Recently, world has become more conscious about the environment, changes occurring in climate and in earth in general. It started to pay more attention to the impact of the technological and industrial revolution on the ecology and human health, which resulted in directing all the new researches towards renewable energies and recycling materials. In brief, it directed architects to start using Eco-friendly building materials, construction systems, natural ventilation and lighting etc. This book is concerned with the existing residential buildings which have the most environmental problems in Egypt. Therefore, it aims at providing the architectural design elements to turn the existing residential buildings into ecological buildings that are one of the ways to preserve the earth for next generations.

Abdel-Aziz was born at Alexandria, Egypt in Dec. 1969, graduated at Architectural Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University in June 1992. M.Sc. of Architectural Engineering & Environmental Design at AAST, Alexandria in 2011. Studied PHD at Alexandria University at present. Worked as Project Manager at Architectural Consulting Firm.