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Shady Attia

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Shady Attia
CitizenshipEgyptian, Belgian
Alma materHelwan University, Wageningen University, UCLouvain
Scientific career
FieldsSustainable architecture, Building performance simulation
InstitutionsUniversity of Liège
Thesis A Tool for Design Decision Making: Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climates  (2012)
Websitehttps://www.shadyattia.org/

Shady Attia is an Egyptian-Belgian academic and architectural engineer.[1] He is a professor of Sustainable Architecture and Building Technology at the University of Liège, where he leads the Laboratory of Sustainable Building Design.[2][3]

Education[edit]

Attia completed his undergraduate studies in architectural engineering at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University in 2002. He then pursued a Master of Science in Landscape Design and Urban Planning at Wageningen University, specializing in urban climate. In 2009, he began a PhD in building physics at Texas A&M University and later completed it at UCLouvain, where his research focused on zero-energy buildings.[4]

Career[edit]

He began his career in 2014 and joined the University of Liège's School of Engineering as a faculty member,[5] becoming an associate professor in 2016 and a Full Professor in 2020.[6] He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 conference papers, books, and technical reports.[7][8] He is actively involved with the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and several International Energy Agency (IEA) committees.[9]

He is also a member of the Society of Building Science Educators[10] and co-founder of the Doctoral Seminar for Sustainability in the Built Environment in Belgium.[11]

Attia is ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University,[12] and his book Regenerative and Positive Impact Architecture has been widely used and recognized for its relevance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Publications[edit]

  • Attia, S. (2018). Regenerative and Positive Impact Architecture: Learning from Case Studies. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-66717-1.
  • Attia, S. (2018). Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB): Concepts, Frameworks, and Roadmap for Project Analysis and Implementation. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0128124611.

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