Energy Saving through Connection of Sunken Garden with Nature and Passive Cooling in Traditional Buildings of Hot and Dry Climate of Iran

F. Mohammad Alinezhad

Volume 11, Issue 1 , March 2020, , Pages 19-25

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2020.11.01.04

Abstract
  Sunken garden is one of the elements of traditional Iranian architecture, formed with the attitude of conservation of environment and organizing a meaningful relationship with its surroundings. Many studies have been conducted to identify this element of traditional architecture and its functions, endorsing ...  Read More

Energy
Passive Cooling in Shavadoon of Traditional Buildings of Dezful City: Cooling Through Renewable Energy Sources

F. Mohammad Alinezhad

Volume 10, Issue 2 , June 2019, , Pages 115-120

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2019.10.02.08

Abstract
  Dezful city, located in southwest of Iran, has a hot and semi-humid climate. In the past, architectures used design solutions to provide the cold of living space. Shavadoon is one of the most important design for reaching this goal. Shavadoon is an underground space in traditional buildings of Dezful ...  Read More