Passive Solar Systems for the Promotion of Thermal Comfort in African Countries: A Review

MM Santos, AV Ferreira, JCG Lanzinha - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, the residential sector consumes a significant amount of energy. Therefore,
bioclimatic architectural systems which consider passive solutions should be studied …

Sustainable Design Trends in the Built-Environment Globally and in Egypt: A Literature Review

H Aly, O Abdelaziz - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Buildings consume 30% of the total energy consumption around the globe and 29% of the
energy consumption in Egypt, which in 2022 had a total population of 102 million, out of …

Model simplification on energy and comfort simulation analysis for residential building design in hot and arid climate

S Elhadad, CH Radha, I Kistelegdi, B Baranyai… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Accurate building physics performance analysis requires time-consuming, detailed
modeling, and calculation time requirement. This paper evaluates the impact of model …

A sensitivity analysis for thermal performance of building envelope design parameters

S Elhadad, Z Orban - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sensitivity analysis is crucial in building energy assessments. It is used to determine the
major variables influencing building thermal performance, using both observational …

Toward energy-efficient houses considering social cultural needs in Bahrain: A new framework approach

A Taki, B Alsheglawi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The residential buildings in Bahrain represent approximately 76% of the total buildings and
account for 50% of the nation's overall energy consumption. Air conditioners account for …

Energy performance diagnosis for the residential building façade in Algeria

M Rais, A Boumerzoug, B Baranyai - Pollack Periodica, 2021 - akjournals.com
As it is clear, worldwide buildings are the largest consumer of the final energy consumption.
In Algeria, it has been reported that 33% of the overall energy consumption was attributed to …

Optimum window position in the building façade for high day-light performance: Empirical study in hot and dry climate

M Rais, S Elhadad, A Boumerzoug, B Baranyai - Pollack Periodica, 2020 - akjournals.com
Day-lighting studies in buildings play a major role in indoor environmental investigation and
can be conducted at the early stages of building design. Window position significantly affects …

[HTML][HTML] Developing migrants prototypes performance through bottom-up construction method

R Ibrahim, B Baranyai - Pollack Periodica, 2021 - akjournals.com
Natural and man-made disasters are vital issues that led to the increasing number of
migrants, many of them stayed displaced for decades this requires more permanent …

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Passive Design Strategies in Achieving Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings in Egypt

S El Gindi - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This study aims at thermal comfort improvement in residential buildings through utilization of
passive design strategies and energy efficiency measures. The study investigates the impact …

Energy Efficiency Trends in the Built-Environment Globally and in Egypt: A Literature Review

H Aly, O Abdelaziz - 2024 - preprints.org
Buildings consume 30% of the total energy consumption around the globe and 29% of the
energy consumption in Egypt which in 2022 had a total population of 102 million, out of …