Journal Articles
Omoragbon, OM,
Al-Maiyah, S, Coates, P (2023)
A survey of environmental performance enhancement strategies and building data capturing techniques in the Nigerian context,
Buildings, 13(2), 452, ISSN: 2075-5309. DOI:
10.3390/buildings13020452.
Elkadi, H,
Al-Maiyah, S, Fielder, K, Kenawy, I, Martinson, DB (2021)
The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152(2021), 111653, ISSN: 1364-0321. DOI:
10.1016/j.rser.2021.111653.
Makore, BCN and
Al-Maiyah, S (2021)
Moving from the margins: Towards an inclusive urban representation of older people in Zimbabwe’s policy discourse,
Societies, 11(1), 7, DOI:
10.3390/soc11010007.
Abdulkareem, M,
Al-Maiyah, S, Cook, M (2018)
Remodelling façade design for improving daylighting and the thermal environment in Abuja's low-income housing,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82, pp.2820-2833, ISSN: 1364-0321. DOI:
10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.010.
Al-Maiyah, S and Elkadi, H (2012)
Study on the visual performance of a traditional residential neighborhood in Old Cairo,
Journal of Urban Technology, 19(4), pp.59-86, ISSN: 1063-0732. DOI:
10.1080/10630732.2011.649913.
Cook, MJ, Almaiyah, S, Elkadi, H (2011) Study on the visual performance of a vernacular dwelling in Egypt,
Built and Natural Environment Research Papers, 4(1), pp.123-134.
Short, CA, Cook, M, Cropper, PC,
Al-Maiyah, S (2010)
Low energy refurbishment strategies for health buildings, ISSN: 1940-1493. DOI:
10.1080/19401490903318218.
Elkadi, H and
Al-Maiyah, S (2007)
Daylight for Strategic Intervention in Historic Towns: The Cases of Cairo and Edinburgh,
Journal of Urban Technology, 14(3), pp.83-102, ISSN: 1063-0732. DOI:
10.1080/10630730801933036.
ALMAIYAH, S and ELKADI, H (2007)
The role of daylight in preserving identities in heritage context,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 11(7), pp.1544-1557, ISSN: 1364-0321. DOI:
10.1016/j.rser.2005.11.004.
Conferences
Al-Maiyah, S and Fielder, K (2021) The Complexity of Daylighting Design Practice in Museum Environments. In
Museum Environments: Challenges and Opportunities, Cairo, Egypt.
Ali, SM, Martinson, B,
Al-Maiyah, S (2020)
Evaluating neutral, preferred and comfort range temperatures and computing adaptive equation for Kano region. In Álvarez, JR and Gonçalves, JCS (ed)
35th PLEA Conference; Planning Post Carbon Cities: 35th PLEA Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, A Coruña, 1st-3rd September 2020: Proceedings, A Coruña, Spain, pp.463-468, ISBN: 9788497497947.
Abdulkareem, M and
Al-Maiyah, S (2018)
Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing: understanding the current state to inform future refinement. In Ng, E, Fong, S, Ren, C (ed)
PLEA 2018 HONG KONG Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit; Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Hong Kong, China, pp.501-506, ISBN: 9789628272365.
Ali, SM, Martinson, B,
Al-Maiyah, S, Gaterell, M (2018)
Effects of ceiling fans on the thermal comfort of students in learning environments of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. In Humphreys, LBSRFNM (ed)
18th Windsor Conference; Proceedings of the 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort, Windsor, United Kingdom, pp.194-208, ISBN: 9780992895785.
Ali, SM, Martinson, B,
Al-Maiyah, S (2017)
Evaluating indoor environmental performance of laboratories in a Northern Nigerian university. In Nicol, LBSRF (ed)
33rd PLEA International Conference; Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, pp.591-598, ISBN: 9780992895754.
Al-Maiyah, S, Martinson, DB, Elkadi, H (2016)
The maturation of a low-impact building: Post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment over 2 year. In
PLEA 2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments; Proceedings of PLEA 2016 Los Angeles - 32th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Los Angeles, United States,ISBN: 9780692749616.
Ali, SM, Martinson, DB,
Al-Maiyah, S (2016) Pilot assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) of learning environments in Bayero University, Kano. In
PLEA 2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Proceedings of PLEA 2016 Los Angeles - 32th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Los Angeles, United States.
Al-Maiyah, S and Elkadi, H (2015)
Turkish D-light: accentuating heritage values with daylight. In
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, pp.139-149, DOI:
10.1680/jenhh.15.00004.
Al-Maiyah, S, Martinson, DB, Elkadi, H (2015) Post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment in education building. In
31st International PLEA Conference; Proceedings of 31st International PLEA Conference: Architecture in (R)Evolution, Bologna, Italy.
Abdulkareem, M,
Al-Maiyah, S, Cook, M (2015)
Occupant comfort in mid-rise residential buildings in Abuja, Nigeria: the trade-off between thermal and visual performance. In
Fifth CIBSE Technical Symposium; Proceedings of the Fifth CIBSE Technical Symposium, London, United Kingdom.
Al-Maiyah, S and Elkadi, H (2014)
Assessing the use of advanced daylight simulation modelling tools in enhancing students’ learning experience. In
Seventh International Conference of the Arab Society of Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Maiyah, S, Elkadi, H, Aygen, Z (2013)
Modelling daylight for preserving identity: Simulation of daylight levels for successful intervention in historic buildings. In
PLEA 2013 - 29th Conference; Proceedings of the 29th Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future Conference, Munich, Germany.
Al-Maiyah, S and Elkadi, H (2011) Assessing Daylighting Performance of a Traditional Residential Neighbourhood in Historical Cairo. In
17th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium: Heritage: a driver of development, Paris, France.
Al-Maiyah, S, Elkadi, H, Cook, M (2010) Study on the Visual Performance of a Vernacular dwelling in Egypt. In
First International Conference on Sustainability and the Future (FICS2010), Egypt, Cairo.
Al-Maiyah, S and Short, CA (2009) Sustainability and low-energy hospital design in Great Britain. In
ConferenceThe Nordic Conference about Future Hospital Buildings – milliards of investment and as much care for the money as possible, Stockholm, Sweden.
Al-Maiyah, S and Short, CA (2008) Design strategy for low energy ventilation and cooling of health buildings. In
ConferenceThe Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) Regional Conference: Making A Difference, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Al-Maiyah, S and Elkadi, H (2006) Daylight for Sustainable Intervention in Historic Towns: The Case of Edinburgh and Cairo. In
23rd International Conference PLEA, Proceedings of 23rd International Conference PLEA 2006 on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland.
Al-Maiyah, S and Elkadi, H (2005) Daylight for Sustainable Place-Making in Eastern Mediterranean. In
2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
