Generic Energy Efficiency Assessment for heritage buildings; Wekalat El-Ghouri as a case study, Cairo, Egypt.

Passively designed buildings are the tradition of historic areas of metropolitan Cairo. According to UNESCO, Cairo was inscribed on the World Heritage in 1979 under the title of “Islamic Cairo”, recognizing its unquestionable historical, archaeological and urbanistic importance. Among Islamic …

Year: 2019 Authors: Fahmy, Mohammad / Mahmoud, Sherif / Abdelalim, Marwa / Mahdy, Mohammad Source: Energy Procedia Type: , Topic: , , , , Region: Language:

LEED v4.1 operations & maintenance for existing buildings and compliance assessment: Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Historic Cairo.

The architectural design and environmental treatments have shown a large impact on environmental indoor performance and energy efficiency of buildings. Designers have been working on more efficient buildings using tools like the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) which …

Year: 2020 Authors: El Sorady, Dalia A. / Rizk, Sahar M. Source: Alexandria Engineering Journal Type: Topic: , , , , Region: Language: