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Figure 5: Open chimney mounds (Turner and Soar 2008:3)
The termites have an induced system that relies on an obvious opening in the structure. The central chimney captures the wind from all directions as it flows into a lower wind velocity area as
shown in Figure 5 above (Turner and Soar 2008:5).
Case Study - Yas Island Housing Community
The National Housing project is the chosen case study, which is located in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
It is located at 24 degrees North and 54 degrees East of Abu Dhabi. The project is developed in Yas
Island, which is well known for its famous Ferrari World and Yas Waterworld. The project is under
the Urban Planning Council and Abu Dhabi government. Both the location and the boundaries
are shown in Figure 6 below. The residential project totals 488 villas and is under the Abu Dhabi
Vision 2030 initiative in providing Emiratis luxurious communities (UPC 2011).

Figure 6: Area image of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi and the location of the case study (Google Maps
2014)
Abu Dhabi Climate
Characterized for its arid, dry, and hot weather, Abu Dhabi’s unbearable temperature can be overwhelming. The temperature ranges between summer and winter seasons but it stays relatively
hot throughout the year. Abu Dhabi‘s annual temperature range is shown below (Fig.7), from its
highest to its lowest temperature. The regions comfort zone is between 68 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

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