Books and chapters
Authored Books
• Attia, S. (2025). Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB): Concepts, Frameworks, and Roadmap for Project Analysis and Implementation, Second Edition. (Second). Cambridge, United States: Elsevier.
• Attia, S., (2018) Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB): Concepts, frameworks, and roadmap for project analysis and implementation, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0128124611, doi:10.1016/c2016-0-03166-2.
• Attia, S. (2018) Regenerative and Positive Impact Architecture: Learning from Case Studies, Springer International Publishing, London, UK, ISBN: 978-3-319-66717-1, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-66718-8_8.
• Attia, S. (2012) A Tool for Design Decision Making-Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climates, PhD Thesis, UCL, Diffusion universitaire CIACO, Louvain La Neuve, ISBN 978-2-87558-059-7.
Edited Books
• He, B., Karunathilake, H., Cheshmehzangi, A., Attia, S., & Darko, A. (2025). Towards the Framework of Livable and Resilient Cities. Springer Nature, Zurich, Switzerland.
Authored Book Chapters
• Cabrero, J. M., Ottenhaus, L.-M., Palma, P., & Attia, S. (2025). Disassembly and Reuse in Tall Timber Buildings: Advancing Circular Construction Practices. In Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (pp. 341-349). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-02098-7_27
• Attia, S. (2025). Lifecycle Impact Assessment for Tall Timber Building: Learning from HAUT. In Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (pp. 177-185). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-02098-7_14
• Attia, S., Verdier, T., & Van Acker, J. (2025). How Long Can Timber Buildings Last? Strategies for Service Life and Sustainability. In <em>Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (pp. 205). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-02098-7_16
• Xiong, K., Attia, S., & He, B. (2025). Thermal Comfort in Pedestrian Spaces of Mountain Cities in Humid and Cold Environments. In Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 551–562). Singapore: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-8401-1_39
• Diaz Cisternas, M. A., Gonzalez-Caceres, A., & Attia, S. (2023). Multicriteria Design: Optimizing Thermal, Acoustic, and Visual Comfort and Indoor Air Quality in Classrooms. In Removing Barriers to Environmental Comfort in the Global South (pp. 435–449). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_30
• Attia, S. (2023). Resilient cooling of buildings to protect against heatwaves and power outages. In Claes Goran-Granqvist & Fernando Pacheco-Torgal (Ed.), Adapting the Built Environment for Climate Change(pp. 430). Cambridge, United States: Elsevier.
• Malbila, E., Delvoie, S., Toguyeni, D., Courard, L., & Attia, S. (2022). Improving the Building Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort through the Design of Walls in Compressed Earth Blocks of Agricultural and Biopolymer Residues Masonry: A Recent Study. In Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 9. Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International). doi:10.9734/bpi/rdst/v9/2852c
• Luible, A, Gosztonyi, S. Attia, S. (Editors) (2018) Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, Proceedings of the COST Action TU1403 Adaptive Facades Network Final Conference, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, Switzerland, ISBN: 9789463667027.
• Attia, S. (2018) Yearbook 2017 Ateliers d'Architecture III: Logement collectif durable et conception régénérative, SBD Lab, Liege, Belgium, ISBN: 978-2930909127.
• Attia, S., Piderit, B., Van Moeseke G. (2018) Resilience and Net-Zero Energy Buildings in Chile, SBD Lab, Liège, Belgium, ISBN 978-2-930909-13-4.
• Attia, S, (2017) Resource efficiency and circularity in engineering higher education, in Constructing A Green Circular Society (eds Moula, M., Pekka, O., Jaana, S., Gyöngi, K., University of Helsinki, Finland. ISBN 978-951-51-3111-9
• Attia, S. (2017) Yearbook 2016 Ateliers d'Architecture III: Logement collectif durable et conception régénérative, SBD Lab, Liege, Belgium, ISBN: 978-2930909073.
• Attia, A., Teller, J. and Mahy, G.(2017) 4th Doctoral Seminar on Sustainability Research in the Built Environment Book of Abstracts, SBD Lab, Liege Universite, ISBN 978-2930909066.
• Attia, S. (2016) Yearbook 2015 Ateliers d'Architecture III: Logement collectif durable et conception régénérative, SBD Lab, Liege, Belgium, ISBN: 978-2930909028.
• Attia, S. (2015) Yearbook 2014-2015 Ateliers d'Architecture III: Logement collectif durable et conception régénérative, SBD Lab, Liege, Belgium, ISBN: 978-2930909004.
• Attia, S., Hamdy, M., Carlucci, S., Pagliano, L., Bucking, S. and Hasan, A. (2015) Building performance optimization of net-zero-energy buildings, in Modeling, Design, and Optimization of Net-Zero Energy Buildings (eds A. Athienitis and W. O'Brien), Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783433604625.ch05.
• Attia, S. (2010)Towards 0-Impact Buildings and Built Environments, Techne Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN: 978-90-8594-028-9.
• Attia, S et al. (2010) EDUCATE State of the Art Academic Curricula and Conditions for Registration, Nottingham University, Mars 2010, UK.
• Attia, S et al. (2010) EDUCATE State of the Art Professional Practice, Nottingham University, Mars 2010, UK.
• Attia, S. & Huffschmid, D. (2005), Energy Plantage, Leeuwarden: Look and feel, In F. V. Dam & K. J. Noorman (Eds.), Energy-Spatial Design Charette (pp. 69-73). Groningen: Energy Valley, KNN Milieu B.VNottingham University, Mars 2010, UK.
