The Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC) was established in 1954. Since that date, HBRC had performed its mandate in organizing and issuing codes of practices and implementation of buildings and construction. HBRC is an independent government research center affiliated to the Ministry of Housing, utilities and Urban development. It performs a leading role in enhancing the performance of the building, housing and urban development sector in both the local and regional context.
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Current Issue: Volume 22, Issue 1 (2026)
Original Articles
Building Enveloperetrofitting Innovation: Recycled Materials Role in Digital Fabrication and 3D Printing
Amr Soliman ElGohary, Haytham M. ElBadrawy, and Ahmed ElSamanoudi
AI-Driven Innovations for Sustainable Healthcare Architecture in Developing Countries and Remote Areas: Enhancing Efficiency through Futuristic Design
Esraa Elazab and Ahmed Eltawil
Best Practice Guidelines for Drafting Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts
Mohamed Abdel-Monem, Haitham Amer, and Karim El Dash
Cycling Network Planning Through Urban Form Analysis: A Contextual GIS Model
Nora Osama Ahmed, Rania Adham Sayed, and Mona Mahrous Abdel Wahed
Performance Evaluation of Sustainable Hot Mix Asphalt Using Construction Waste Materials
Mohamed A. Zaid, Ahmed E. Abu El-Maaty, and Mohamed S. Ouf
Eco Friendly Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles from Orange Peel Extract and its Antimicrobial Studies
Rehab G. Hassan, Marwa M. EL-Tyieb, and N.Y Mohamed
Curved Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls (MSEWs) Behavior from Field Measurements and Numerical Analysis
Ahmed M. EL-Hanafy, G. E Abdelrahman, Y. G Youssef, and A. E Abdeltawab
Performance of Reinforced Soft Soil Using Geogrid-Encased Granular Piles Under an Embankment
Mohamed Elsawy
Cost Analysis for the Application of Recycled Materials in Road Subgrade Layer: A Case Study in Egypt
Norhan Sayed Zayed, Anwar B. Badawy Abo-Sena, Tarek M. Attia, and Alaa Ahmed
Investigating Affordability of ECO Housing with CEB and Clustered Urban Form
Mohammad Fahmy, Ayman Ibrahim, and Omar Galal
The Squeezed Middle: Housing Affordability Challenges
Nazli Dongez and Almula Koksal
Correlations between Geotechnical Parameters and Electrical Resistivity for Limestone at Beni Suef, Egypt
Gihan E. Abdelrahman, Elsayed A. Issawy, Walid I. Hammad, and Ahmed A. Moheb
Factors Affecting the Cost of Dynamic Architecture During the Execution Phase
Lamiaa Mohamed Said Elsherif, Eman N. Shaqour, Abdullah Badawy Mohammed, and Sherif Mohamed Sabry El Attar
Assessment of Urban Resiliance by Using (AHP) in Relation with (ANP)
Sara Mahmood Al-Jawari
Users’ Expectations of the Water Element as a Recreational Feature on University Campuses
Zubaidah Nadhem Mahmood ALZubaidi and Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz
The Criteria for Identifying the Memory of the City in Valuable Parks: Happy Land Park in Mansoura City
Esraa Ahmed Mansour, Esraa Mohamed Elazab, and Sherif Ahmed Sheta
A Classification Framework for Egyptian Governorates According to Strategic Plan Implementation Requirements
Noor El Hoda Hamdy, Sammy Amin Ammer, and Walid Nabil Bayomi
Experimental Study on the Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Soft Clay by Using Reinforced Sand Cushion Resting on Encased Stone Columns
Gihan Elsayed Abdelrahman, Youssef Gomaa Youssef, and Mahmoud Eid Abd
Assessment of the Relationship Between Performance Attributes and the Social Sustainability Framework of Construction Projects
Van Luy Tong and Truong Van Luu
Geophysical Characterization of Soil Properties for Infrastructure Development: A VES Study at the Awfi City Electrical Station, Babylon, Iraq
Amer Atyah Al-Khalidy, Qassim Abed Al-Tamimi, Hussein Kh. Chlaib, and Amer J. Al-Khafaji
High User Perception of the Social Housing of the State Intervenor in the South Suburban Zone, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Laura del Carmen Moreno-Chimely, Yolanda Guadalupe Aranda-Jiménez, and Carlos Alberto Fuentes-Pérez
