Enhancing Security in Affordable Housing: ''The Case of Prince Fawaz Project''

Abstract

At a time when the world is passing through a climate change crisis, the mosque reveals how sustainable developments can help in mitigating global warming. This paper presents a case study of a suggested renovation project for a mosque in Sudan. The aim is to present numerical predictions of energy consumption before and after renovation. Comprehensive field measurements were carried out to be used as input data in the building energy simulation tool. The mosque suggested renovation project has resulted in a 23% reduction in energy demand and 38% of the total energy consumption covered by solar energy generation. The results also show that the choice of renovation measures, such as level of insulation, U value used for openings, and efficiency of the cooling system need careful consideration. Choice of lighting system also has a major effect.