Labor camps in Dubai: implications of courtyard regulations on daylight performance
Wael Sheta,
Mariam El Hussainy,
Sahar Abdelwahab
Abstract:PurposeThe fundamental aim of the study is to investigate the implications of labor housing designs in Dubai, with a focus on courtyards and the governing building regulations, on daylight performance as an underlying factor impacting laborers’ indoor environmental quality. Several studies shed light on the subject of labor camps and labor migration in Dubai, but few have focused on the subject from the perspective of the environmental performance of these camps. A model that represents one of the labor camps … Show more
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