Measuring Thermal Comfort At Educational Buildings Different Floors In Egypt

Abstract

Achieving high levels of indoor environmental quality is an important issue for designers since it can lead to enhanced occupant productivity, satisfaction, economic benefits, and improved sustainability results. This means it has recently emerged as a hot study topic in underdeveloped countries. Because of their outsized impact on residents' thermal comfort and the city's overall energy consumption, Cairo's educational buildings are the subject of this investigation. The Egyptian Energy code was scoured for information on the various building materials utilized to evaluate the current state of thermal comfort in these structures. The correlation between floor height and thermal comfort was then compared using computational modelling.

The objective of this research is to investigate the impact of floor height on the thermal comfort of building envelopes in Egypt, specifically focusing on how it may affect the building's overall performance and energy efficiency. The study methodology will be designed by combining computer-based inquiries and comprehensive literature reviews. The Design-Builder program will be utilized to simulate the thermal characteristics of all authorized materials specified in the Egyptian energy code for building envelopes. The data will be analyzed and interpreted to determine the optimal floor within the same building.