The Neighbourhood One Residences plot is located within the North-East area of Masdar City master plan in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The design consists of 500 residential units comprising 75 one bedroom and 425 two bedroom apartments. The project is located on an existing three level parking podium. It consists of eleven buildings, ranging from four to five stories in height. This proposal includes analysis and research topics, these analyses will help to reduce the duration of the schedule, reduce the cost, and provide a better quality.

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Analysis I | Short Interval Production Schedule

Implementing the Short Interval Production Schedule will result in reducing the schedule duration of this residential project since residential projects tend to have repetitive activities more often. In addition, SIPS will impact the cost of the project in a positive way.

 

Analysis II | Photovoltaic System

Introducing Photovoltaic System to the project will add more renewable energy sources. Since the project is currently aiming for LEED Platinum certification, he installation of a rooftop mounted photovoltaic panels will provide the building with a natural source of energy that would reduce the energy consumption and increase the sustainability features.

 

Analysis III | Prefabricated Kitchen and Bathroom Pods

The internal finishes and services of the project is taking up so much time. Introducing prefabricated kitchen and bathroom pods will result in accelerating the schedule, cost savings, provide a safer environment, minimize the waste generated on the site, and provide a better overall quality.

 

Analysis V | Critical Industry Issue – Safety in Extreme Weather

Safety in construction site is always the main priority. The productivity of the construction workers will decrease in the summer because of the heatwaves. This research is aiming to deliver safety aspects and methods that could be taken to reduce the injuries on the site, increase the productivity, and have a minimal impact on the progress of the project. 

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Structural Breadth

A structural breadth will be performed on the buildings to analyze and study the load of the photovoltaic panels on the existing roof structure of each building. The goal of this analysis is to determine whether the current roof structure can withstand the new loading of the panels.

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Electrical Breadth

The electrical breadth will be performed on the building to study the effect of incorporating the photovoltaic system to the project. The installation of a photovoltaic system will provide the building with a natural source of energy that would reduce the energy consumption and increase the sustainability features. Calculations will be made to determine the amount of energy that could be generated to reduce the energy costs and to find the most efficient and effective way to place the panels.