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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.198</doi>
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<article-title>STAND-ALONE EDUCATIONAL CENTER</article-title>
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<author>RASHID AL SHALI, GHULAM QADIR, ASALAH EL NAFFAR, BATOUL HITTINI,<br/>
AISHA OBAID, and HIND RIDA</author>

<aff>Architecture Engineering Dept, UAEU, Al Ain, UAE</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>The world is suffering from the worse refugee crises since World War II as Syria alone
has 7.6 million. Out of which 85,000 people (December 2015) are living at Al Zaatari
camp located in Jordan near to Jerusalem. A need to design and build a sustainable
self-sufficient educational center for the school children was felt. A district wise study
and site analysis was performed using geographical information and climate analysis
computer tool, Climate Consultant 6.0 to figure out important factors like quantity of
ground water, rainfall intensity, solar radiation and sun path at the site. Integrating
different sustainable active and passive strategies for energy generation developed
building plan. The model was simulated using annual whole building energy modeling
software (Safeira â„¢), Photovoltaics can produce 50% of the required energy, natural
ventilation and geothermal heat pump can reduce the annual energy consumption by
9.28% and 2% respectively, if used in months in which they are more useful whereas
the remaining energy can be covered by wind turbines. With skylights, enough
daylight was provided (unlit areas were reduced to 10%) and providing natural
ventilation as well. It was concluded that a Stand-Alone refugee center for Syrian
refugees at Al Zatari camp is possible and could well be constructed if proper support
from international community is provided.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Energy efficient building, Sustainable, Refugee, Resilient, Simulation.</p>
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