The role of modern technologies in reducing cost of buildings towards sustainability "An Approach to measure the efficiency of performance".
The role of modern technologies in reducing cost of buildings towards sustainability "An Approach to measure the efficiency of performance".
Abstract.
Egypt took the first step towards developing a local assessment tool in 2009 by establishing the Egyptian Green Building Council (EGBE). Egyptian government finally developed the Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) after the past two decades effort to improve building energy efficiency and address green house gas emissions; the structure of the system was based mainly in the LEED system. This step towards achieving the POE assessment in the building regulations in Egypt also acts as a safeguard to minimize the effects of future energy price increases. Research aim to examine the emerging design strategies employed to achieve POE assessment model in the building regulations in Egypt, as well as capital and POE implications in achieving the various Green assessment tools. Study will address the POE methodology at national level based on lessons learnt with practical examples from Egypt for a comparative analysis. The ultimate target of this is to achieve a POE improvement of buildings’ energy performance in both new and existing buildings towards net zero-energy buildings. The importance and awareness of such nontraditional costs is growing, with many Parties concerned about sustainability. If, in the future, a tax is imposed on energy consumption, a more energy efficient building will incur a lesser impact.
KEYWORDS:
Life-cyclelevel, Energy performance assessment, thermal comfort, energy simulation and hot climates
• INTRODUCTION
During the coming years, the building design community at large will be galvanized by mandatory codes and standards that aim to reach neutral or zero-energy built environments. But the modeling of net zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) is a challenging problem of increasing importance. The NZEBs objective has raised the bar of building performance, and
Abstract.
Egypt took the first step towards developing a local assessment tool in 2009 by establishing the Egyptian Green Building Council (EGBE). Egyptian government finally developed the Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) after the past two decades effort to improve building energy efficiency and address green house gas emissions; the structure of the system was based mainly in the LEED system. This step towards achieving the POE assessment in the building regulations in Egypt also acts as a safeguard to minimize the effects of future energy price increases. Research aim to examine the emerging design strategies employed to achieve POE assessment model in the building regulations in Egypt, as well as capital and POE implications in achieving the various Green assessment tools. Study will address the POE methodology at national level based on lessons learnt with practical examples from Egypt for a comparative analysis. The ultimate target of this is to achieve a POE improvement of buildings’ energy performance in both new and existing buildings towards net zero-energy buildings. The importance and awareness of such nontraditional costs is growing, with many Parties concerned about sustainability. If, in the future, a tax is imposed on energy consumption, a more energy efficient building will incur a lesser impact.
KEYWORDS:
Life-cyclelevel, Energy performance assessment, thermal comfort, energy simulation and hot climates
• INTRODUCTION
During the coming years, the building design community at large will be galvanized by mandatory codes and standards that aim to reach neutral or zero-energy built environments. But the modeling of net zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) is a challenging problem of increasing importance. The NZEBs objective has raised the bar of building performance, and
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