Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Retrofitting Rural Dwellings in Delta Region to Enhance Climate Change Mitigation in Egypt Cover

Retrofitting Rural Dwellings in Delta Region to Enhance Climate Change Mitigation in Egypt

By: Ahmed Abouaiana  
Open Access
|Mar 2021

References

  1. [1] Abouaiana A. A. A. Principles for Existing Rural House Sustainability in Delta Region (With Special Reference to Energy Efficiency). Master of Science thesis, Cairo University, 2016. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21412.71044 (In Arabic)
  2. [2] Allam A. K., Amer I. A. Rural housing in the Egyptian village. The Anglo Egyptian Bookshop, 2001. (In Arabic)
  3. [3] Mahgoub Y. The Transformation of Rural Settlements and Dwellings in Egypt. 2016. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4826.1204
  4. [4] Mahgoub Y. The Transformation of Traditional Rural Settlements in Egypt. Presented at the 2nd International Symp. On Built. Environ. New Millenn. Defin. Princ. Prof. Pract. Amasya, Turkey, 2001.
  5. [5] Elsaid M. A. Planning for sustainable rural development in Egypt. Cairo: Ain Shams University, 2007.
  6. [6] Smith J. B., et al. Egypt’s economic vulnerability to climate change. Climate Research 2014:62:59–70. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr0125710.3354/cr01257
  7. [7] Abutaleb K. A. A., et al. Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerabilities and Adaption Measures for Egypt’s Nile Delta. Earth Systems and Environment 2018:2:183–192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-018-0047-910.1007/s41748-018-0047-9
  8. [8] Aboulnaga M. M., Elwan A. F., Elsharouny M. R. Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries. Springer, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05405-210.1007/978-3-030-05405-2
  9. [9] Conway D., Hulme M. The impacts of climate variability and future climate change in the Nile Basin on water resources in Egypt. International Journal of Water Resources Development 1996:12(3):277–296. https://doi.org/10.1080/0790062965017810.1080/07900629650178
  10. [10] Smith J., et al. Potential impacts of climate change on the Egyptian economy. Cairo, 2013.
  11. [11] Masria A., et al. Coastal zone issues: A case study (Egypt). Procedia Engineering 2014:70:1102–1111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.02.12210.1016/j.proeng.2014.02.122
  12. [12] El-Nahry A. H., Doluschitz R. Climate change and its impacts on the coastal zone of the Nile Delta, Egypt. Environmental Earth Sciences 2010:59:1497–1506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-009-0135-010.1007/s12665-009-0135-0
  13. [13] Crippa M., et al. Fossil CO2 and GHG emissions of all world countries. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union 2019:105:1867–1877. https://doi.org/10.2760/687800
  14. [14] General Authority for Urban Planning. Development Strategy for the Governorates of the Republic: Delta Region (Dakahlia, Damietta, Kafr El-Shiekh, Monufia and Gharbia). Egypt: GOPP, 2008.
  15. [15] Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Annual Bulletin of Electricity and Energy Statistics 2015/2016. Egypt: CAPMAS, 2017.
  16. [16] Abdelhamid E., Shaker A. N. Egypt Population, Housing, and Establishments Census 2017. Egypt: CAPMAS, 2017.
  17. [17] Arouri M. E. H., et al. Energy consumption, economic growth and CO2 emissions in Middle East and North African countries. Energy Policy 2012:45:342–349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.04210.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.042
  18. [18] Sozer H. Improving energy efficiency through the design of the building envelope. Building Environment 2010:45(12):2581–2593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.05.00410.1016/j.buildenv.2010.05.004
  19. [19] Mardiana A., Riffat S. B. Building Energy Consumption and Carbon dioxide Emissions: Threat to Climate Change. Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change 2015:3:1–3. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.s3-00110.4172/2157-7617.S3-001
  20. [20] Edenhofer O., et al. Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
  21. [21] Ürge-Vorsatz D., et al. Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world’s buildings. Building Research and Information 2007:35:379–398. https://doi.org/10.1080/0961321070132588310.1080/09613210701325883
  22. [22] Santamouris M., Asimakopoulos D. Passive cooling of buildings. Earthscan, 1996.
  23. [23] Al-Homoud M. S. The Effectiveness of Thermal Insulation in Different Types of Buildings in Hot Climates. Journal of Building Physics 2004:27(3):235–247. https://doi.org/10.1177/109719630403836810.1177/1097196304038368
  24. [24] El-Megharbel N. Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt’s vision 2030 And Planning Reform. Egypt: Ministry of Planning, 2015.
  25. [25] HBRC. Egyptian Code for Improving the Efficiency of Energy Use in Buildings, Part 1: Residential Buildings, ECP306-2005. Arab Republic of Egypt: Ministry of Housing, 2008. (In Arabic)
  26. [26] Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development. Egyptian Green Pyramid Rating System, For New Buildings and Major Renovation. Arab Republic of Egypt: MHUC, 2018.
  27. [27] Schlueter A., Geyer P. Linking BIM and Design of Experiments to balance architectural and technical design factors for energy performance. Automation in Construction 2018:86:33–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.10.02110.1016/j.autcon.2017.10.021
  28. [28] Faenø T., et al. Building Performance Simulation tools for planning of energy efficiency retrofits. Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Symphosium on Building Physics, 2014.
  29. [29] Abouaiana A. Abouaiana_ECT_2021_Simulation_Model. 2021. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27517.59361
  30. [30] Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. Building Materials Price Bulletin, December 2020. Arab Republic of Egypt: MHUC, 2020. (in Arabic)
  31. [31] Fan Y., Xia X. A multi-objective optimization model for energy-efficiency building envelope retrofitting plan with rooftop PV system installation and maintenance. Applied Energy 2017:189:327–335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.07710.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.077
  32. [32] Verbeeck G., Hens H. Energy savings in retrofitted dwellings: economically viable? Energy and Buildings 2005:37(7):747–754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.10.00310.1016/j.enbuild.2004.10.003
  33. [33] Kaynakli O. A review of the economical and optimum thermal insulation thickness for building applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2012:16(1):415–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.08.00610.1016/j.rser.2011.08.006
  34. [34] Albadry S., Tarabieh K., Sewilam H. Achieving net zero-energy buildings through retrofitting existing residential buildings using PV panels. Energy Procedia 2017:115:195–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.05.01810.1016/j.egypro.2017.05.018
  35. [35] Mata É., Kalagasidis A. S., Johnsson F. Cost-effective retrofitting of Swedish residential buildings: effects of energy price developments and discount rates. Energy Efficiency 2015:8:223–237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-014-9287-110.1007/s12053-014-9287-1
  36. [36] Remer D. S., Nieto A. P. A compendium and comparison of 25 project evaluation techniques. Part 1: Net present value and rate of return methods. International Journal of Production Economics 1995:42:79–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-5273(95)00104-210.1016/0925-5273(95)00104-2
  37. [37] Schweser K. Schwesernotes 2019 Level I Cfa® Book 1: Ethical And Professional Standards And Quantitative Methods. USA: Kaplan Inc., 2018.
  38. [38] Egyptian Central Banks key rates. Interest rates fall in Egypt [Online]. [Accessed 17.01.2021]. Available: https://countryeconomy.com/key-rates/egypt#:~:text=Interest%20rates%20fall%20in%20Egypt,or%20a%20possible%20deflationary%20situation
  39. [39] Calculat Stuff. Net Present Value [Online]. [Accessed 17.01.2021]. Available: https://www.calculatestuff.com/financial/npv-calculator
  40. [40] Fathy H. Architecture of The Poor: Experience in Rural Egypt. Cairo: American University in Cairo, 1989. (In Arabic)
  41. [41] Tzortzopoulos P., et al. Evaluating social housing retrofit options to support clients’ decision making—SIMPLER BIM protocol. Sustainability 2019:11(9):2507. https://doi.org/10.3390/su1109250710.3390/su11092507
  42. [42] Synnefa A., et al. Transformation through renovation: An energy efficient retrofit of an apartment building in Athens. Procedia Engineering 2017:180:1003–1014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.26010.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.260
  43. [43] Becchio C., Bottero M.C., Corgnati S.P., Dell’Anna F. Evaluating Health Benefits of Urban Energy Retrofitting: An Application for the City of Turin. In: Bisello A., Vettorato D., Laconte P., Costa S. (eds) Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. Springer, Cham., 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75774-210.1007/978-3-319-75774-2
  44. [44] Balest J., Vettorato D. Social Acceptance of Energy Retrofit in Social Housing: Beyond the Technological Viewpoint. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. Springer International Publishing, 2018.10.1007/978-3-319-75774-2_12
  45. [45] Larroumet A. Training guide. Social Acceptance Developing dialogue with your stakeholders: Applying social acceptance tools to avoid barriers in biobased projects, 2018.
  46. [46] The questionnaire [Online]. [Accessed 24.01.2021]. Available: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOYTUcvkUEJXdMvsmshTWTQrnasvDASZScWlSbh_gV39a7hQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0VYabmIl4LX16lbtrRNp7ikIwRsTkRQIQPjsT9jiddelI1OSkh291jMbE (In Arabic)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 136 - 150
Published on: Mar 23, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2021 Ahmed Abouaiana, published by Riga Technical University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.