The reasons for not implementing Green Pyramid Rating System in Egyptian buildings

Moussa, Rania Rushdy

doi:10.1016/j.asej.2019.08.003

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“…In many countries, organic wastes are disposed of by dumping them in landfills, leading to more pollution and negative impacts on the environment [4,5,6]. Therefore, local researchers focus on recognising the best technology to dispose of organic wastes by recycling and utilising them as raw materials in the production chains of other industries [7][8].…”

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Evaluating the Effect of Adding Sugarcane Bagasse to the Fire Clay Brick's Properties

Micheal¹,

Moussa²

2022

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Due to the increase in population density, the waste and its by-products produced by industry, housing, and agriculture have increased. Waste accumulation causes several environmental problems and contaminates natural resources such as air, soil, and water. Moreover, it threatens human public health and increases the number of epidemics and medical pandemics. The percentage of organic waste increases daily. Almost 60% of the waste collected from the housing sector is organic waste, in addition to the agricultural wastes that are also considered organic waste. In developing countries, there are no clear waste management systems. The waste is poorly managed, it is either burned or disposed of in waste dumps improperly. On the other hand, mud bricks are considered a substantial wall building material used in developing countries. This experimental research aims to study the properties of new mud brick prototypes by partially replacing 0.5, 1.5, and 2.5% of the mud with sugarcane bagasse (SCB), which is considered an organic waste material, to create eco-friendly bricks. This research will use an experimental, quantitative method to test the efficiency of the bricks after partially replacing mud with SCB. These experiments will test the slump, strength, cracks, absorption, and density with different SCB replacement percentages. The research revealed that the compressive strength of the mud bricks suffers a considerable reduction due to the burring of the fibers.

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Evaluating the Effect of Adding Sugarcane Bagasse to the Fire Clay Brick's Properties

Micheal¹,

Moussa²

2022

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“…Worldwide, the weight of the organic wastes that are produced every year is almost 38 billion metric tons [1,2]. The dramatic increase in organic waste is due to human consumption rate, population explosion and the human behaviour.…”

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Recycled Plastic as an Aggregate in Concrete

Kamal¹,

Moussa²,

Guirguis³

2021

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Developing countries are suffering from the negative effect of accumulating local wastes and garbage, in which it increases the level of pollution, affects the public health and increases the percentage of epidemic [4]. Plastic waste often ends up in landfills or oceans for it is non-biodegradable and attempts to destroy it only result in more pollution. Repurposing of plastic waste into the construction industry is a way to decrease the amount of plastic waste, while simultaneously, limiting the over-dredging of sand and other natural materials. This research used experimental method to measure the effect of integrating plastic wastes in construction industry by reusing these plastic wastes and turning it into a useful cheap building material. The partial containment of repurposed plastics as aggregate in concrete mix is tested by experimenting the properties that arise when different percentages of plastic aggregate are used in a concrete mixture. The experimental program replaces cement with plastic at different percentages and the experiment revealed that replacing 10% of cement with plastic presents the better results as stated in this article. The specimens are tested and compared with a control specimen of 0% plastic in terms of compressive strength, unit weight and percentage of cracks. The results show that repurposed plastic aggregate in a certain percentage has no significant difference in the quality of the concrete. Therefore, polices mandating segregation and sorting of wastes for recycling and repurposing intentions should be issued so as to aid the use of these materials in more than one field, thus, saving the ecosystem.

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“…Although GPRS is eleven years old now, it is not applied to a wide range in the Egyptian construction market due to many legislative and educational reasons. Meanwhile, LEED is one of the most recognized rating systems in Egypt [7]. The number of LEED awarded/registered projects in Egypt is increasing since the HSBC bank processing center in Cairo had been awardedin 2010-the Gold certificate as the first LEEDawarded project in Egypt and Africa.…”

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Possible Vs. Scored Points - Statistical Analysis of LEED 2009-NCv3 Projects in Egypt

Mikhael¹,

N²

2021

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The number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects in Egypt has increased since 2010. This paper aims to reveal the ambiguity about attributes, trends, and levels of achievements in these projects by conducting a statistical analysis of the LEED-awarded projects. The descriptive statistics clarified that most awarded/registered projects have applied for building design and construction certification (LEED 2009-NCv3). The author merged both dotplot and boxplot techniques to visualize and measure the achieved points in the seven categories of the mentioned version. For inferential statistics, the effect size was measured between possible and scored points in both categories and credits using the nonparametric Cliff's δ effect size test. The statistical analysis shows that: Regional Priority category had a small Cliff's δ effect size (0.3), with almost half of its credits achieved high scores. Water efficiency and Innovation in design categories had a large Cliff's δ effect size (0.7), but 1/2 and 2/3 of their credits (respectively) achieved high scores. Sustainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality had the maximum Cliff's δ effect size (1), with half (or more) of their credits achieved low-high scores.

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The reasons for not implementing Green Pyramid Rating System in Egyptian buildings

Cited by 26 publications

References 17 publications

Evaluating the Effect of Adding Sugarcane Bagasse to the Fire Clay Brick's Properties

Evaluating the Effect of Adding Sugarcane Bagasse to the Fire Clay Brick's Properties

Recycled Plastic as an Aggregate in Concrete

Possible Vs. Scored Points - Statistical Analysis of LEED 2009-NCv3 Projects in Egypt

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