Journal Papers

Peer-reviewed Journal Papers

- Ibrahim, H. S., Khan, A. Z., Attia, S., & Serag, Y. (2021). Classification of Heritage Residential Building Stock and Defining Sustainable Retrofitting Scenarios in Khedivial Cairo. Sustainability, 13(2), 880.

2020

- Attia, S., & Gobin, C. (2020). Climate Change Effects on Belgian Households: A Case Study of a Nearly Zero Energy Building. Energies, 13(20), 5357.

- Attia, S. (2020). Spatial and Behavioral Thermal Adaptation in Net Zero Energy Buildings: An Exploratory Investigation. Sustainability, 12(19), 7961.

- Attia, S., Alphonsine, P., Amer, M., & Ruellan, G. (2020). Towards a European Rating System for Sustainable Student Housing: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and a Multi-Criteria Assessment Approach. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 7, 16 September, 100052, DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2020.100052.

- Roshan Gh., Moghbel, M., A. Attia, S. (2020) Evaluating the wind cooling potential on outdoor thermal comfort in selected Iranian climate types, Thermal Biology, 92, 16 August, 102660, doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102660.

- Semahi, S.; Benbouras, M.A.; Mahar, W.A.; Zemmouri, N.; Attia, S. (2020) Development of Spatial Distribution Maps for Energy Demand and Thermal Comfort Estimation in Algeria. Sustainability, 12, 6066, https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156066.

- Attia S, Lioure R, Declaude, Q. (2020) Future trends and main concepts of adaptive facade systems. Energy Sci Eng. 2020;00:1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.725

- Amer, M., Hamdy,M., Wortmann, T., Mustafa, A. Attia, S. (2020) Methodology for design decision support of cost-optimal zero-energy lightweight construction, Energy and Building, 223, 15 September, 110170, doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110170.


- Luna-Navarro, A., Loonen, R., Juaristi, M., Monge-Barrio, A., Attia, S., & Overend, M. (2020). Occupant-Facade interaction: a review and classification scheme, Building and Environment, 263, 106880, DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106880.

- Mabila, E., Delvoie, S., Toguyeni, D., Attia, S., & Courard, L. (2020). An Experimental Study on the Use of Fonio Straw and Shea Butter Residue for Improving the Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Compressed Earth Blocks. Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 8(2), 107-132.

- Attia, S., Shadmanfar, N., & Ricci, F. (2020). Developing two benchmark models for nearly zero energy schools. Applied Energy, 263, 114614.

- Matallah, M. E., Alkama, D., Ahriz, A., & Attia, S. (2020). Assessment of the Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Oases Settlements, Atmosphere, 11(2), 185.

- Mahar, W. A., Verbeeck, G., Reiter, S., & Attia, S. (2020). Sensitivity Analysis of Passive Design Strategies for Residential Buildings in Cold Semi-Arid Climates, Sustainability, 12(3), 1091.

- Schonfeldt-Karlsen, S., Hamdy, M., Attia, S. (2020) Methodology to assess business models of dynamic pricing tariffs in all-electric houses, Energy and Buildings,Vol. 207, p. 109586, doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109586

- Fahmy, M., Mahdy, M., Mahmoud, S., Abdelalim, M., Ezzeldin, S., & Attia, S. (2020). Influence of urban canopy green coverage and future climate change scenarios on energy consumption of new sub-urban residential developments using coupled simulation techniques: A case study in Alexandria, Egypt. Energy Reports.

2019

- Roshan, Gh., Farrokhzad, M. , Attia, S. (2019) Climatic clustering analysis for novel atlas mapping and bioclimatic design recommendations, Indoor and Built Environment,0(0) 1-21, doi.org/10.1177/1420326X19888572.

- Mahar, W.A.; Verbeeck, G.; Singh, M.K.; Attia, S. (2019) An Investigation of Thermal Comfort of Houses in Dry and Semi-Arid Climates of Quetta, Pakistan. Sustainability, 11, 5203.

- Amer, M., Mustafa, A, Attia, S. (2019) Conceptual framework for off-site roof stacking construction, Building Engineering, August 15, 2019 Vol. 161, p106271, doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100873

- Semahi, S., Zemmouri, N., Kumar Singh, M., Attia, S., (2019) Comparative bioclimatic approach for comfort and passive heating and cooling strategies in Algeria, Building and Environment, August 15, 2019 Vol. 161, p106271, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106271

- Attia, S., Garat, S., Cools, M. (2019) Development and validation of a survey for wellbeing and interaction assessment by occupants in office buildings with adaptive facades, Building and Environment, June 15, 2019. Vol.157, p.268-276, 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.04.054.

- Roshan, Gh.R., Oji, R., Attia, S. (2019) Projecting the impact of climate change on design recommendations for residential buildings in Iran, Building and Environment, Vol.155, p.283-297, 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.03.053.

- Piderit, M.B., Vivanco, F., van Moeseke, G. & Attia, S. (2019) Net Zero Buildings-A Framework for an Integrated Policy in Chile, Sustainability, Vol.11 (5), p.1494, 10.3390/su11051494.

- Amer, M., & Attia, S. (2019). Identification of Sustainable Indicators for Decision-Making on Roof Stacking Construction Method. Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol.47, May 2019, 101456, 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101456.

- Attia, S., Lacombe, T., Rakotondramiarana, H. T., Garde, F., & Roshan, G. R. (2019) Analysis Tool for Bioclimatic Design Strategies in Hot Humid Climates. Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol.46, April 2019, p 88-24, 10.1016/j.scs.2018.11.025.

- Roshan, Gh.R., Almomenin, H.S., da Silveira Hirashima, S.Q., Attia,S. (2019) Estimate of outdoor thermal comfort zones for different climatic regions of Iran, Journal of Urban Climate, Vol. 27, March 2019, Pages 8-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.10.005

2018

- Attia, S., Bilir, S., Safy, T., Struck, C., Loonen, R., Goia, F. (2018) Current Trends and Future Challenges in the Performance Assessment of Adaptive Facade Systems, Energy and Buildings. Volume 179, 15 November 2018, Pages 165-182, ISSN 0378-7788.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.09.017

- Perez-Fargallo, A., Pulido-Arcas, J. A., Rubio-Bellido, C., Trebilcock, M., Piderit, B., & Attia, S. (2018). Development of a new adaptive comfort model for low income housing in the central-south of Chile. Energy and Buildings. Volume 178, 1 November 2018, Pages 94-106, ISSN 0378-7788, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.08.030

- Attia, S., Luna Navarro, A., Juaristi, M., Monge-Barrio, A., Gosztonyi, S., Al-Doughmi, Z.. (2018) Post-Occupancy Evaluation for Adaptive Facades,  Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 3, p. 1-9, sep. 2018. ISSN 2213-3038. DOI 10.7480/jfde.2018.3.2464.

2017

- Attia, S. (2017) Evaluation of adaptive facades: The case study of Al Bahr Towers in the UAE, Shaping Qatar’s Sustainable Built Environment, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, Volume 2, Issue 6, P1-13.

- Amer, M., Mustafa, A., Teller, J., Attia, S., & Reiter, S. (2017) A methodology to determine the potential of urban densification through roof stacking. Sustainable Cities and Society, 35, 677-691.

- Attia, S., Eleftheriou, P., Xeni, F., Morlot, R., Menezo, Ch.,Kostopoulos, V., Betsi, M., Kalaitzoglou, I., Pagliano, L., Cellura, M., Almeida, M., Ferreira, M., Baracu, T., Badescu, V., Crutescu, R., Hidalgo-Betanzos, JM., (2017) Overview and future challenges of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe, Energy and Buildings, Volume 155, 15 November 2017, Pages 439-458, ISSN 0378-7788, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.09.043.

- Attia, S., Hamdy, M., Ezzeldin, S., (2017) Twenty-year tracking of lighting savings and power density in the residential sector, Energy and Buildings, Volume 154, 24 August 2017, Pages 113-126, ISSN 0378-7788, 24 August 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.041.

- Hamdy, M., Siren, K., Attia, S. (2017) Impact of Financial Assumptions on the Cost Optimality towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings- A case study, Energy and Buildings, Volume 153, 24 August 2017, Pages 421-438, ISSN 0378-7788, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.018.

- Roshan, Gh.R., Farrokhzad, M., Attia,S. (2017) Defining thermal comfort boundaries for heating and cooling demand estimation in Iran's urban settlements, Building and Environment, 121, 168-189, ISSN: 0360-1323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.05.023.

- Muresan, A.A., Attia, S.(2017) Energy efficiency in the Romanian residential building stock, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 74, 349-363, ISSN: 1364-0321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.022.

2016

- Roshan, Gh.R., Ghanghermeh,A.A., Attia, S.(2016) Determining new threshold temperatures for cooling and heating degree day index of different climatic zones of Iran, Renewable Energy, 101, 156-167, ISSN 0960-1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.053.

- Attia, S., (2016) Towards regenerative and positive impact architecture: A comparison of two net zero energy buildings, Sustainable Cities and Society, 26, 393-406, ISSN 2210-6707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2016.04.017.

- Kumar Singh, M., Attia, S., Mahapatra, S. & Teller, J. (2016) Assessment of thermal comfort in existing pre-1945 residential building stock, Energy, 98, 122-134, ISSN 0360-5442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.01.030.

2015

- Attia, S., & Carlucci, S. (2015) Impact of different thermal comfort models on zero energy residential buildings in hot climate, Energy and Buildings, Volume 102, 1 September 2015, Pages 117-128, ISSN 0378-7788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.05.017.

2013

- Attia, S., Gratia, E., De Herde, A (2013) Achieving informed decision-making for net zero energy buildings design using building performance simulation tools, International Journal of Building Simulation, Tsinghua-Springer Press, Vol 6-1, P 3-21, 10.1007/s12273-013-0105-z.

- Attia, S., Hamdy, M., O'Brien, L., Carlucci, S. (2013) Assessing Gaps and Needs for integrating Building Perfromance Optmization tools in Net Zero Energy Buildings Designs, Energy and Building, available online 28 January 2013, ISSN 0378-7788, 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.01.16

2012

- Attia, S., Gratia, E., De Herde, A, Hensen, J. (2012) Simulation-based decision support tool for early stages of zero-energy building design, Energy and Building, Vol. 49, June 2012, pp. 2-15, ISSN 0378-7788, 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.01.28

- Attia, S., Evrard,A., Gratia, E. (2012) Development of Benchmark Models for the Egyptian Residential Buildings Sector, Applied Energy, Vol. 94, June 2012, Pages 270-284, ISSN 0306-2619, 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.065

- Attia, S. , Hensen, J. L. M. , Beltran, L. and De Herde, A. (2012) Selection criteria for building performance simulation tools: contrasting architects' and engineers' needs, Journal of Building Performance Simulation, vol. 5, nr.3, pp. 155-169.

2011

- Weytjens, L., Attia, S. et al. (2011) A comparative study of the ‘architect-friendliness’ of six building performance simulation tools, Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, Vol.2 No.3 (Sept 30, 2011) p.237-244.

- Attia, Shady, (2011) A Case Study for a Zero Impact Building in Belgium: Mondo Solar-2002, Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, Vol.2 No.2 (June 30, 2011) p.137-142.