LIFECYCLE COSTING ASSESSMENT FOR APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN EGYPT

Abstract

Egypt has an overpopulation problem. The population reached 102 million in early 2020, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS, (2020). The annual population increases by 2.5 percent and is expected to reach 151 million people by 2050. Number of students in Egypt is big to the number of classrooms, especially with the high increase of overpopulation. Egypt has 24 million students up to grade 9 distributed on 45000 governmental schools and 7500 private schools as per CAPMAS, (2020). Today the private sector shares the government in constructing the educational buildings. The building and construction sector is one of the most important areas of intervention. It provides opportunities to limit the environmental impact and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals. Nowadays, green buildings have a high impact on society. Now designers are known that fresh air improves the indoor environment, and water savings are important. Green building is well-known because of their environmental benefit. Green construction is a method of wisely using resources to create high-quality, healthier, more energy-efficient homes, educational buildings, and commercial buildings. Sustainable design is finding the balance between high-quality construction and low environmental impact. Viewing sustainable building as a process is important because green-building success isn’t just a matter of building with green materials. Still,