Design treatments in the interior architecture of zero-energy buildings (Study on housing in Upper Egypt)

The research discusses the extent to which buildings and residential facilities consume renewable energy and its negative effects on the surrounding environment, and the extent to which modern and contemporary design solutions can be made for housing, specifically in Upper Egypt, to be a non-energy-consuming house (zero energy). Climatic and environmental problems that lead to consumption and loss of energy, passing through the development of housing in those hot regions of Upper Egypt, and how local and international design thought moved towards a contemporary dwelling that takes into account harmony with the surrounding environment so that it conserves energy in order to be able not to deplete natural resources.

The research also sought to identify and limit the performance and effectiveness of the various systems that were used in residential buildings, including heat and moisture insulating materials, and methods such as passive air conditioning, the use of heat insulating windows, and different types of moisture-proof and heat-insulating paints. And the uses of solar energy and types of renewable energy, whether in heating water or producing electrical energy, all with the aim of reaching a modern, zero-energy house that reaches a balance between the energy it consumes and what it produces, to be also compatible with the idea of green buildings.

The research concluded that there is a set of standards and design and technological strategies that can achieve a balance between energy consumption that zero-energy buildings seek through some technical treatments and systems. It may help to set future conditions and recommendations for the possibility of designing suitable housing for cities with a hot climate in Upper Egypt.