Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Attia, Shady"
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Application of ISO/DIS 52016-3 for Dynamic Shadings in an Office Building
Norouziasas, Alireza; Rahif, Ramin; Mohamed, Mohamed Hamdy Hassan; Attia, Shady (Journal article, 2023)Adaptive building envelope technologies can improve buildings' energy efficiency while maintaining a comfortable indoor environment. However, with the growing trend of developing new technologies for building performance ... -
Application of Simulation-Based Framework to Evaluate Performance of an Optimized Nearly Zero Energy Dwelling During Heatwaves in Belgium
Rahif, Ramin; Norouziasas, Alireza; Mohamed, Mohamed Hamdy Hassan; Attia, Shady (Journal article, 2023)This study examines three optimal solutions for mitigating overheating caused by disruptions in the cooling system amid heatwaves in Brussels. For this aim, the three highest maximal temperature heatwaves are selected ... -
Current trends and future challenges in the performance assessment of adaptive façade systems
Attia, Shady; Bilir, Senem; Safy, Taha; Struck, Christian; Loonen, Roel; Goia, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)During the last decades, a great number of innovative building envelope materials and façade components have been developed. The majority of these technologies promise significant improvements in energy efficiency and ... -
Impact of climate change on nearly zero-energy dwelling in temperate climate: Time-integrated discomfort, HVAC energy performance, and GHG emissions
Rahif, Ramin; Norouziasas, Alireza; Elnagar, Essam; Doutreloup, Sébastien; Pourkiaei, Seyed Mohsen; Amaripadath, Deepak; Romain, Anne-Claude; Fettweis, Xavier; Attia, Shady (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Global warming is widely recognized to affect the built environment in several ways. This paper projects the current and future climate scenarios on a nearly zero-energy dwelling in Brussels. Initially, a time-integrated ... -
Resilient cooling of buildings to protect against heat waves and power outages: Key concepts and definition
Attia, Shady; Levinson, Ronnen; Ndongo, Eileen; Holzer, Peter; Kazanci, Ongun; Homaei, Shabnam; Zhang, Chen; Olesen, Bjarne W.; Qi, Dahai; Hamdy, Mohamed; Heiselberg, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The concept of climate resilience has gained extensive international attention during the last few years and is now seen as the future target for building cooling design. However, before being fully implemented in building ... -
Simulation-based framework to evaluate resistivity of cooling strategies in buildings against overheating impact of climate change
Rahif, Ramin; Hamdy, Mohamed; Homaei, Shabnam; Zhang, C.; Holzer, P.; Attia, Shady (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Over the last decades overheating in buildings has become a major concern. The situation is expected to worsen due to the current rate of climate change. Many efforts have been made to evaluate the future thermal performance ...