Dr Karam M. Al-Obaidi

Brief Bio

Dr. Karam M. Al-Obaidi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of the Natural and Built Environment at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Dr. Karam is an architectural engineer, educator and international researcher in sustainable design and environmental architecture. His research interests include environmental and biomimetic architecture, building performance, indoor environmental quality, sustainable building technologies and architectural systems.

Research areas

• Daylighting systems
• Sustainable Building Technologies
• Building Modelling and Simulation

Affiliations

Senior Lecturer
Sheffield Hallam University
Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
Email: karam_arc@yahoo.com
Tel: 44 01142255861
Website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-profiles/karam-al-obaidi

Publications

Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
Journal: Sustainability
Published: 2014

Potential of fibre optic daylighting systems in tropical Malaysia
Journal: Indoor and Built Environment
Published: 2014

Design and performance of a novel innovative roofing system for tropical landed houses
Journal: Energy Conversion and Management
Published: 2014

A study of the impact of environmental loads that penetrate a passive skylight roofing system in Malaysian buildings
Journal: Frontiers of Architectural Research
Published: 2014

A review study on the application of the fibre optic daylighting system in Malaysian buildings
Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
Published: 2013