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Buildings consume a large quantity of energy owing to their constant operation and long lifespan. Building-energy simulations are an important element of the decision-making process because they allow designers to examine the energy and comfort effects of various building design alternatives. In hot and arid climate conditions, cooling tends to dominate building thermal energy use. Cooling loads can be reduced through the adoption of efficient building envelope materials. This study investigates the optimal thickn...

Egypt is characterized by a hot desert climate. Most of the residential building occupants suffering from indoor environment because of the high indoor Temperature and the majority of buildings have poor design related to the climate. This paper investigates different passive design strategies to enhance energy efficient design and increase the performance of thermal comfort in a typical residential building in New Minia, Egypt. The approaches are conducted by computational IDA ICE 4.7.1 program to simulate differ...