Assessing Thermal Comfort on Different Floors of Educational Buildings in Egypt.

Abstract

Achieving high levels of indoor environmental quality is critical for designers because it can lead to increased occupant productivity, enjoyment, economic benefits, and better sustainability outcomes. This means it has lately emerged as a popular research topic in developing countries. This analysis focuses on Cairo's educational buildings because they have a significant impact on people' thermal comfort and the city's overall energy consumption. The Egyptian Energy Code was searched for information on the various building materials used to assess the present level of thermal comfort in these structures. The relationship between floor height and thermal comfort was then investigated using computational modelling.

The goal of this study is to look at the impact of floor height on the thermal comfort of building envelopes in Egypt, with a particular emphasis on how it may affect the building's overall performance and energy efficiency. The study technique will be developed by integrating computer-based queries with extensive literature studies. The Design-Builder tool will be used to simulate the thermal properties of all approved materials defined in Egypt's energy code for building envelopes. The data will be evaluated and interpreted to determine the best floor in the same building.