The Economic Feasibility of Sustainable Hotel Buildings Using Local Materials
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Sustainability , economic feasibility , eco hotel , limestone, local economyAbstract
The sustainability trend has evolved to include countries that contribute to the rationalization of sustainable ecotourism over the past ten years. Eco-hotel design has received significant attention in recent years. This focus is on innovative ideas, good design, and distinctive forms at low costs. This research addresses the concepts of sustainability, its criteria, and evaluation methods, eco-hotels, eco-tourism, their relationship to the local economy, and the necessary steps an architectural designer must take to create a sustainable eco-hotel. The research also aims to use local materials in each different environment at the lowest economic cost. Through a study of environmental materials in Egypt, limestone was found, and the research concluded that the use of limestone in sustainable eco-hotels can achieve economic and environmental feasibility. (Building Design Version v7.0.2.006) To analyze the differences between indoor and outdoor temperatures, to achieve optimal thermal comfort within hotels, using an applied model, the economic cost is reduced by 30% to provide and achieve optimal thermal comfort within hotels.
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