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Skycourt as a Passive Design StrategyOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The global contribution of buildings to energy consumption has increased steadily to figures ranging from approximately 20% to 42% of global consumption. The reason for this is the increase in demand for building services and comfort levels. For this reason, energy efficiency in buildings today has become a major goal of energy policy at regional, national, and international levels. Over the past eras, many strategies have been developed to overcome this excessive energy consumption. One of the most important strategies raised by many researchers is the courtyard, which has been widespread for many years. With the spread of multi-story buildings around the world, designers developed the courtyard to the vertical level of the building facades, which is known as the skycourt. Therefore, the question that always arises is how beneficial the skycourt spaces in multi-story buildings are, thus reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. Therefore, as a case study, this thesis investigates the impact of skycourt configurations in enhancing environmental benefits in multi-story residential buildings in Port Said Governorate. Sixty-three alternative prototypes have been developed with a change in building heights between 6, 9, and 12 floors, in addition to a change in the proportion of skycourt between 5%, 10%, and 15%of the total building volume, in addition to a change in the dimensions of the skycourt. The Design-Builderprogram was chosen to evaluate alternatives after conducting a verification process on it. The design alternatives were fully evaluated at specific points, and the results indicate that the alternative prototypes that contain skycourt in their composition contribute significantly to reducing airtemperature by up to 4 °C in the hottest summer seasons. In addition, the skycourt spaces contributed to reducing energy consumption by rates ranging from 8 to 10% annually in most alternatives. It also contributed to significantly reducing carbon emissions. This reflects the role of the skycourt as one of the most important passive design strategies in the present era. Finally,A matrix has been prepared to help choose the appropriate alternative of skycourt spaces of multi-story residential buildings in hot-humidclimates.