ARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MARITIME TRANSPORT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CAIRO CAMPUS

ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT IN HOT DRY CLIMATES

A Case Study in Arid Climate: Cairo, Egypt
PhD. Amgad Aly Fahmy

Most large office buildings try to keep internal air temperatures hovering around 21.5C in winter and 22.5C in summer. They do it because the leases require it.

But is that in the best interests of the occupants?

AAST - DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN - CAIRO CAMPUS