Design indicators for the sustainable green transformation of the skin facades existing buildings. Case study: Delta University - Faculty of Engineering and Administration Building

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1 Architecture Engineering, Delta University for Science& Technology Gamasa City, Dakhliya, Egypt

2 MSc student, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology. International Coastal Road, Gamasa City, Mansoura, Dakhliya, Egypt

Abstract

Existing buildings have significant negative impacts on the environment as they consume large amounts of energy and various resources. In September 2015, all countries around the world agreed to adopt 17 sustainable development goals. Egypt affirmed its commitment to achieve these goals by 2030. There has been a global shift towards a sustainable green transformation of buildings. Such buildings have been built using eco-friendly methods to use energy and resources more efficiently.
The research problem arises from the inability of the existing facilities in Egypt to do their role in achieving the concepts of sustainability and green transformation. These buildings cannot make the most benefit from the surrounding environmental potential in achieving the desired sustainability, increasing the health and productivity of the building’s occupants, and promoting the building's consumption of the least amount of energy.
The research aims to achieve the concepts of sustainability in the existing buildings in Egypt by improving the thermal behavior using natural methods that act as an insulator and play an effective role in improving the psychological and aesthetic effect of the building.
The research methodology focuses on applying a theoretical study that deduces indicators for the design of the skin facades of the existing buildings using natural methods in harmony with the surrounding environment due to its environmental, psychological and spiritual impact on the occupants. The research is separated into two theoretical parts. The first part describes the role of nature and its psychological, spiritual, and mental effects on the inhabitants. The second part examines the role of nature as an influencer that helps to lower the thermal loads on the building envelope. The results of this study are a set of design indicators for the facades of the existing buildings to enhance the thermal behavior of the building skin through natural methods. The study presents one of the green transformation solutions for the skin facades of the Faculty of Engineering and the administrative building on the campus of Delta University for Science and Technology to achieve a sustainable green transformation in one of the existing buildings.

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Delta University Scientific Journal
Volume 7, Issue 3
Special Issue DU- IECRI 2024 Second International Engineering Conference on Research and Innovation Faculty of Engineering, Delta University, Egypt
November 2024
Pages 174-191

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