-2021). Competitive Education Research Journal (CERJ), Vol. 3(1), p. 300-309. (HEC recognized, Y-category). Retrieved from https://cerjournal.com/index.php/cerjournal/article/view/61 

10. Khan, M.A., Iftikhar, A., Shakir, M., Marri, S.A. (2022). Impact of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) On GDP, GNP, Industrial Production, Unemployment, and Inflation. Competitive Education Research Journal (CERJ), Vol. 3(1), p. 362-372. (HEC recognized, Y-category). Retrieved from https://cerjournal.com/index.php/cerjournal/article/view/71 

11. Labdaoui, K., Mahar, W.A.*, Qureshi, S., Marri, S.A. (2022). How Tmrt Affects PET Assessment in Outdoor Environments: A Comparative Study. Journal of Art, Architecture and Built Environment, 5(1), p. 121-138. (HEC recognized, Y-category). DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jaabe.51.06 

12. Marri, S.A., Mahar, W.A.*, Qureshi, S., Memon, R.M. (2022). Architecture For “Other”? Building A Critical Account On Architecture “Othering” From Colonial To Post-Colonial Time (19th Century - Present Time). Webology, 19(2), p. 7923-7935. (HEC recognized, Y-category). Retrieved from https://www.webology.org/abstract.php?id=2480 

13. Matallah, M.E., Arrar, H.F., Faci, M., Mahar, W.A., Ratmia, F.Z.B., Attia, S. (2022). Assessment of Human Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Palm Grove during the Date Palm Phenological Cycle. Atmosphere, 13(3), 379. Special issue on “Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Cities: Assessing and Developing Green, Blue and Grey Solutions for Healthy and Sustainable Urban Future”. (IF: 3.110). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13030379

2021

1. Matallah, M.E., Mahar, W.A., Bughio, M., Alkama, D., Ahriz, A., Bouzaher, S. (2021). Prediction of climate change effect on outdoor thermal comfort in arid region. Energies, 14(16), 4730. Special issue on “Resilience and Climate Adaptability of Buildings and Urban Areas”. (IF: 3.252). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164730 

2. Bughio, M., Khan, M. S., Mahar, W.A., Schuetze, T. (2021). Impact of passive energy efficiency measures on cooling energy demand in an architectural campus building in Karachi, Pakistan. Sustainability, 13(13) (IF: 3.889). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137251 

3. Ibrahim, H.S.S., Khan, A.Z, Mahar, W.A., Attia, S., Serag, Y. (2021). Assessment of passive retrofitting scenarios in heritage residential buildings in hot, dry climates. Energies, 14(11). Special issue on “Experimental and Computational Assessment of Building Envelopes, Materials and Components”. (IF: 3.252). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113359  

2020

1. Semahi, S., Benbouras, M.A, Mahar, W.A., Zemmouri, N., Attia, S. (2020). Development of spatial distribution maps for energy demand and thermal comfort estimation in Algeria. Sustainability, 12(15), 6066. Special issue on “Energy efficiency in building for sustainability”. (IF: 3.251). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156066

2. Bughio, M., Schuetze, T., Mahar, W.A. (2020). Comparative analysis of indoor environmental quality of architectural campus buildings’ lecture halls and its’ perception by building users, in Karachi, Pakistan. Sustainability, 12(7), 2995. Special issue on “Air circulation and indoor air quality”. (IF: 3.251). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072995

3. Mahar, W.A.*, Verbeeck, G. Reiter, S., Attia, S. (2020). Sensitivity analysis of passive design strategies for residential buildings in cold semi-arid climates. Sustainability, 12(3), 1091. Special issue on “New evidences of indoor thermal comfort in residential and tertiary buildings: Design and evaluation methods”. (IF: 3.251). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031091

2019

1. Mahar, W.A.*, Verbeeck, G., Singh, M.K., Attia, S. (2019). An investigation of thermal comfort of houses in dry and semi-arid climates of Quetta, Pakistan. Sustainability, 11(19), 5203. Special issue on “Green Building Technologies”. (IF: 2.576). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195203

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