Table Of ContentAdvances in Science, Technology & Innovation
IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development
Chaham Alalouch · Hassan Abdalla · Emmanuel Bozonnet ·
George Elvin · Oscar Carracedo Editors
Advanced Studies in
Energy Efficiency and
Built Environment
for Developing Countries
Proceedings of IEREK Conferences: Improving
Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries (ISCDC-2),
Egypt 2017 and Alternative and Renewable Energy
Quest in Architecture and Urbanism (AREQ-2), Spain 2017
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable
Development
Editorial Board Members
Anna Laura Pisello, Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Italy
Dean Hawkes, Cardiff University, UK
Hocine Bougdah, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
Federica Rosso, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Hassan Abdalla, University of East London, London, UK
Sofia-Natalia Boemi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Nabil Mohareb, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
Saleh Mesbah Elkaffas, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, Egypt
Emmanuel Bozonnet, University of la Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
Gloria Pignatta, University of Perugia, Italy
Yasser Mahgoub, Qatar University, Qatar
Luciano De Bonis, University of Molise, Italy
Stella Kostopoulou, Regional and Tourism Development, University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki, Greece
BiswajeetPradhan,FacultyofEngineeringandIT,UniversityofTechnologySydney,Sydney,
Australia
Md. Abdul Mannan, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Chaham Alalouch, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Iman O. Gawad, Helwan University, Egypt
Series Editor
Mourad Amer, International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange
(IEREK), Cairo, Egypt
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Chaham Alalouch Hassan Abdalla
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Emmanuel Bozonnet George Elvin
Oscar Carracedo
Editors
Advanced Studies in Energy
Efficiency and Built
Environment for Developing
Countries
Proceedings of IEREK Conferences:
Improving Sustainability Concept
in Developing Countries (ISCDC-2),
Egypt 2017 and Alternative and Renewable
Energy Quest in Architecture and Urbanism
(AREQ-2), Spain 2017
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Editors
Chaham Alalouch Hassan Abdalla
Collegeof Engineering Schoolof Architecture, Computing
Sultan Qaboos University andEngineering
Muscat,Oman University of EastLondon
London,UK
EmmanuelBozonnet
Faculty of Science George Elvin
University of LaRochelle Schoolof Architecture
LaRochelle, France NorthCarolina State University
Raleigh, NC,USA
Oscar Carracedo
Schoolof Designand Environment
National University ofSingapore
Singapore, Singapore
Series Editor
MouradAmer
International Expertsfor Research Enrichment
andKnowledgeExchange (IEREK)
Cairo, Egypt
ISSN 2522-8714 ISSN 2522-8722 (electronic)
Advances in Science, Technology &Innovation
IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development
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Conference Scienti c Committee
AgisPapdopoulos,Professor,DirectoroftheProcessEquipmentDesignLaboratory,Energy
Department, Laboratory of Process Equipment Design, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Greece
FerdinandoTrapani,ProfessorofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning,SchoolofArchitecture,
Palermo University, Italy
Dinko Vukadinović, Full Professor, University of Split, Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Boškovića, Croatia
ChahamAlalouch,AssistantProfessorinArchitecturalEngineering,CollegeofEngineering,
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
RandaA.Mahmoud,AssociateProfessorattheFrenchUniversityofEgyptUFE,AinShams
University, Urban Planning and Design Department
NabilMohareb,AssociateProfessor,HeadofFacultyofArchitecturalEngineering,Artsand
DesignProgramBranch,FacultyofArchitecturalEngineering,andArtsandDesignProgram,
Beirut Arab University, Tripoli Campus
Antonio Frattari, Professor of Building Construction and Wooden Architecture, Faculty of
Engineering, University of Trento, Italy, and the Chief of the Laboratory of Building Design
(LBD)—Chief of CUnEdI
Iman M. A. Amad, Director, Unit of Architectural Conservation, Urban Planning and Risk
Reduction Centre Associate Professor of Architecture, An-Najah National University
Mohamed Mandour, Professor of Urban Design and Planning at Faculty of Architecture at
Helwan University, Egypt
Ahmed Shehata, Professor of Urban and Environmental Design at Effat University
Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Master Degree in Building Engineering Professional Engineer
Ph.D. candidate in Energy Engineering, Columbia University
Wael Mohamed Youssef, Professor of Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering at Cairo,
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
YasserMahgoub,ChairmanoftheDepartmentofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning,College
of Engineering, Qatar University
AhmedHosenyRadwan,ProfessorofArchitecture,CollegeofFineArtsHelwanUniversity
Daniele Ronsivalle, Ph.D. Architect, Urban Planning Researcher at the Department of
Architecture of the University of Palermo
LotfyAzaz,AssociateProfessorofGISandRemoteSensingApplicationsinUrbanPlanning
AshrafKamal,ProfessorofArchitectureandUrbanPlanningHousingandBuildingNational
Research Center, Egypt
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vi ConferenceScientificCommittee
Hasim Altan, Associate Professor (Reader) in Architecture and Sustainable Built Environ-
ment in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Assistant Professor, Head of Solid Waste Research Unit; Associate
Editor for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, University College Cork
Sadaf Alam, College of Engineering and Informatics, NUIG, Galway Ireland
Preface
The world’s population is continuously growing causing a multitude of environmental chal-
lenges such as global climate change, excessive fossil fuel dependency, significant increase in
demandforenergy,unprecedentedhighconsumptionrates,pollution,andseriousenvironmental
degradation. These challenges are major challenges in this current century and are likely to be
amongthegreatestandmostseriousissuesthathumanitywillencounterinthecomingcenturies.
Infact,thenegativeimpactoftheseenvironmentalproblemsisalreadynoticeable.Humanityhas
toimmediatelyacttomitigatetheimpactofthesechallenges.Inthisregard,creatingsustainable
buildingsandcitiesandusingrenewableenergyresourcesarefundamentalprinciplesthatshould
guide the design of our future built environment. This book addresses some issues related to
sustainability in the developing countries. It is a necessary resource for researchers, planners,
urban designers, architects, policy makers, and those who have a role in shaping our built
environment. The aim of this book is to contribute to the creation of a more sustainable built
environment in the developing countries by careful consideration from the early design stage.
Beingaculminationofhighlyregardedresearchpapersthataimtoeducatereadersaboutthe
importanceofimprovingsustainabilityindevelopingcountries,thisbookattemptstoemphasize,
enhance,andspreadtheroleofurbandesignersandarchitectsinimprovingthequalityofthebuilt
environment in countries where the sustainability concept is still to be a common stream. The
book discusses important issues related to sustainability in the developing countries such as
energy-savingmeasuresinbuildingsandcities,thepotentialofrenewableenergyresources,and
theuseofefficientandsustainablebuildingmaterialsalongwithotherdesignissuesandtechnical
solutionsthatcouldhelptoenhancetheenvironmentalefficiency.Nonetheless,thebookdiscusses
the role of digital tools and simulation in the design process of a sustainable built environment.
The book is a compilation of carefully selected papers participated in the conferences
organizedbyIEREKindifferent partsoftheWorld.Allchaptersofthisbookweresubjected
to rigorous and careful blinded peer-review process as well as a review process by the book
editors and book series editors.
This book is a valuable resource for scholars looking for cutting-edge research and
inspiration for future research agenda. It is also a guide for academics who are looking to
update their knowledge in the fields of sustainability, urban planning, and renewable energy.
Theresearchandmaterialsinthisbookarealsodirectedtothosewhoareactivelyengagedin
the decision-making processes and at a heterogeneous audience who has an interest to criti-
cally examine the new literature available in the field.
A special mention should be made to the editors of this book and to all the authors and
co-authors of the chapters who collectively provided the academic community with unique
and increasingly valuable literature.
Muscat, Oman Chaham Alalouch
London, UK Hassan Abdalla
La Rochelle, France Emmanuel Bozonnet
North Carolina, USA George Elvin
Singapore Oscar Carracedo
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Acknowledgements
Wewouldliketothanktheauthorsoftheresearchpapersthatwerechosentobeaddedtothis
book.Wewouldalsoliketothankthescientificcommitteeofreviewerswhohelpedusselect
these papers and the editors of this book. Lastly, a special thanks go to the IEREK team for
supporting the publication of the best research papers submitted to the conference.
Muscat, Oman Chaham Alalouch
London, UK Hassan Abdalla
La Rochelle, France Emmanuel Bozonnet
North Carolina, USA George Elvin
Singapore Oscar Carracedo
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Contents
Part I Resilience in the Built Environment
Governing the Transition of RE Electrification in Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Farah Shoukry
Contemporary Urban Centres as a Mean Towards Sustainability. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sara Mamdouh Farouk Elrawy, Hany Louis Atalla,
and Ebtesam M. Elgizawy
Geographic Information System as a Support Tool for Planners to Choose
the Best Suitable Location for the Development of New Economic Cities . . . . . . . 29
Marwa Adel Elsayed and Samah M. Elkhateeb
The Energy Poverty Situation: A Review of Developing Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ifeoluwa Garba, Kamila Nieradzinska, and Richard Bellingham
The Recent Legislation for Eco-efficient Design in Quito, Ecuador:
A Review and Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
M. J. M. Davis, David Jacome Polit, and J. L. Barros
R.I.S.Q: Risk Assessment Tool for Quito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
David Jacome Polit, P. Cubillo, D. Paredes, and P. Ruiz Villalba
Resilient Thinking: An Important Tool to Contribute to Sustainable
Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
David Jacome Polit
Car Space Recycling Algorithm: A Powerful Urban Planning
and Decision-Making Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
D. Davalos, David Jacome Polit, D. Maldonado, and J. Moreira
Part II Design for Energy-Efficient Architecture
Learning from Informal Settlements’ Architectural and Urban Features:
A Study of Comfort Levels in Both Informal and Public Housing
Settlements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
F. Yasser
Monitoring Thermal Bridges by Infrared Thermography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Egemen Kaymaz
Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) Potential in MENA Region:
Critical Review on Egypt Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Khaled Ismail, Mohamed Hamdy, and Ahmed Maher
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