Beta
404811

INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENTS INTO BUILDING DESIGN PROCESSES IN THE DRY HOT EGYPTIAN CLIMATE

Article

Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

Architecture and Urban Design.

Abstract

Energy conservation is one of the challenges of our time. With the increase in buildings, energy loss has increased. In addition, most modern designs have not provided appropriate solutions to stop its depletion. Therefore, the research aims to reach a design vision that integrates environmental treatments into the design process stages of buildings and is effective throughout the project life stages in the dry, hot Egyptian climate. Therefore, the study addressed the concept of environmental design and thermal control and its possible strategies for employing treatments according to the stages of the design processes. Thus, the building design is as responsive and interactive with the environment and climate as possible. Then, the study specified the treatments regarding the design elements supporting thermal performance control. Also, it clarified the impact of environmental control strategies and principles on costs during the project life. Accordingly, two experiments of existing buildings that succeeded in achieving flexibility and integration with the surrounding environment were analyzed. That was to demonstrate the benefit of integrating treatments in improving the design of building elements to be more suitable for climatic conditions. The most significant of these techniques was developing the geometric shape of the outer envelope, modifying the proportions of openings, and shading methods. Finally, the study proposed linking the climate treatments to the design stages as a design vision. Consequently, it will facilitate and encourage the investment of these treatments and their strategies in the design to produce responses and thermally balanced buildings to the surrounding environment.

DOI

10.21608/auej.2025.333821.1728

Keywords

hot dry, Climate Treatments, Thermal control, Architectural Design Processes, Environmental

Authors

First Name

Abdullah

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

B

Affiliation

Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University, Egypt.

Email

abg00@fayoum.edu.eg

City

FAYOUM

Orcid

-

Volume

20

Article Issue

74

Related Issue

53014

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-11-04

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

315

Page End

337

Print ISSN

1687-8418

Online ISSN

3009-7622

Link

https://jaes.journals.ekb.eg/article_404811.html

Detail API

http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=404811

Order

404,811

Type

Original Article

Type Code

706

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector

Publication Link

https://jaes.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENTS INTO BUILDING DESIGN PROCESSES IN THE DRY HOT EGYPTIAN CLIMATE

Details

Type

Article

Created At

01 Feb 2025