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Mr. Motaz Taiseer Mestarehi

Research and Teaching Assistant

Architecture and Interior Design - Architecture Program
+973 17876666
S17 216
mmestarehi@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Sustainable Architecture, Net Zero Energy, Carbon Neutrality, Building Energy Efficiency, Greening Strategies and Technologies

Education

  • B.Sc. Architectectural Engineering - University of Bahrain
  • M.Sc. Sustainable Architecture - Oxford Brookes University

Biography

Graduated from Oxford Brookes University with an MSc in Sustainable Architecture and a BSc in Architecture from University of Bahrain. Interested in Building Physics, Energy Performance, Microclimate, Net Zero Energy and Thermal Comfort. Motaz held a position as Data Coordinator for Bahrain Parks Project where a database and a tool for public parks and their characteristics was created. Furthermore, Motaz worked as Research Assistant where various papers were co-authored and presented at various conferences in Bahrain, Dubai and Turkey. He has taught numerous courses under architecture, interior and Landscape Architecture programs at the Department of Architecture and Interior design and is currently enrolled in the PhD program at the University of Bahrain and is active in research.

Achievements

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Affiliations

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Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Internal PhD Scholarship at UoB 2024-2028.

Publications & Presentations

  1. Silva, Joao Pinelo, Motaz Mestarehi, and Sonia Lamela. ‘Cloud Platform Bahrain Parks: Real-Time Participatory Tool for Planning, Designing, and Managing Public Parks’, 1–7. IET, 2018.
  2. Silva, Joao Pinelo, and Motaz Mestarehi. ‘Bahrain Parks Cloud Platform: Live Suit of Tools for Planning, Designing, and Managing Public Parks’, 1–7. IEEE, 2018.
  3. Silva, Joao Pinelo, AbdulMajeed AbdulKarim, Shaker Haji, Motaz Mestarehi, and Sónia Lamela. ‘Preliminary Quantification of the Passive Role of Solar Rooftop Shading in Bahrain: Towards Energy Reduction for Cooling and Energy Resilience’. KnE Engineering, 2018, 160–70.
  4. Guedes, M Correia, A Duarte, J Pinelo Silva, Motaz Mestarehi, Gustavo Cantuária, Bruno Marques, Nuno Silvestre, Sue Roaf, and Centro Universitário de Brasília UniCeub. ‘Structural Design of a Movable Modular Shelter for Extreme Wind Conditions: A Study in Collins Bay, Antarctica’, 10–11, 2019.
  5. Haji, Shaker, Amal Durazi, Yaser Al-Alawi, and Motaz Mestarehi. ‘The Feasibility and Benefits of Installing Grid-Connected PV Systems in the Kingdom of Bahrain’, 61–65. IEEE, 2021.
  6. Mestarehi, Motaz, and Osama Omar. ‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate’. Energies 18, no. 2 (2025): 367.
  7. Mestarehi, Motaz, and Najla Allani. ‘Greening Strategies for Improving Existing Residential Buildings’ Performance in Bahrain’s Tropical Desert Climate’. A+Arch Design International Journal of Architecture and Design 11, no. 1 (2025): 19–33.

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Mr. Motaz Taiseer Mestarehi

Research and Teaching Assistant

Architecture and Interior Design - Architecture Program
+973 17876666
S17 216
mmestarehi@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Sustainable Architecture, Net Zero Energy, Carbon Neutrality, Building Energy Efficiency, Greening Strategies and Technologies

Education

  • B.Sc. Architectectural Engineering - University of Bahrain
  • M.Sc. Sustainable Architecture - Oxford Brookes University

Biography

Graduated from Oxford Brookes University with an MSc in Sustainable Architecture and a BSc in Architecture from University of Bahrain. Interested in Building Physics, Energy Performance, Microclimate, Net Zero Energy and Thermal Comfort. Motaz held a position as Data Coordinator for Bahrain Parks Project where a database and a tool for public parks and their characteristics was created. Furthermore, Motaz worked as Research Assistant where various papers were co-authored and presented at various conferences in Bahrain, Dubai and Turkey. He has taught numerous courses under architecture, interior and Landscape Architecture programs at the Department of Architecture and Interior design and is currently enrolled in the PhD program at the University of Bahrain and is active in research.

Achievements

-

Affiliations

-

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Internal PhD Scholarship at UoB 2024-2028.

Publications & Presentations

  1. Silva, Joao Pinelo, Motaz Mestarehi, and Sonia Lamela. ‘Cloud Platform Bahrain Parks: Real-Time Participatory Tool for Planning, Designing, and Managing Public Parks’, 1–7. IET, 2018.
  2. Silva, Joao Pinelo, and Motaz Mestarehi. ‘Bahrain Parks Cloud Platform: Live Suit of Tools for Planning, Designing, and Managing Public Parks’, 1–7. IEEE, 2018.
  3. Silva, Joao Pinelo, AbdulMajeed AbdulKarim, Shaker Haji, Motaz Mestarehi, and Sónia Lamela. ‘Preliminary Quantification of the Passive Role of Solar Rooftop Shading in Bahrain: Towards Energy Reduction for Cooling and Energy Resilience’. KnE Engineering, 2018, 160–70.
  4. Guedes, M Correia, A Duarte, J Pinelo Silva, Motaz Mestarehi, Gustavo Cantuária, Bruno Marques, Nuno Silvestre, Sue Roaf, and Centro Universitário de Brasília UniCeub. ‘Structural Design of a Movable Modular Shelter for Extreme Wind Conditions: A Study in Collins Bay, Antarctica’, 10–11, 2019.
  5. Haji, Shaker, Amal Durazi, Yaser Al-Alawi, and Motaz Mestarehi. ‘The Feasibility and Benefits of Installing Grid-Connected PV Systems in the Kingdom of Bahrain’, 61–65. IEEE, 2021.
  6. Mestarehi, Motaz, and Osama Omar. ‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate’. Energies 18, no. 2 (2025): 367.
  7. Mestarehi, Motaz, and Najla Allani. ‘Greening Strategies for Improving Existing Residential Buildings’ Performance in Bahrain’s Tropical Desert Climate’. A+Arch Design International Journal of Architecture and Design 11, no. 1 (2025): 19–33.

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