Table 1 Residential building architectural data

Building (usage) type

Residential type sector/fully finished spaces

Occupant’s rate

Reception space (8) persons/bedrooms (2) persons

Building floors

Ground floor + (5) typical floors

Floor height

3.30 m (slab to slab), 3.00 m ~ 3.0 m (clear height)

Building height

24 m²

Building total height

(3.30 m × 5 floors) + 1.4 m parapet of façade = 18.00 m

Ground floor area

15.0 m × 21.0 m = 315.00 m²

Typical bedrooms floor area

24.0 m (8.0 m × 3 typical units) × 24.0 m

(8.0 m × 3 typical units) = 576.00 m²

Ventilation system

“Base-Case” model: artificial mechanical ventilation (Full HVAC) a system with a set point (24 °C)

Sun exposure angle

Egypt (30° N 31°E) sun’s altitudes in middays (12:00 PM) ranged between 36.6° and 83.4°

location on the field

Egypt-Cairo-Rehab-Rehab City Second Phase(

Group 24)

Window gap ratios

Preferred heights 40%