Selected Papers from Sustainability GEN-4 Post COP 27 Conference 2023




Special Issue Editors

Guest Editor	Prof. Dr. Ashraf Mansour Habib Mansour	E-mail	Website
Affiliation	National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Interests	sustainable architecture & passive solar design; low cost housing; wastes & construction

Guest Editor	Dr. Malindu Sandanayake	E-mail	Website
Affiliation	Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Interests	green buildings; green construction; BIM; sustainability; SDG; circular economy; smart technologies in construction; life cycle assessment

Special Issue Information

The Sustainability GEN-4 Post COP 27 Conference was held on January 29 and 30, 2023, in conjunction with the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) that took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This event was organised by the Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, MSA University, Egypt, and University of Greenwich, London, in collaboration with the Green Building & Construction Economics (GBCE), Universal Wiser Publisher, Singapore. The aim of the Sustainability GEN-4 Post COP 27 Conference is to provide a platform for participants from both academia and industry to present and publish innovative and novel scientific papers. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, the following research topics and areas: • Green Architecture & Urban Planning • Building Information Modelling • Architecture VS Metaverse • City/ Urban Resilience • Post Pandemic Buildings • Green Gentrification • Street Scape for Wellness

Published Papers
Towards Sustainable Public Park Management in Cairo Through Facilities Management: A Conceptual Review Study Dalia Aly, Zhen Chen, Branka Dimitrijevic The Potential of Voluntary Sustainability Class to Leverage Sustainability in the Danish Construction Industry Frederik Bruun Eriksen, Aliakbar Kamari Integrating Building Information Modelling and Geographic Information System to Achieve Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Urban Areas Mona Mahrous Abdel Wahed, Nanice Abd El Monem Mohammed, Tarek Saeed Ismaeel Green and Blue Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions to Reduce Pollutant Emissions and Make Transitioning Urban Ecosystems More Climate Change-Adaptive Giuliana Quattrone Carbon Sequestration in Lumber Columns: Facilitating the Reuse of Lumber Waste for Prefabrication through Computational Design and Augmented Fabrication Bastian Wibranek Assessment of the Role of Decentralization Councils in Sustainable Urban Development in Jordanian Cities Narjis Mohammad Al Omush, Shaher Moh’d Rababeh, Safa A. Al Husban A Comparative Study of Mediterranean Courtyard Houses and the Bioclimate Impact on Their Design from Four Axes: Historical, Environmental, Social and Geometry Carol Bassal, Mostafa Rabea, Mary Felix The Suitable Density of Vertical Greenery Systems on Office Buildings for Energy Saving Aya Hassoun, Chirine Traboulsi, Mostafa Rabea, Mary Felix Investigating the Impacts of Urban Microclimate on Building Thermal Performance in Present and Future Climatic Conditions: A Case of New Obour City, Egypt Eman A. Saleh, Bassel Essam Walkability, Adaptability, Accessibility and Parking in Rapidly Growing Cities: The Case of Kigali City Transitioning Urban Ecosystems More Climate Change-Adaptive David Mihigo, John Mpemba Lukenangula Smart Tourism for Managing Climate Change Effects on Tourism Industry and Tourism Development in African Countries David Mihigo, John Mpemba Lukenangula Sustainable Renewal of an Empty Block to Public Urban Space: Gentrification of the Railway Workers’ Housing Estate and its Garden’s Urban Interface, Sétif, Algeria Toufik Nebbad, Abderrahmane Diafat, Said Madani Towards Net-Zero Energy Consumption with Near Net-Zero Initial Cost: A Case Study from Georgia, USA Hussein Abaza, Amaal Al Shenawa Analytical Study for Assessment of the Green Urban Spaces, Ain Bouaroua Public Garden, Setif, Algeria Safa Boudab, Abderrahmane Diafat, Said Madani Public Gardens and Well-Being: The Case of the Raffaoui Archaeological Garden of Setif, Algeria Imane Meziane, Said Madani, Azzouz Diafet Proposed Post-Pandemic Design Guidelines for Design Distric Omar Ahmed Zahran, Salma Mohamed Roushdy, May Fakhri Kassem, Arig Amin Hussein, Habiba Raafat Elshimy, Mona Hassan Sakr, Ashraf Mansour Habib Mansour Nature, Architectural Composition, and Human Well-Being: A Case of a Contemporary Garden in Setif, Algeria Besma Ghorab, Said Madani, Abderrahmane Diafat Biomimetic Approach for Building Envelope Adaptation in Hot and Dry Regions Nadeen Nour ElDin