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Abstract
This study is an attempt to shed light on the role of sustainability in the policies of heritage preservation. It aims benefit from the various methods to preserve the architectural heritage which has been studied in international experiences in order to reach a methodology to utilize the principles and techniques of sustainability in heritage preservation. The study identifies heritage preservation in terms of sustainability polices and clarifies the reasons behind its importance. There are multiple factors that threaten architectural heritage buildings of being damaged. Therefore, an urgent interference to reduce the effects of that damage is highly required. Thus, it is important to raise the awareness of heritage preservation to sustainability, through developing an understanding of the characteristics of heritage buildings and identifying the main points needed for optimizing the performance of heritage buildings. The drive towards sustainability in building is demonstrated in the successive introduction of Codes for Sustainable Construction.
Furthermore, this research intends to examine the extent to which the principles of sustainability are applied in the preservation of heritage buildings in Egypt. In addition, it outlines the reasons why traditional buildings are considered to be examples of sustainability and the way to develop them to be more sustainable without damaging their character. Finally, it illustrates the ways of utilizing tried building techniques and the materials to meet recent standards for sustainability and energy conservation.
This study also seeks to examine the extent to which the principles of sustainability are applied in the preservation of heritage buildings in Egypt. It will also outline how traditional buildings are already examples of sustainability and how they can be made to be more sustainable without doing harm to their character. It will also explore the ways in which tried building techniques and the use of materials can still be used to meet emerging standards for sustainability and energy conservation.
On one hand this thesis provides an analysis of three international sustainable heritage preservation projects. The three projects achieve different levels of certification on sustainability assessment systems (Balfour Guthrie Building, Portland, Oregon, USA), (The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy) and (The 60L Green Building Carlton, Victoria, Australia). On the other hand, the thesis evaluates other project as an effort to apply Sustainability principles in preservation to Egyptian cases. Therefore, Villa Zogheb in Alexandria, Egypt was selected for the case study.