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2021 Vol.12, Issue 3

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Energy saving through smart buildings innovative technologies: Simulation analysis for evaluating smart material of energy performance in Egypt
Aya Mohamed El-khiary1*
1Lecturer, Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology, Cairo, Egypt
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2021. pp. 232-250
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Abstract

Building envelopes function a barrier between the indoor and outside workspaces. Energy efficiency is one of the world’s’ most vast activities because of numerous environmental, financial, and technological components of energy. Most of the buildings today ignore the weather and its impact on the object of cooling increases energy consumption. Smart envelopes can significantly increase levels of functionality, which include smart material of envelopes that it is can play a significant role in the way systems adapt to green architecture. The practice of smart materials in architecture can reduce the cooling electricity and material cost of the buildings. The research paper reviewed clever constructing technology and its functions in constructing facade. The use of smart substances in architecture design can reduce the demands of cooling loads greater than 50%. In this study, a BASE CASE model was simulated with “Design Builder” software based on “Energy Plus”. Finally, this paper focused on a few materials, as a “Second Skin” in constructing facades reducing zone practical cooling (kWh). The effects proved that the smart building as part of the inexperienced architecture method in hot climate had a major impact on enhancing Energy Efficiency greater than 65% and enhance thermal Comfort.

Keywords
energy efficiency
smart envelope
smart materials
thermal comfort
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 12
  • No :3
  • Pages :232-250
  • Received Date : 2020-10-07
  • Accepted Date : 2021-07-14
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20210019
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