What is it about?
The energy consumption of residential buildings represents the majority part of energy usage in Egypt. The aim of this study is to assess the energy performance of a dwelling in New Minia City, Egypt through different orientations. The energy consumption of the case study building is 52560 kWh annually. However, this energy demand could be reduced by 5.8% if the building is oriented to the north direction. The difference of the energy consumption between the best and the worst building orientations, North and South, respectively, reached up to 7.5%. The location of the actual building has a noticeable effect on, energy consumption.
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Why is it important?
Research is essential to find out which factor effect on the building is better for users. It plays an important role in discovering a new solution and making sure that we use an existing residential building is the best possible ways.
Perspectives
Nowadays the world buildings sector accounted for 40% of total world’s energy consumption, in which the residential buildings are responsible for the two third and the commercial ones for one third, according to the Economic Co-operation and Development Organization (ECDO).In Egypt, the energy consumption increases due to growing populations. The energy demand in Egypt has increased by 7.5% per year. This increment is crucial compared to the annual average world’s growth in energy consumption of 2.6% .where the household sector is the biggest consumer of energy contributed by 43.3 %, the industry accounted by 28.4%; commercial buildings 10.4%; and the energy used for street lighting and agriculture is equivalent to 4.4% so,my research is essential to find out which factor effect on the building is better for users. It plays an important role in discovering a new solution and making sure that we use an existing residential building is the best possible ways.
Sara Mohammed Elhadad
faculty of engineering ,Energy Design
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This page is a summary of: The impact of building orientation on energy performance: A case study in new Minia, Egypt, Pollack Periodica, December 2018, Akademiai Kiado,
DOI: 10.1556/606.2018.13.3.4.
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