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Determination of optimum thickness of nano and traditional insulation materials for building external walls by using degree-day approach for different climatic regions in Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Abstract

 The usage of energy is one of the most critical challenges in modern life.
The majority of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels which cause significant
environmental degradation. One of the most effective ways of reducing energy use
is using thermal insulation in building exterior walls but at a higher cost.
Accordingly, this study discusses selecting the optimal thermal insulation and its
thickness to increase building efficiency. The optimum insulation thickness is the
thickness of insulating material that saves the most energy while costing the least.
In this study, optimum insulation thicknesses of four cities from different regions
of Egypt have been calculated for external walls using electricity as energy source.
The calculations are made on 5 different traditional insulation materials and 2 nano
insulation materials. Different cases have been considered: buildings cooled only,
and both heated and cooled. It was found that Glass wool (GW) is the optimal
insulation in all given locations, but its optimal thickness is very large and that will
reduce the available used spaces which will reduce the rental income of buildings
and reduce life cycle cost saving of building. Wherefore this study discusses also
selecting the optimal thermal insulation and its thickness in the case of accounting
for the impacts of space savings in life cycle saving of building, The results show
that the nano insulation material vacuum insulated panels can be considered the
optimum insulation in all cases when considering area saving as it achieved the
maximum life cycle saving. Finally, the study reviewed the placing locations and
installing insulation materials in buildings.

DOI

10.21608/msaeng.2022.273838

Keywords

Energy-saving, thermal insulation, Life cycle costing, optimum thickness, payback period

Authors

First Name

asmaa

Last Name

ali

MiddleName

mohammed

Affiliation

Ain Shams University (ASU), Engineering Faculty, Architecture department, Abbasseya, 11566, Cairo, Egypt

Email

arch.asmaamohammed90@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

AKRAM

Last Name

farouk

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Engineering Faculty, Ain Shams University (ASU), Architecture department, Cairo, Egypt

Email

dl@drakram.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ezzeldin

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Engineering Faculty, Ain Shams University (ASU), Architecture department,Cairo, Egypt

Email

mohamed.ezzeldin@eng.asu.edu.eg

City

cairo

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-

Volume

1

Article Issue

4

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38146

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-12-12

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

39

Page End

58

Print ISSN

2812-5339

Online ISSN

2812-4928

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MSAENG_Volume 1_Issue 4_Pages 39-58.pdf

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https://msaeng.journals.ekb.eg/article_273838.html

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MSA Engineering Journal

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Determination of optimum thickness of nano and traditional insulation materials for building external walls by using degree-day approach for different climatic regions in Egypt

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Created At

23 Jan 2023