The impact of building envelope design on thermal performance of office buildingsin Egypt

This paper introduces research being carried out to support effective energy efficient design in Egypt. It is based on deriving results of multiple parametric simulationsof energy performance of office buildings in Cairo and Alexandria. This is used to examine how to optimisepotential by reference to peak summer and winter loads. The outputs will later be used to inform the developmentof a decision support tool based on graphical interpretation.