Sustainable Optimization for thermal comfort and building energy efficiency in Cairo | ||||
| Engineering Research Journal | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 166, Issue 0, June 2020, Page 48-65 PDF (2.05 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/erj.2020.135278 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Sahar Mohamed Abd El-Rahman* 1; Sobhy Ibrahim Esmail2; Husam Bakr Khalil3; Zeinab El-Razaz4 | ||||
| 1Ph.D. Student , Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering Mattaria , Helwan University. Teaching Assistant at Modern Academy. | ||||
| 2Ph.D. Student , Teaching Assistant , Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering Mattaria , Helwan University. | ||||
| 3Professor of Architecture , Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, The British University in Egypt (BUE). | ||||
| 4Professor of Architecture , Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering Mattaria, Helwan University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Globally, a significant proportion of the building energy is consumed for achieving the required thermal and optical comfort. The building form and the other associated factors heavily affect the indoor thermal comfort and the lighting energy of any air-conditioned or naturally ventilated building. The most important parameters affecting the thermal comfort and lighting energy requirement of the indoor environment are the building shape, orientation and the window to wall ratio (WWR) of the building. These parameters are interrelated and a proper combination is required to achieve the optimal thermal comfort and energy efficiency. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Optimization; thermal and optical comfort; Energy efficiency; Building energy simulation | ||||
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