Cairo is characterized by high temperatures compared to the adjacent rural areas. This
phenomenon is known as Urban Heat Island (UHI). Due to this phenomenon, high …

Natural ventilation represents one of the challenges in green buildings design since the
most important parameter that reflects the quality of building design is the thermal comfort …

Growing concerns over high energy consumption and CO2 emissions from residential
buildings have boosted the adoption of passive design strategies (PDS) globally, for their …

Several thermal comfort indices have been proposed over the years and studies have
shown that these models do not work universally. This study compares eight thermal comfort …

This paper studies the Egyptian building design strategies for different building envelope
shapes based on the green building design using the DesignBuilder program by simulating …

Assessing human health under climate change in hot climates is of particular importance in
the Middle East. Cairo is one of those cities that have an estimated 2018 population as high …

Abstract Purpose of Review This work examines the effect of different commercial building
orientations on indoor climate in tropical environments. The tropics have relatively high …

Generally determines the comfort quality of rooms in the building is due to the air
temperature caused by solar radiation, humidity and air movement inside the building. A …

Energy efficiency concerns always existed in a dormant form until the 19th century when this
issue became a global concern. During the 16th century onwards, there were new …

Malaysia experiences high average temperatures which can affect daily activities and
thermal comfort. High temperatures can significantly reduce productivity and lead to health …