Dr. Ahmed Mokhtar | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Environmental control systems,Sustainable Building Design,Construction systems,Building sciences,Building Information Modeling.

Research areas

Architecture Design Standards for Prayer and Ablution Spaces,Sustainable Building Design,Computer Application in Construction. Ahmed Mokhtar on ResearchGate

Education

MBA, Executive Master Of Business Administration – With Distinction concentration In Islamic Finance, City, University of London, Bayes (CASS) Business School, United Arab Emirates, 2011
PhD, Application Of Information Technology In The Construction Industry, Concordia University, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Canada, 1998
MS, Master Of Engineering (building) / sustainable Design, Concordia University, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Canada, 1991
BArc, Bachelor Of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 1987

Professional experience

Assistant (till 2004) / Associate (till 2015) / Professor Of Architecture / Associate Dean (aug. 2011-?aug 2016), School Of Architecture And Design, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2000 - Present
Assistant Professor Of Architectural Engineering / director, Department Of Civil And Architectural Engineering, , Illinois Institute of Technolog, United Arab Emirates, 1998 - 2000
Research Assistant / Part-time Lecturer / Teaching Fellow, Faculty Of Engineering And Computer Science, Concordia University, Canada, 1993 - 1998
Architect And Design Coordinator, Arab Consulting Engineers, Egypt, 1991 - 1993
Research Assistant, Faculty Of Engineering And Computer Science, Concordia University, Canada, 1989 - 1991
Architect, Architectural Bureau for Consultation, Egypt, 1988 - 1988
Architect And Contractor, Nabil Mokhtar. Arch, Egypt, 1987 - 1988

Memberships

Member of the Engineers and Architects Syndicate of Egypt, National, October 1987
Association of Energy Engineers, AEE, International, August 2019 - December 2022
Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, International, October 1998 - December 2006

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2834

Dr. Ahmed Mokhtar

Professor
PhD, Concordia University, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Canada

Ahmed Mokhtar's area of teaching and research relates to the technical aspects of architecture, including building sciences, environmental control systems, building construction systems and building information management. Before joining AUS, he taught at Illinois Institute of Technology. Prior to academia, he worked as an architect with a large Middle East consultant and he continues to provide consulting to international architecture offices. Dr. Mokhtar is a LEED' Accredited Professional and an expert in green buildings.

Publications

Ahmed Mokhtar. Towards a New Type of Construction Documents for Affordable Housing in the United Arab Emirates, 20 December 2022
Ahmed Mokhtar. An Approach for Teaching The Design of Net Zero-Energy Buildings
Ahmed Mokhtar. Examining the Deviation in Energy Saving Estimations Due to the Use of the Degree Days Method, 29 September 2021
Ahmed Mokhtar. Design guidelines for female Muslim prayer facilities in public buildings, Facilities, 17 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Ahmed Mokhtar. Challenges of retrofitting affordable housing to net-zero carbon in the United Arab Emirates, 15 September 2019
Ahmed Mokhtar. BIM as a Pedagogical Tool for Teaching HVAC Systems to Architecture Students, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Ahmed Mokhtar. Impact of Meteorological Data Composition on Cost-Optimal Retrofitting Strategy for a Residential Building in a Hot Climate, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Ahmed Mokhtar. Addressing Severe Crowding in Entry to Prayer Areas at Shopping Malls in the Gulf Region, 6 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017
Ahmed Mokhtar. A Sustainable Development Approach for Affordable Housing in Egypt, 15 June 2016
Ghaith Tibi And Ahmed Mokhtar. Glass selection for high-rise buildings in the United Arab Emirates considering orientation and window-to-wall ratio, 1 December 2015
Ahmed Mokhtar. Who should advance to the program? Analyzing selection criteria for Architecture students
Ahmed Mokhtar. Comparison of energy efficiency strategies for mosques in the United Arab Emirates, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Ghaith Tibi And Ahmed Mokhtar. Glass selection for high-rise residential buildings in the United Arab Emirates based on life cycle cost analysis, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014
Ahmed Mokhtar. Defining an architectural design strategy for energy performance - A systematic approach for students, 15 November 2013
Ahmed Mokhtar. Defining an Architecture Design Strategy for Energy Performance - A Systematic Approach for Students, 9 November 2012
Ahmed Mokhtar. Sustainable Financing Model for Affordable Housing in Egypt, 2011
Ahmed Mokhtar. Designing Mosques for Safety., Lonaard Journal, 2011
Ahmed Mokhtar. Architectural design standards for Muslims prayer facilities in airports, International Journal Of Sustainable Development And Planning, 4 August 2010
Ahmed Mokhtar. Integrating aspects of cultural and environmental sensitivities into affordable housing in the Arab Gulf region, Wit Transactions On Ecology And The Environment, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010
Ahmed Mokhtar. Design standards for Muslim prayer facilities within public buildings, 2009
Ahmed Mokhtar. Bim as learning media for building construction, 1 December 2007
Ahmed Mokhtar. Design Guidelines for Ablution Spaces in Mosques and Islamic Praying Facilities, 2006
Ahmed Mokhtar. Educational architecture-oriented software linking conceptual design and solar intensity, Journal Of Architectural Engineering, 2006
Ahmed Mokhtar. Design guidelines for ablution spaces in mosques and Islamic praying facilities, Journal Of Architectural Engineering, American Society Of Civil Engineers, 2005
Ahmed Mokhtar And Muqeem Khan. Education - Oriented visualization model for buildings cross ventilation, 1 December 2004
Ahmed Mokhtar. APPRECIATING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH BUILDING SCIENCE EDUCATION., February 2004
Ahmed Mokhtar. Challenges of designing ablution spaces in mosques, Journal Of Architectural Engineering, 2003
Ahmed Mokhtar. Computer-assisted learning of energy implication of architectural design, 1 December 2003
Ahmed Mokhtar. Defense objective of energy codes, 1 December 2003
Ahmed Mokhtar. Coordinating and customizing design information through the internet, Engineering, Construction And Architectural Management, 1 March 2002
Ahmed Mokhtar. Architectural engineering curriculum at Illinois Institute of Technology, Journal Of Architectural Engineering, 2000
Ahmed Mokhtar, B\'edard, Claude And Paul Fazio. Collaborative planning and scheduling of interrelated design changes, Journal Of Architectural Engineering, 2000
Ahmed Mokhtar, B\'edard, Claude And Paul Fazio. Information model for managing design changes in a collaborative environment, Journal Of Computing In Civil Engineering, 1998
Ahmed Mokhtar. An Information Model for Managing Design Changes in a Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Design Environment, 1998
Ahmed Mokhtar, B\'edard, Claude And Paul Fazio. A methodology for dynamically assembling and modifying an active-repository building database, 1997
Ahmed Mokhtar, B\'edard, Claude And P Fazio. Management fo design changes in a multidisciplinary building engineering environment, 1997
Ahmed Mokhtar, B\'edard, Claude And Paul Fazio. Planning and scheduling design changes in a collaborative multi-disciplinary design environment, 1997
Ahmed Mokhtar, B\'edard, Claude And P Fazio. An active database for inter-discliplinary coordination of building design information, 1996
Ahmed Mokhtar And B\'edard, Claude. Toward integrated construction technical documents-a new approach through product modelling, 1994
Ahmed Mokhtar. A dynamic model for daylight impact on energy savings in direct gain passive solar buildings, 1991

Conference Presentations

Addressing Severe Crowding in Entry to Prayer Areas at Shopping Malls, 2nd Annual Mosque Design And Development Summit, 4 May 2017
Financing Model for Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing through NGO and the Private Sector, Future Housing Summit, 3 March 2013
Design of Ablution Spaces, 27 August 2009
Defense Side of Buildings Energy Planning, The Sixth Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium, 2 June 2003
Bachelor in Building Engineering – a Needed Specialization to Support Urban Improvement, Role Of The Academic Institutions In Coordinating Architectural Identity And Urban Development In The Shadow Of Globalization, 30 October 2002

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Developing a New Type of Construction Documents for Affordable Housing Projects in the UAE, 1 June 2020 - 31 May 2021

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