Principal Investigator Oral Buyukozturk
Co-investigators Markus Buehler , Sidney Yip , M Toksöz , Thomas Herring , John Ochsendorf , Christoph Reinhart , Huseyin Sadi Kuleli
Project Website http://cnre.mit.edu/research/sustainability-kuwaits-built-environment
The overall objective of the signature project is to develop innovative solutions and methodologies for the sustainability of Kuwait’s built environment and to establish a new paradigm in engineering design that can be used in Kuwait and exported throughout the world.
Based on the overall goal of the project, three distinct but related focus research areas have been defined for this signature project:
FOCUS AREA A: Innovative Materials
Nano-engineered construction materials for durability in aggressive environment in Kuwait, and designed to access superior material properties from sustainable raw material inputs
FOCUS AREA B: Performance-based Engineering
Ground Motion Modeling and Structural Monitoring for Performance-based Engineering and Reliability, system design with advanced materials and energy efficiency.
FOCUS AREA C: Energy Efficiency and Life Cycle Performance
Enhanced Operational Energy Efficiency and Life Cycle Performance of Buildings, and designed materials from the molecular scale up in the context of the complete life cycle of structures.