GREEN ARCHITECTURE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EGYPT AFTER 2من اصل2

and that is exactly what Egypt needs nowadays.
Green building schemes can save up   to 33% of energy consumed in buildings, which is
about 15% energy saving with respect to the country’s total energy consumption,
nearly the production of the High Dam! With environmentally conscious techniques,
housing can also be much more affordable for a wider segment of citizens. Water
consumption can also be reduced by 10-20% in green housing patterns. Moreover,
green building concepts can help us shift from the existing Nile Valley to the more
spacious deserts that make 95% of Egypt’s landscape, as it reduces needed resources
and utilizes new clean sources of energy like solar energy and wind energy. For the
establishment of these goals, several governmental and non-governmental bodies have
been formed in the last years, including the Egyptian Green Building Council that was
established in 2009 by the Egyptian Government. With the new spirit that has been
born in Egypt after the revolution, we hope the different stake-holders can join hands to
create the sustainable development that this country deserves.