Safety design practices in residential buildings in Saudi Arabia

A survey of current safety practices in the design of residential buildings in Saudi Arabia identified deficiencies in governance and design procedures. A systematic safety compliance checklist was developed to address these deficiencies incorporating existing local safety instructions and international safety codes and standards. Checklist use is intended to ensure compliance with minimal safety requirements in the design of residential buildings.     

Assessing safety measures in residential buildings in Saudi Arabia

The incidence rate of fire in residential buildings in Saudi Arabia accounts for 69% of all building fires. A field assessment of current safety issues for residential buildings in Saudi Arabia is used to identify common safety deficiencies. The survey showed that most residents are ignorant many safety aspects in their homes. A safety audit checklist for assessing the effectiveness of safety measures in existing residential buildings is also presented. Based on these findings, a number of strategies for designers, local authorities, building owners and residents is suggested.     

Safety design practices in residential buildings in Saudi Arabia

A survey of current safety practices in the design of residential buildings in Saudi Arabia identified deficiencies in governance and design procedures. A systematic safety compliance checklist was developed to address these deficiencies incorporating existing local safety instructions and international safety codes and standards. Checklist use is intended to ensure compliance with minimal safety requirements in the design of residential buildings.     

Safety management in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia

Safety programmes of sixteen construction companies in the Eastern Province were evaluated and it was found that larger firms had more formal safety training which resulted in higher standards of overall safety.     

住宅建筑渗漏防治措施

从外墙面、外墙窗口、屋面、厨房及卫生间等方面,探讨了住宅建筑的防渗漏工程,并提出了具体的防治措施,实践证明,该文的技术措施在提高施工质量、预防质量通病方面发挥的作用是明显的。     

居住建筑设计原理课程改革初探

目前居住建筑设计教学相对滞后,课程内容、教学方法、考核策略都需要与时俱进,紧跟住宅建设的发展需求。文章以苏州科技学院建筑与城市规划学院居住建筑设计原理课程为例,以理清逻辑、突出重点、紧跟前沿、激发自主的思路,对原教学大纲和教材进行改革,合并、删减、增补了教学内容,重新分配了课程授课时间,并调整了考核方式。改革后,居住建筑设计教学逻辑更加清晰,教学重点更加突出,教学内容更加生动,考核方式更加灵活,从而更好与设计市场对接。     

Promoting public space governance in Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

Undermanagement of the considerable range of areas reserved for public spaces within modern residential areas in Jeddah has not only reduced socialization for inhabitants, but has become a public burden that continues to prove a drain on urban life. This, in turn, has stimulated the development of regulatory and organizational reforms. The reforms have inexorably drawn all departments and agencies involved in public space management into a new field of responsibility. As they came into operation, new actors appeared in the field of public space management. Although the aim of the reforms was to resolve inter-municipal regulatory conflicts and to place a renewed emphasis on local and private actions as alternative sources of managerial control, the new public space governance arrangements are riddled with tension as a result of the multiplicity of actors and the absence of a well-defined institutional framework; this in turn led to greater confusion about responsibilities. This article attempts to understand the complexities of the ongoing management of public spaces in Jeddah in the light of recent theories of governance, with the aim of developing a conceptual framework that may suggest innovatory approaches through which to address these complexities. Broadly speaking, the investigation – which is based on extensive documentary analysis, a qualitative survey and systematic field observation – notes that, in order to tackle management issues such as non-responsiveness, bureaucratic rigidity, the fragmentation of responsibilities and so on, it is imperative to give further consideration to the role of legislation within an appropriate institutional framework.     

住宅建筑的一些细部设计

为使居住空间更加优美、舒适,在实际工作中,应当重视细部设计。从门窗、厨房和卫生间、太阳能热水器管井、空调机搁板等方面进行了阐述,满足了住宅的节能与舒适性要求,保持了室内良好的环境,节约了面积和空间,提高了居住区的环境质量,给居民创造了更方便的条件。     

Urban development in Saudi Arabia: Building and subdivision codes

Saudi Arabia is experiencing an extremely rapid urbanization. Large numbers of people from rural and nomadic habitats, as well as foreign immigrants, are moving into the country's urban areas. The rapid growth in population and urban land use has been greater than the nation's capacity to plan and absorb population in a systematic manner. Policies to guide urban development which are environmentally compatible with the landscape and climate of Saudi Arabia must be created and adapted. These policies must also be consistent with the cultural orientation of the society. In this article a modern building and subdivision code is proposed which takes into consideration these environmental and cultural conditions.     

浅谈商品住宅的物业管理

针对商品住宅的的物业和住宅建筑的使用提出自己的观点,商品住宅使用性能的好坏不但与住宅建设的质量有关,也与住户的使用和管理有着密切的关系,从住宅楼装修及住宅使用两方面进行了论述。提出对今后的物业管理和住宅的正常使用要规范化、系统化。     

住宅建筑节能优化设计

从屋顶保温隔热的节能设计、外墙节能设计、门窗节能设计、户型空间节能设计四个方面探讨了住宅建筑设计技巧,指出建筑节能是缓解能源紧缺矛盾,减轻环境污染,促进经济持续发展的最直接最廉价的措施,有利于推广建筑节能技术在工程设计中的应用。     

Value engineering in public construction projects in Saudi Arabia

It was found that value engineering was in limited use since it has been introduced in 1981. The main reason for the lack of adoption being unfamiliarity with the concept among public sector organizations, as well as local architectural/engineering firms in the Kingdom.     

Factors affecting the relationship between contractors and their sub-contractors in Saudi Arabia

Delay in contract progress payment, lack of construction quality, errors and delay in shop drawings and/or approval of sample materials were ranked highest as interface problems, whilst legal disputes, scheduling conflicts amongst sub-contractors, geological problems and weather conditions were ranked lowest.     

Design — Construction interface problems in Saudi Arabia

During the last decade the construction industry in Saudi Arabia employed 15% of the total labour force and used 19% of energy consumed in the country. Abdulmohsen Al-Hammad and Sadi Assaf discuss the results of a survey which identified the interface problems in design and construction, and document the lessons to be learned from that boom period     

商住楼房沿街铺面的消防监督管理重点及对策

随着市场经济的繁荣发展,商住楼房沿街铺面的数量逐渐增多,满足了人们的多元化需求,加快了城市化建设进程.由于沿街铺面在空间布局、结构形式和经营性质等方面具有一定的特殊性,一旦发生火灾则会造成巨大损失,威胁人们的生命财产安全.因此,应该通过消防监督管理工作的实施,消除沿街铺面的火灾隐患,确保经营活动的顺利开展,保障社会和谐与稳定.本文将对商住楼房沿街铺面的火灾隐患进行分析,提出商住楼房沿街铺面火灾的主要原因,探索商住楼房沿街铺面的消防监督管理重点及对策.     

潮汕民居对现代住宅的启示

通过介绍潮汕民居的相关文献资料,对潮汕地区民居的建筑布局、功能特征和装饰文化进行了分析,从中探讨民居建筑对现代住宅的启示,以求为住宅建设积累经验,从而创造优美的居住空间。     

居住建筑中全方位的建筑节能措施

针对我国现阶段居住建筑节能的实际情况,结合居住建筑的特点,从居住建筑节能设计入手,全方位探讨了居住建筑在建筑设计及围护构件技术等方面的节能措施,以促进我国居住建筑节能的发展。     

浅析张家口地区传统民居建筑

对张家口地区传统民居建筑的地理气候、文化社会环境作了分析,阐述了张家口地区传统民居建筑的空间布局、建筑形式、建筑材料的特征,总结了影响张家口地区传统民居建筑的各种因素,以期为今后的建筑规划设计积累经验。     

Factors affecting construction practices in Makkah Al-Mukkaramah, Saudi Arabia

Each year the Hajj attracts over one million pilgrims to Makkah with all the enormous administrative, social and economic implications this signifies. The authors conclude that there are unique factors affecting construction practice in Makkah and it is apparent that early action is always needed to correct aspects of construction, less costly overruns are an inevitable consequence.     

浅谈未来住宅

结合中国房地产市场的发展,从绿色住宅、舒展开放的性格、性能价格比,住宅的配置水平等多个方面进行了论述,同时对住宅的全球化和本土性进行了研究,以期对未来住宅设计起到引导和参考的作用。