| Energy efficiency, carbon emissions and thermal comfort numerical comparison between conventional building and proposed clustered open courtyard building using CEB blocks. |
| Paper ID : 1057-ICCAE (R1) |
| Authors: |
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Mohamed Kamal Elshelfa *1, Mohamad Fahmy2, Sherif Ahmed Ibrahim2, Hany AbdelKhalek2, Marwa Abdelalim3 1Architecture department, Military Technical college, Cairo, Egypt 2Architecture department, military technical college, Cairo, Egypt 3Prince Sultan University, College of Engineering |
| Abstract: |
| Abstract. This research aims to assess a design proposal for a compact economic housing model using walls constructed of compressed earth blocks to be a nucleus for sustainable urban housing in Egypt. According to previous studies. Residential buildings represent about 50% of land uses in Egyptian cities, consume about 19% of the energy produced, and are responsible for 10% of carbon dioxide emissions. All previous environmental studies commended the thermal performance of courtyard buildings in the hot-arid climate of which Egypt is a part. As a result, the authors directed in many previous researches towards a new housing patterns in Egyptian cities using court-yarded clustered housing to improve thermal performance, decrease energy consumption and reduce dioxide carbon emissions. This research compares two residential buildings using design builder simulation. The two buildings have the same housing unit area which is 90 m2 to represent the social housing unit area in Egyptian cities. The first comparative building is a conventional residential building which is surrounded by solar radiation from all sides and using walls constructed of solid cement bricks (SCB). The second comparative building is a cluster open court-yarded building and using walls constructed of Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB). Results show that both the clustered open courtyard housing model and the use of CEB have improved all of the examined measures. |
| Keywords: |
| Sustainable Housing, Court-Yarded Clusters, Compressed Earth Blocks, Concrete Masonry Blocks. |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
