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Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) Potential in MENA Region: Critical Review on Egypt Case

Authors : Khaled Ismail, Mohamed Hamdy, Ahmed Maher

Published in: Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency and Built Environment for Developing Countries

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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The aim of this paper is to assess the gaps and needs for net-zero energy buildings (NZEBS) design and implementations in MENA Region, particularly in Egypt. The paper reviews current government efforts and regulations on energy efficiency in buildings, the academic efforts in developing NZEBs concept, as well as challenges and barriers in building design phases. For illustration, the paper summarized study undertaken to analyze the potential challenges and opportunities for implement (NZEBs) in Egypt as an example of Mena region. Two case studies in Mena region E-JUST campus in Egypt and MASDAR City in UAE had been analyzed. The review and case studies show a lack of energy performance in Egyptian buildings code and optimization calculation methods, as well as limited numbers of academic work for NZEBs which studied the Egyptian case. It is concluded that the current building codes and laws need to be upgraded to include the energy performance of buildings requirements, a database for buildings materials need to be developed with studies to the cost optimal for different buildings type in Egypt, one the challenges of the NZEBs in is the vernacular environment and enhancing the implementation procedures.

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Title: Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) Potential in MENA Region: Critical Review on Egypt Case
Authors: Khaled Ismail
Mohamed Hamdy
Ahmed Maher
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency and Built Environment for Developing Countries
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-10855-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-10856-4

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10856-4_12

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