Improvement of Human Thermal Comfort in Built Environment using BIM simulation methods, case study in Alexandria, Egypt

Kassab, Omnia and El Sayad, Zeyad and Bakr, Ali (2021) Improvement of Human Thermal Comfort in Built Environment using BIM simulation methods, case study in Alexandria, Egypt. CITIES 20.50 – Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2021, 26th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 415-422. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Recently, there has been a high demand for urban sprawl because of rapidly increasing population. On the other hand, Building Regulations do not consider either human thermal comfort or energy consumption in the built environment. The quality of outdoor spaces in the built environment could be determined by many factors. This paper will investigate the impact and effect of three factors which are building orientation, relationship between building height and street width and microclimate conditions. This paper introduces a method to evaluate the efficiency of the outdoor built environment through the simulation process using Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. This research aims to solve the problems of thermal comfort and energy consumption in the built environment. These problems were mainly the result of building codes that were not sensitive to the built environment as the codes focus on the buildings themselves. The case study is located in downtown Alexandria city, Egypt. Its area is approximately one square kilometre. This research supports urban planners and designers in making decisions before implementation to reach thermal comfort in the built environment. It contributes to revealing the importance of factors affecting the outdoor built environment and taking them into consideration while establishing new codes or amending existing building regulations.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Built Environment – Building Regulation – Building Codes - Thermal Comfort – Energy Efficiency – BIM
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction
Depositing User:	REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 12:51
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2021 17:25
URI:	http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/769

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