1 AFFORDABLE HEALTHY HOUSING SHAHINAZ I. MEKHEIMAR, M.D. Assistant Professor Theodore Belhars Institute, Egypt. DINA K. SHEHAYEB, PH.D. Assistant Professor Housing & Building Research Center, Egypt. Published in Open House International, Vol. 26 No. (2): 43–54 Based on a paper presented at the ENHR 2000 Conference in Gavle 26-30 June 0222.