Thermal Comfort Evaluation in Egyptian Residential Buildings: A Case Study to Determine the Problems of Excessive Electricity Consumption
sabbour, S., El Shihy, A., Adel, O., AlShanwany, H. (2023). Thermal Comfort Evaluation in Egyptian Residential Buildings: A Case Study to Determine the Problems of Excessive Electricity Consumption. EKB Journal Management System, 42(1), 29-37. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2022.105930.1162
Shimaa sabbour; Ahmed Ashraf El Shihy; Omar Adel; Hussein AlShanwany. "Thermal Comfort Evaluation in Egyptian Residential Buildings: A Case Study to Determine the Problems of Excessive Electricity Consumption". EKB Journal Management System, 42, 1, 2023, 29-37. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2022.105930.1162
sabbour, S., El Shihy, A., Adel, O., AlShanwany, H. (2023). 'Thermal Comfort Evaluation in Egyptian Residential Buildings: A Case Study to Determine the Problems of Excessive Electricity Consumption', EKB Journal Management System, 42(1), pp. 29-37. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2022.105930.1162
sabbour, S., El Shihy, A., Adel, O., AlShanwany, H. Thermal Comfort Evaluation in Egyptian Residential Buildings: A Case Study to Determine the Problems of Excessive Electricity Consumption. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 42(1): 29-37. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2022.105930.1162

Thermal Comfort Evaluation in Egyptian Residential Buildings: A Case Study to Determine the Problems of Excessive Electricity Consumption

The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Volume 42, Issue 1, June 2023, Page 29-37  XML PDF (1004.32 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eijest.2022.105930.1162
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Authors
Shimaa sabbourorcid 1; Ahmed Ashraf El Shihy2; Omar Adel email orcid 1; Hussein AlShanwany1
1Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
2Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Newgiza University, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Residential buildings account for a large proportion of global energy consumption in both low- and high-income countries. This consumption creates a great burden on energy security as it is not proportional to the produced energy. Efficient planning to meet building energy needs requires accurate, high spatial resolution information on energy consumption. To justify the high energy consumption, this study focuses on evaluating the thermal performance of existing residential buildings. This evaluation was done using building performance simulation tools. The paper’s research methodology follows the experimental approach. This approach utilizes energy simulation to evaluate the existing residential building's thermal performance. The evaluation is done by analyzing thermal comfort levels according to the acceptable ranges stated by the Housing and Building National Research Center. Residential buildings are built without taking appropriate design measures to protect the indoor environment from external weather conditions. researchs' importance is to study how this will affect indoor thermal comfort. The paper aim at finding the main reason for high levels of energy consumption in the residential sector.
Keywords
Thermal Comfort; Residential Buildings; Electricity Consumption; Energy Retrofitting Approach
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