Energy Efficiency in the Urban Environment

ISBN-13: 9780367377816 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 301 str.

Heba Allah Essam E. Khalil; Essam E. Khalil

Opis

This book offers an integrated view of energy systems and urban planning supported by extensive data, references, and case studies. With a special focus on Egypt, this text examines the energy efficiency performance of cities following sustainable urbanism principles, investigates how informal areas in developing countries achieve sustainable development, presents energy-efficient urban planning as a tool for improving city energy performance, proposes a common procedure for obtaining an energy performance certificate, and calculates the energy performance of buildings, accounting for heating/cooling systems and other variables.

Spis treści

Energy-Efficient Quality of Life. Energy Efficiency Strategies in Urban Planning of Cities. Energy-Efficient Urban Areas: Theories and Green Rating Systems. Energy-Efficient Informalisation. Energy Generation Plants and Leakages of Energy in Urban Egypt. Energy in Buildings. Low Carbon Buildings. Green Buildings. Current Energy Leakages in Egyptian Buildings. Future Prospects.

O autorze

Heba Allah Essam E. Khalil holds a B.Sc (2000) in architectural engineering, M.Sc (2003) in urban planning, and Ph.D (2007) in architectural engineering from Cairo University, Egypt. Currently, she is an associate professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Cairo University, with 15 years of academic experience. She has pursued scientific research in various fields, including community development, participatory evaluation, informal areas development, sustainable urbanism, green rating systems, affordable housing, quality of life, and strategic planning. Dr. Khalil has additional professional experience as an architect and as an urban planner on various projects.

Essam E. Khalil holds a B.Sc (1971) and M.Sc (1973) in mechanical engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, and DIC (1976) and Ph.D (1977) from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, UK. Currently, he is a professor of mechanical engineering at Cairo University (since June 1988). Dr. Khalil has more than 44 years of experience in the design and simulation of combustion chambers for terrestrial and aerospace applications. He has published more than 600 papers in journals and conference proceedings, as well as 12 books on combustion, energy, and indoor air quality control.