Dr. Emad S. Mushtaha
Architectural Engineering Department - College of Engineering
Leader of Architecture and Built Environment

Dr. Moohammed Wasim Yahia
Architectural Engineering Department - College of Engineering
Co-Leader of Architecture and Built Environment

Goals

1. Manage the grounds sustainably by integrating economic, social, and ecological dimensions to meet users’ needs, protect wildlife habitat, conserve resources, and maintain healthy ecosystems.
2. Design, maintain, and manage all hard and soft services in ways that provide a safe, livable, and healthy indoor environment while mitigating the impacts of buildings on the outdoor environment.
3. Incorporate environmental features into the design and planning of the campus to produce a sustainable master plan that considers all practices of sustainability.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

1. Building Design and Construction:

   • Incorporating environmental features in design and construction projects.
   • Sustainable decisions in the design phase for enhanced indoor environmental quality, safe, healthy, and productive spaces for the campus community.

2. Landscape Management:

   • Campus-wide sustainable management of the grounds.

3. Sustainability Planning:

   • Developing a campus master plan and physical campus plan for current and new buildings, moving towards sustainability.

4. Student Life on Campus:

   • Integrating campus culture and building management with interactive design decisions to promote student engagement by integrating sustainability into daily campus life.

5. STARS Ranking – Documentation:

   • Preparing documentation for STARS for 3 components:
   • Mandatory component of Institutional Characteristics:
   • IC1 Institutional Boundary
   • IC2 Operational Characteristics
   • IC3 Academics and Demographics
   • OP3 Building Design and Construction
   • OP9 Landscape Management

Current Projects and Achievements

1. Landscape Design of Sustainable Farm for the UOS
2. Barrier-Free and Sustainable Master Plan for UOS Campus
3. Architectural Design of M3 for Institute of Leadership in Higher Education
4. Sustainable Courtyard at College of Fine Arts and Design
5. Renovation of the Registration Department, UOS

New Initiatives

1. Waste Management and Segregation Campaign, Total cost: AED 33,000
2. Sustainable Courtyards for UOS Campus, Total cost: AED 6,000 for (15x5) sq. m
3. Project of Access and Comprehensive Design for Persons with Disabilities, Total cost: AED 200,000