Abstract
IMPROVING BUILDINGS ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN EGYPT BY APPLYING NANO-BASED THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS
Ayman Mahmoud Elalfy, Nermin Mokhtar Farrag and Shaimaa Omran*
ABSTRACT
In order to serve the Egyptian national energy saving policy ultra-energy saving technologies are desperately needed to be applied. Nanotechnology produced advanced insulating materials that have been applied in many industrial fields. Last decade several Nanotechnology-based thermal insulation materials (NBTIM) have been globally applied in the building sector. This research aims to describe some advantages of using Nanotechnology-based thermal insulation materials in buildings and its applicability in Egypt. A comparative study is done between NBTIM properties and a sample of conventional thermal insulation materials with its various thicknesses that are currently used in Egypt. The 2D energy software is used to present the NBTIM application in buildings, and results showed that NBTIM provides better thermal insulation using less layer thickness than the conventional insulating materials. The research paper concludes by stating the challenges and benefits of using Nanotechnology-based thermal insulation materials in the construction and architecture market in Egypt.
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