The Application Of Thermal Insulation And Its Feasibility On Existing Building Within The Context Of Sustainability: The Case Of Famagusta, Northern Cyprus

In this research, a major global problem the climate change and how to overcome them in construction through sustainable solutions. The worldwide trend is currently to solve the problem of global warming that directly affects climate change and other issues associated with it. Everyone has a responsibility to find lasting solutions to the problem of rising temperatures. From this standpoint, we conclude that not using modern construction methods and not using thermal insulation directly affect the environment. In this research, the focus was on the problem of housing in the city of Famagusta, and the buildings do not meet many engineering standards, which causes inconvenience to users and puts pressure on government electricity generators which leads to many power outages in this crowded city. By discussing the main problem, the researcher produced a clear and direct way to confront that problem, as the use of thermal insulation is essential in design and construction and must be considered, as it will reduce electricity consumption, increase thermal comfort inside the building, and contribute to reducing the level of carbon and preserving on the environment. Using simulation programs was made for two cases, and the variable was determined, which is the external walls, specifically the presence of thermal insulation or not. It was confirmed that the presence of thermal insulation contributes to reducing heat and energy losses by between 26% and 30% And here it was emphasized that to obtain a more energy-efficient building, thermal insulation must be used in the external walls of the building because of its positive impact on the thermal comfort inside the building, as well as saving energy and money consuming electricity.