Browsing by Author "M. Ayyad, Karim"

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The Role of Environmentally Conscious Architecture and Planning As Components of Future National Development Plans in Egypt
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2013) M. Ayyad, Karim; Gabr, Mostafa
الوصف Egypt has been experiencing challenging economic, social and political disturbance during the end of the twentieth century and towards the beginning of the twenty-first. With its fast expanding population, high consumption rate and economic deficit, the Egyptian community continues to experience a low quality of living. These issues contributed greatly to the uprising, following the Tunisian model, in January, 2011. However, the political change that followed did not help a lot, as development strategies are still far from being sustainable. In the beginning of the millennium, Egypt experienced an 8.6% energy deficit, followed by a growing energy crisis [1]. Knowing that almost 50% of the energy produced in Egypt is consumed inside buildings [2], environmentally conscious architecture can be a very powerful tool in development plans, as it can reasonably reduce the consumption of energy and other resources and enhance the quality of living for people. This work analyzes the supposed role of environmentally conscious architecture and, hence, evaluates its importance as a major component of national development plans in the near future. The analysis encompasses a review of the status quo in terms of consumption patterns and required services and, then, compares it with the case in which environmentally conscious architecture is adopted
Role of Green Architecture in Avoiding Energy Crises in Egypt
(Building Simulation Cairo 2013 - Towards Sustainable & Green Built Environment, Cairo, June 23-24, 2013) M. Omar, Maysa; M. Ayyad, Karim
With its population burst and industrialization rate, Egypt continues to consume energy more than ever, with an annual increase of 15 per cent. It is expected that in 2020 Egypt will need approximately 103 ToE, which is a great burden on resources and the economy. This enormous amount of energy is used to run vehicles, light streets, operate factories and to provide energy for homes. Domestic houses, consume 45 per cent energy use in Egypt. Moreover, by current energy sectors growth rates, Egypt may not be able to provide for the 103 ToE required, and is expected to have a 15-20 per cent deficit, resulting in energy crises. Therefore, reduction of consumption and/or increase of energy generation have become a must. Green techniques can be of a great help in both fields; energy generation and reduction of energy consumption. However, generation of energy in Egypt through renewable means such as solar energy and wind energy are not expected to develop massively in the current decade due to the lac of capital and existence of technological barriers. Therefore, the most feasible option would be reducing consumption by applying green architectural techniques to the biggest energy consuming systems in Egypt; residential buildings. This study introduces green architecture as an approach to avoid energy crises in Egypt and reduce the burden of energy sector on the national budget. It proves the high probability of energy crises in Egypt, proves the possibility of reducing energy consumption using green architectural techniques, and finally determines the means of applying its outcomes in the Egyptian mar et.
Thermal Comfort Strategies for the City of Hurghada
(October university for modern sciences and Arts MSA, 2023) M. Ayyad, Karim
Climatic data analysis aims at deciphering the different environmental factors that architects face when designing a building at a certain location. However, these factors can be magnified or diminished by other natural settings such as topography and surrounding landscape. In this work, the different environmental and natural factors affecting the city of Hurghada are analyzed and various design strategies are evaluated, with the aim of obtaining the most efficient design strategies for achieving thermal comfort. The resulting strategies can be used by architects and decision-makers when assessing the different building design options for future development projects in the city of Hurghada.