Mansoura University, Faculty of EngineeringMEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal1110-092343220211011Economic Housing to meet the Requirements of the Young Newlywed Marriage Study on Qassim, Saudi Arabia (2030 Vision).11119907710.21608/bfemu.2021.199077ENAhmed M.AlhazmiProfessor of Qassim University., Architecture
Department., Saudi Arabiat.Ayman H. A.ElhagLecturer., Qassim University., Architecture
Department., Saudi Arabiat.Hussein HassanThabetResearcher., Qassim University., Architecture
Department., Saudi Arabiat.Journal Article20180215<strong><span class="fontstyle0">The rising in living standards, since the old times up to the present, has made human works on the development of all housing contents, which also addressed the entire housing needs. It is essential that there exist many obstacles associated with these attempts to establish condominiums that human needs and promote housing conditions to levels that guarantee human dignity.<br />As a result of the rapid housing development in recent years in Saudi Arabia, the main focus was on aspects of high luxury and large spaces which consumed building materials and labor. In addition, the only beneficiary from this kind of housing are people with wealthy or affluent families, businessmen and those in their level. Thus, youth and newly married people sought living in a rent or in family house extension if existed. Therefore, this research addresses the economic aspects of housing since it is consider shelter, protection, facilities and utilities. In addition, housing as a part of the overall economic and social development process of the Kingdom.<br />The research, through the study and the results of the questionnaire, and through the analysis of models of different housing units, led to a housing design proposal that considers the capabilities of young newlyweds in Qassim in particular and it can be utilized throughout the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is designed to suit the economic and social level of the university graduates and those close to marriage and stability in the marital home. The study also found recommendations that focus on the importance of selecting suitable land and building materials whenever possible, so that the housing is accessible to young and newlyweds in the Qassim region in particular and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in general.</span></strong>Mansoura University, Faculty of EngineeringMEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal1110-092343220200608Sustainable Building Material Technology as an Approach to Thermal Comfort in Low Income Housing in Hot Regions.12219448210.21608/bfemu.2020.94482ENMohamed SalahElSaiedProfessor at Architectural Engineering Department, University of Mansoura, EgyptMona AwadELWazeerAssociate professor at Architectural Department, University of Mansoura, EgyptYara KamelELFayoumyDemonstrator at delta higher institute for engineering and technology, Mansoura, EgyptJournal Article20180220<strong>Due to increasing the demand for low income housing projects, the Egyptian Government has constructed a large number of identical residential units all over the country regardless the climatic condition of each location and the economic and environmental aspects in design and construction process. This has led to lack of thermal comfort in the indoor environment and increasing in energy consumption. On the other hand, this problem can be solved by choosing the appropriate building material with respect to environmental design principles. It can greatly improve the thermal performance and reduce the negative impact of these projects on human and environment. The main aim of this research is to evaluate the thermal behavior of the current low income housing prototype (case study) and improve it using alternative sustainable building materials and techniques in order to reach human thermal comfort. It also provides an analytical study of global experiences on using friendly construction material in an environment friendly similar project. The performance of the case study evaluated using computer simulation program (design Builder). This research process led to a strategy of improving public housing projects in Egypt.</strong>Mansoura University, Faculty of EngineeringMEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal1110-092343220211011Environmentally Constrained Optimal Energy Mix Planning for the Egyptian Electric Grid.91619906710.21608/bfemu.2021.199067ENA.El-SadatAtomic Energy Authority., Cairo., Egypt.Magdi M.El-SaadawiElectrical Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., University of Mansoura., Mansoura., Egypt.0000-0003-1965-8622S. S.KaddahProfessor of Electrical Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering Mansoura University., Egypt, She is the head of Electrical Engineering DepartmentN. M. A.AyadAtomic Energy Authority., Cairo., Egypt.Journal Article20181115<strong>At the coming decades, the energy sector throughout the world will face an increasingly complex array of interlinked challenges; economic, geopolitical, technological, and environmental. Meeting these challenges requires very long times especially for investments decisions on new capacities to cover increasing energy demand and improve the utilization of current and future available energy reserves. This paper presents a proposed strategy to reduce the emission of CO2 while minimizing the generation cost by calculating the optimal yearly mix of generation sources that gives minimum cost and satisfies the forecasted load. The proposed strategy is subject to the generation capability limit of each type of generation given by the authority. Then consider the previous year optimal mix from renewable/nuclear capacity as a base for the recent year. The objective of this paper is achieved by calculating the power generation cost versus the CO2 emitted. The proposed strategy is implemented in Mat-lab environment and applied on the Egyptian electrical grid until 2030. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy is verified by comparing the results with the Egyptian government data.</strong>