Conference paper
Peer-reviewed Conference Papers
- Ruellan, G., & Attia, S. (2024). Integrating statistical data and thermographic survey for assessing energy renovation policies: a review [Paper presentation]. ENHR Conference 2024, Delft, Netherlands.
- Rahif, R., Norouziasas, A., Hamdy, M., & Attia, S. (2023). Application of Simulation-Based Framework to Evaluate Performance of an Optimized Nearly Zero Energy Dwelling During Heatwaves in Belgium. In Building Simulation 2023 Conference. Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
- Nassimos, M., & Attia, S. (2023). An expert decision support tool for office buildings facades during early design stages: A parametric approach. In Building Simulation 2023. Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
- Norouziasas, A., Rahif, R., Hamdy, M., & Attia, S. (2023). Application of ISO/DIS 52016-3 for Dynamic Shadings in an Office Building. In Building Simulation 2023 Conference. Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
- Attia, S., Peter Holzer, Shabnam Homaei, Ongun Berk Kazanci, Chen Zhang, & Per Heiselberg. (2022). Resilient Cooling in Buildings – A Review of definitions and evaluation methodologies. In Laure Itard, Towards digitalized, healthy, circular and energy efficient HVAC. Rotterdam, Netherlands: TU-Delft.
- Caner, İ., Okan Kon, & Attia, S. (2022). Examination of the Effect of Different Window Types on Energy Use in Turkish Apartment Buildings. In Abdullah A. AlZahrani, Naief Almalki, Kamel Guedri, ... Ibrahim Dincer, Book of Proceedings the 13th International Eexergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-13) (pp. 311-314). Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Umm Al-Qura University.
Kosiński, P., Wójcik, R., Skoratko, D., & Attia, S. (2021). An impact of moisture content on the air permeability of the fibrous insulation materials. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2069, No. 1, p. 012205). IOP Publishing.
- Matallah, M. E., Djamel, A., Mahar, W. A., & Attia, S. (2021). The Assessment of Outdoor Thermal Comfort inside Oasis Settlements in North Africa-Algeria. CISBAT 2021-Book of Abstracts.
- Kazemi, M., Courard, L., & Attia, S. (2021). Hygrothermal Modeling of Green Roof Made with Substrate and Drainage Layers of Coarse Recycled Materials. In Proceeding of the International Building Simulation Conference. KU Leuven.
- Attia, S., Rahif, R., Fani, A., & Amer, M. (2021). Comparison of overheating risk in nearly zero-energy dwelling based on three different overheating calculation methods. In Proceeding of the International Building Simulation Conference (pp. 30147-30153). KU Leuven.
- Semahi, S., Zemmouri, N., Hamdy, M., & Attia, S. (2021). Passive envelope design optimization of residential buildings using NSGA-II in different Algerian climatic zones. In Proceeding of the International Building Simulation Conference (pp. 30243-30250). Leuven.
- Rahif, R., Fani, A., & Attia, S. (2021). Climate Change Sensitive Overheating Assessment in Dwellings: A Case Study in Belgium. In Proceeding of the International Building Simulation Conference (pp. 30125-30131). KU Leuven.
- Attia, S., & Al-Obaidy, M. (2021). Design criteria for circular buildings. Crossing Boundaries Parkstad. Parkstadt, The Netherlands: Zuyd Uninversity.
- Attia, S., Al-Obaidy, M., & Baskar, M. (2021). The leadership of EU Member States in building carbon footprint regulations and their role in promoting circular building design. Crossing Boundaries.
- Al-Obaidy, M., Santos, M. C., Baskar, M., & Attia, S. (2021). Assessment of the circularity and carbon neutrality of an office building: The case of’ t Centrum in Westerlo, Belgium. Crossing Boundaries.
- Attia, S. (2020). Understanding the performance gap of nearly zero-energy schools in Belgium. Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method.
- Amer, M., & Attia, S. (2019) A Framework for Cost-Optimal Zero-Energy Lightweight Construction. Presented at the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture & Urban Design, SimAUD 2019, Atlanta GA, USA.
- Attia, S., Mustafa, A., Singh, K. (2019) Assessment of thermal overheating in free-running buildings in Cairo, Proceedings of the 1st international conference on comfort at the extremes: energy, economy and climate, 09-10 APril 2019, Dubai, UAE.
- Attia, S. (2018). Challenges and Future Directions of Smart Sensing and Control Technology for Adaptive Facades Monitoring. In S., Gosztony & A., Luible (Ed.), Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (pp. 505-514). Lucerne, Switzerland.
- Luna-Navarro, A., Loonen, R. C. G. M., Attia, S., Juaristi, M., Monge-Barrio, A., Donato, M., Rabenseifer, R., & Overend, M. (2018). Occupant-Adaptive Façade Interaction: Relationships and Conflicts. In S., Gosztonyi & A., Luible (Ed.), Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, Proceedings of the COST Action TU1403 Adaptive Facades Network Final Conference (pp. 371-377). Lucerne, Switzerland: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
- Bilir, S., & Attia, S. (2018). Performance Evaluation of Adaptive Facades: A case study with electrochromic glazing. In A., Luible & S., Gosztonyi (Eds.), Adaptive Facades (pp. 315-324). Luzern, Switzerland: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
- Mahar, W. A., Anwar, N.R., & Attia, S. (2018). Building energy efficiency policies and practices in Pakistan: A literature review. 5th International Conference of Energy Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD) 14-16 Nov 2018. Jamshoro, Pakistan: Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET).
- Amer, M., Attia, S. (2018). Urban Densification through Roof Stacking: Case Study. In European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) Annual Conference 2018, 27-29 June 2018. Uppsala, Sweden: Uppsala University.
- Mahar, W. A., Amer, M., & Attia, S. (2018). Indoor Thermal Comfort Assessment of Residential Building Stock in Quetta, Pakistan. In European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) Annual Conference 2018. 27-29 Jun 2018. Uppsala, Sweden: Uppsala University.
- Gauvreau-Lemelin, C., Attia, S. (2017) Benchmarking the Environmental Impact of Green and Traditional Masonry Wall Constructions, International Conference on Passive and low energy architecture: design to thrive, 03-05 July, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- Belkhouane, H., Hensen, JLM., Attia, S. (2017) Thermal comfort models for net zero energy buildings in hot climates, 2nd International Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, 26-27 February, Doha, Qatar.
- Attia, S. (2017) Best Practices for NZEB design in Mixed & Cooling Dominated Climates, Symposium for Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project, 13-14 February, Ankara, Turkey.
- Attia, S., Al-Khuraissat M. (2016) Life Cycle Costing for a Near Zero Energy Building in Jordan: Initial Study, 5th Architectural Jordanian International Conference, 1-3 November, Amman, Jordan.
- Attia, S. (2016) Introducing regenerative design and circularity into architectural and engineering curriculum, 8th Conference on engineering education for sustainable development: Building a circular economy together, EESD 2016, 4-7 September, Bruges, Belgium.
- Attia, S. (2016) Flipped classes and enriched skeleton maps to foster deep and interactive learning in engineering education, 8th Conference on engineering education for sustainable development: Building a circular economy together, EESD 2016, 4-7 September, Bruges, Belgium.
- Meliani, H., Teller J., Attia, S. (2016) Architectural and environmental housing typology analysis in Huamachuco, Peru, Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Los Angeles, USA, ISBN 978-0-692-74961-6.
- Attia, S. and Bashandy, H. (2016) Evaluation of Adaptive Facades: The Case Study of AGC Headquarter in Belgium. Challenging Glass 5 – Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass, Belis, Bos & Louter (Eds.), Ghent University, Belgium, ISBN 978-90-825-2680-6.
- Attia, S., Favoino, F., Loonen, R., Petrovski, A., Monge-Barrio, A. (2015) Adaptive Facades System Assessment: An initial review, 10th Conference on Advanced Building Skins, 3-4 November, 1265-1273, Bern, Switzerland.
- Attia, S. (2015). Overview and recommendation on urban densification potential in Liège, Belgium. In International conference on high-quality retrofit and redensification with timber construction systems. Graz.
- Attia, S. (2015). Screening and analyzing retrofit systems for zero energy renovation and their potential application in Liège, Belgium. International conference on high-quality retrofit and redensification with timber construction systems.Graz, Austria.
- Hegazy, M. A., Attia, S. (2014). An Investigation into the Influence of External Walls Reflectivity on the Indoor Daylight Availability in Desert Climates. In Conference Proceedings: Building Simulation and Optimization Conference, 26 June, London, UK.
- Attia, S. (2014) Assessing the Thermal Performance of Bedouin Tents in Hot Climates, ASHRAE Proceeding of: Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, February 24-26, Doha, Qatar.
- Attia, S., Hensen, JLM. (2014) Investigating the Impact of Different Thermal Comfort Models for Zero Energy Buildings in Hot Climates, ASHRAE Proceeding of: Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, February 24-26, Doha, Qatar.
- Attia, S., Zawaydeh, S. (2014) Strategic Decision Making For Zero Energy Buildings in Jordan, ASHRAE Proceeding of: Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, February 24-26, Doha, Qatar.
- Attia, S. (2014) The Usability of Green Building Rating Systems in Hot Arid Climates, ASHRAE Proceeding of: Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, February 24-26, Doha, Qatar.
- Attia, S., Van Moeseke, G. (2013) Bioclimatic Design in Casablanca: Decision Supoort through Building Performance Simulation, Subtropical Cities, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 17-19, USA.
- Attia, S., Dabaieh, M. (2013) The usability of green building rating systems in hot arid climates: A case study in Siwa, Egypt, Subtropical Cities, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 17-19, USA.
- Attia, S., Andersen, M. (2013) Measuring the usability, efficiency and effectiveness of CAAD tools and applications, eCAADe, TU-Delft, The Netherlands.
- Attia, S., (2013) Achieving Informed Decision Making Using Building Performance Simulation, eCAADe, TU-Delft, The Netherlands.
- Attia, S., Beney, JF., Andersen, M. (2013) Application of the Cradle to Cradle paradigm to a housing unit in Switzerland: Findings from a prototype design, PLEA, Munich, Germany.
- Attia, S., Gratia, E., De Herde, A, Hensen, J. (2013) Early decision support for net zero energy buildings design using building performance simulation, CISBAT, September, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Attia, S., Hamdy et al., (2013) Computational Optimisation for Zero Energy Buildings Design Interviews results with twenty eight International expert, International Building Performance Simulation Association, August, Chambery, France.
- Attia, S., Evrard A., (2013) Benchmark Models for Air Conditioned Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climate, International Building Performance Simulation Association, August, Chambery, France.
- Attia, S., Gratia, E., De Herde, A, Hensen, J. (2013) A Tool for Design Decision Making Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climate, International Building Performance Simulation Association, August, Chambery, France.
- Attia, S., Walter, E., Andersen, M. (2013) Identifying and modeling the integrated design process of net Zero Energy buildings, High Performance Buildings - Design and Evaluation Methodologies Workshop, BBRI, June, Brussels, Belgium.
- Attia, S. (2012) New construction or renovation in Belgium: Setting the net and nearly zero energy building target in perspective, in the proceedings of Passive House 2012, Brussels, Belgium.
- Moeske, G., Attia, S. et al. (2012) Proposition de redéfinition pragmatique des bâtiments net-zéro énergie, in the proceedings of Passive House 2012, Brussels, Belgium.
- Attia, S. and Wanas, O. (2012) The Database of Egyptian Building Envelopes (DEBE): A database for building energy simulations, SimBuild 2012, August 2012, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
- Attia, S. and Mlecnik, E., (2012) Avoiding the elephant: the net and nearly zero energy building target in Belgium, World Sustainable Energy Days, 29 February 2012 in Wels/Austria.
- Attia, S. and Mlecnik, E., (2012) Principles for nearly zero energy building in Belgium, World Sustainable Energy Days, 29 February 2012 in Wels/Austria.
- Attia, S., De Herde A., (2011) Early design simulation tools for net zero energy buildings: a comparison of ten tools, International Building Performance Simulation Association, November 2011, Sydney, Australia.
- Attia, S., Hamdy, M., Samaan, M., De Herde, A., Hensen, J., (2011) Towards strategic use of BPS tools in Egypt, International Building Performance Simulation Association, November 2011, Sydney, Australia.
- Mlecnik, E., Attia, S., and Van Loon, S. (2011) Net zero energy building: a review of current definitions and definition development in Belgium, in the proceedings of Passive House 2011, Brussels, Belgium.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2011) Defining Zero Energy Buildings from a Cradle to Cradle Approach, Passive and Low Energy Architecture, July, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2011) Design Decision Tool for Zero Energy Buildings, Passive and Low Energy Architecture, July, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium.
- Attia, S., Duchhart, I., (2011) Bioclimatic landscape design in extremely hot and arid climates, Passive and Low Energy Architecture, July, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2010) Towards a Definition for Zero Impact Buildings, Sustainable Buildings CIB 2010, Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2010) Aiming Zero Impact Buildings: Mondo Solar-2002, A case study in Belgium, Sustainable Buildings CIB 2010, Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Weytjens, L., Attia, S et al. (2010) A comparative study of the ‘architect-friendliness’ of six building performance simulation tools, Sustainable Buildings CIB 2010, Maastricht.
- Athienitis, A., Attia, S et al. (2010) Design, Optimization, and Modelling Issues of Net-Zero Energy Solar Buildings, EuroSun 2010, Graz, Austria.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2010) Strategic Decision Making For Zero Energy Buildings in Hot Climates, EuroSun 2010, Graz, Austria.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2010) Sizing Photovoltaic Systems during Early Design A Decision Tool for Architects, American Solar Energy Society, May, Arizona, USA.
- Attia, S. (2010) Zero Energy Retrofit Case Study of a Chalet in Ain-Sukhna, Egypt, American Solar Energy Society, May, Arizona, USA
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2009) Bioclimatic Architecture Design Strategies in Egypt, 8th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, August, Aachen, Germany.
- Attia, S., Beltrán L., De Herde, A, Hensen, J., (2009) “Architect Friendly”: A comparison of ten different building performance simulation tools, International Building Performance Simulation Association, July, Glasgow, UK
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2009) Designing the Malqaf for summer cooling in low-rise housing, an experimental study, Passive and Low Energy Architecture, June, Quebec, Canada.
- Attia, S., De Herde, A., (2009) Impact and potential of community scale low-energy retrofit: case study in Cairo, Smart and Sustainable Built Environments Conference, June, TU-Delft, The Netherlands
- Attia, S. (2009) Bioclimatic landscape design strategy: Bioclimatic-zone Concept for site planning in arid climates, Smart and Sustainable Built Environments Conference, June, TU-Delft , The Netherlands
- Attia, S., Mahmoud, A., (2009) Green Roofs in Cairo: A Holistic Approach for Healthy Productive Cities, Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, June, Atlanta, USA
- Attia, S. (2009) Active solar retrofit of a residential house, a case study in Egypt, American Solar Energy Society, May, Buffalo, USA
- Attia, S. (2006) The role of landscape design in improving the microclimate in traditional courtyard buildings in hot arid climates, 22-24, Genève, Switzerland.
