Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering

Global warming and sea level rise are current challenges facing humanity at our present time. As carbon dioxide is one of the main causes of global warming, it became a crucial matter the study the strategies of decreasing the carbon emissions. As buildings account for a large amount of greenhouse gases and specially co2, furthermore, office buildings are growing in number due to the development in industrial and business field. As a result, they also contribute enormously in the total carbon dioxide gas emissions of Egypt and specially cairo as it{u2019}s the capital and the center of all business headquarters. Lighting consumes a huge energy amount thus contributes numerously in the carbon dioxide emissions. Using smart lighting systems is a way of reducing the co2 emissions from office buildings. This thesis will study how efficient is using smart lighting systems in office buildings to reduce carbon emissions

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