Journal
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 46, Issue 3, Pages 605-620Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.09.007
Keywords
Bioclimatic zones; Passive solar design; Outdoor built environments; Landscape; Egypt
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Climate considerations are essential dimensions in the assessment of quality of outdoor built environments This paper provides an analysis of bioclimatic classification of Egypt to help the environmental design of wide range of purposes including climate responsive design energy conservation and thermal comfort in the outdoor built environments The analysis of this classification uses a bioclimatic approach in which the comfort zone and monthly climatic lines were determined and plotted on the psychrometric chart Since the mean radiant temperature (T(mrt)) is the most important input parameter for the energy balance in outdoor environments the charts apply the ASHRAE 55-2004 standard considering the operative temperature as a function of Tmrt Analysis for each bioclimate zone determines the potential of passive design strategies to maintain thermal comfort in outdoor spaces and to contribute to energy efficient built environment Finally this study suggests a design guideline matrix for landscape architectural design for the different bioclimatic zones (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
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