Thermal Comfort in Hot Dry Climates

Traditional Dwellings in Iran
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-69499-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 487 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Architecture

With increases in global temperatures, the risk of overheating is expected to rise around the world. This results in a much higher dependency upon energy-intensive cooling systems and air-conditioners to provide thermal comfort, but how sustainable is this in a world where problems with the production of electricity are predicted?

Vernacular houses in hot and dry central Iran have been adapted to the climate through passive cooling techniques, and this book provides a valuable assessment of the thermal performance of such housing. Shedding new light on the ability of traditional housing forms to provide thermal comfort, Thermal Comfort in Hot Dry Climates identifies the main cooling systems and methods in traditional houses in central Iran, and examines how architectural elements such as central courtyards, distinct seasonal rooms, loggias, basements and wind-catchers can contribute to the provision of thermal comfort in vernacular houses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Foruzanmehr, Ahmadreza

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Wohngebäude
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Haustechnik, Gebäudeautomatisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Vernacular Dwellings in Hot Dry Climates: the City of Yazd

3. Vernacular Passive Cooling Systems in Iran

4. Thermal Comfort in Buildings

5. Summertime Thermal Comfort in Vernacular Earth Dwellings in Yazd, Iran

6. Perception and Use of Passive Cooling Systems

7. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Ahmadreza Foruzanmehr is an academic and architect who has worked in the UK and the Middle East on a variety of projects in both state and private companies, and was awarded first prize in two architectural competitions in Iran. He has published a number of peer-reviewed journal articles on traditional passive cooling systems in Iranian architecture. In March 2008, his research on vernacular cooling systems and thermal comfort was awarded the top ORSAS (Overseas Research Student Award Scheme) award for outstanding merit and research potential at Oxford Brookes University.