Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice

Dr. Ali Sayigh - UK Citizen, Graduated from London University, & Imperial College, BSC.AWP, DIC, PhD, in 1966. He is Fellow of the Institute of Energy, and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Chartered Engineer, Chairman of Iraq Energy Institute. Chairman of Med Green Forum. Prof Sayigh taught in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Reading University and University of Hertfordshire From 1966 - 2004. He was Head of Energy Department at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and Expert in renewable energy at AOPEC, Kuwait from 1981-1985. He started working in solar energy in September 1969. In 1972, he established "The Journal of Engineering Sciences" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and in 1984 he established International Journal for Solar and Wind Technology, as an Editor-in-Chief. This has changed its name in1990 to Journal of Renewable Energy. He was the editor-in-chief from 1990 until 2014. He is editor of several International journal published i

Chapter 1. Bexhill on sea Beach House.- Chapter 2. Natural Ventilation in Hot Seaside Urban Environments.- chapter 3. Architecture and the sea, the situation in the Netherlands.- Chapter 4. Sustainability Measures of Public Buildings in Seaside Cities: The New Library of Alexandria (New Bibliotheca Alexandrina), Egypt.- Chapter 5. Seaside Buildings in Portugal.- Chapter 6.Climate adaptive design on the Norwegian coast.- Chapter 7. Green design for a smart island: green infrastructure and Architectural solutions for eco-tourism in Mediterranean areas.- Chapter 8.24 Bioclimatic Dwellings for the Island of Tenerife: 20 years later.- Chapter 9.Design of a Seaside Buildings in China.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.