Utilizing Sustainability Principles in Administrative Buildings: A Case Study of the New Nineveh Governorate Building

Ammar Abdullah Hamad; Zinah Sameer Mohammed

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Vol.16(2) (2025)

Utilizing Sustainability Principles in Administrative Buildings: A Case Study of the New Nineveh Governorate Building

Ammar Abdullah Hamad, Zinah Sameer Mohammed (Project Management Department, Reconstruction Assistantship, Nineveh Governorate, Mosul, IRAQ).

Discipline: Architecture, Sustainability.
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doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2025.10

Keywords: Sustainable design; Energy consumption; Dome element; Middle East architecture; Administrative buildings; Engineering Service; Environmental sustainability; Architectural practice; Social dimension; Social value; Circular courtyard.

Abstract

The interaction between sustainable principles and architectural design leads to a balance between the generation's needs and the natural resources of the environment. In relation to our responsibility to conserve resources for future generations, Hence, the importance of the term "sustainability" and its application in architectural buildings. This research presents a case study that attempts to reveal the extent of employing the architectural sustainability principles in reconstruction projects in Nineveh governorate. The theoretical framework was built by reviewing the literature and previous studies related to the subject to extract the most important principles of architectural sustainability for administrative buildings. The research methodology is based on conducting qualitative analysis through interviews with experts as well as morphological analysis of the case study building in order to reveal the extent of employing the architectural sustainability principles, to provide the architectural practice with recommendations, which enhance the sustainable performance of administrative buildings, making the reconstruction process more sophisticated and advanced.

Paper ID: 16A2C

Cite this article:

Hamad, A. A., and Mohammed, Z. S. (2025). Utilizing Sustainability Principles in Administrative Buildings: A Case Study of the New Nineveh Governorate Building. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 16(2), 16A2C, 1-12. http://doi.org/10.14456/ITJEMAST.2025.10

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