Investigation of Energy-Efficient Alternatives for Commercial Buildings in Egypt
Fady Emil Mikhael Youssef;
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Abstract
Given the rising living standard, population growth and global warming, buildings have been consuming energy and resources at an ever-increasing rate worldwide. To face this problem, energy saving techniques have been recently adopted in the framework of high-performance buildings, also known as zero-energy buildings. In Egypt, electricity consumption has witnessed significant increase of 55.22% since 2006 [1] of which residential and commercial buildings have the biggest share (66% to 74%). Hence, it is timely for Egypt to adopt energy saving techniques in its building construction code. This thesis investigates the effects of applying energy saving techniques for commercial buildings in Egypt. As a case study, a virtual building based on the Mechanical Engineering Department building at the Faculty of Engineering Campus of Ain Shams University, was modeled using EnergyPlus as a sample of non-residential buildings.
Given the rising living standard, population growth and global warming, buildings have been consuming energy and resources at an ever-increasing rate worldwide. To face this problem, energy saving techniques have been recently adopted in the framework of high-performance buildings, also known as zero-energy buildings. In Egypt, electricity consumption has witnessed significant increase of 55.22% since 2006 [1] of which residential and commercial buildings have the biggest share (66% to 74%). Hence, it is timely for Egypt to adopt energy saving techniques in its building construction code. This thesis investigates the effects of applying energy saving techniques for commercial buildings in Egypt. As a case study, a virtual building based on the Mechanical Engineering Department building at the Faculty of Engineering Campus of Ain Shams University, was modeled using EnergyPlus as a sample of non-residential buildings.
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| Title | Investigation of Energy-Efficient Alternatives for Commercial Buildings in Egypt | Other Titles | دراسة بدائل موفرة للطاقة لتصميم المباني التجارية في مصر | Authors | Fady Emil Mikhael Youssef | Issue Date | 2018 |
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