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Evaluation of the Green Egyptian Pyramid

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ALEXANDRIA ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages 293-304

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.aej.2012.09.002

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Sustainability; Green architecture; Green building rating system

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In January 2009 was established the Egyptian Council for evaluating green building, then the Board issue a primary version of the Egyptian pyramid in 2010, and as a result of economic, social and political changes that happened in Egypt after the Arab spring period, the study of regional experiences of neighboring countries in Africa and Asia in the development of evaluation system for green buildings of global systems that can contribute to the development of the Egyptian pyramid to promote development of future construction in Egypt, and here was this research that uses the analytical comparative method, and according to the study, the Egyptian pyramid system is developed from the USA LEED despite the great difference between the two countries in economic and technology and the difference in social problems and quality between the two countries. The research concluded to the need of developing the Egyptian pyramid system through studying more global systems, in addition to the need to benefit from the Egyptian experience stock of solutions and environmental treatments in ancient architecture. (C) 2012 Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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