Energy
Investigation on Daylight Quality of Central Courtyard’s Adjacent Rooms in Traditional Houses in Hot Dry Region of Iran: A Case Study Yazdanpanah House

N. Tayari; M. Nikpour

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, , Pages 320-332

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.01

Abstract
  Most of the spaces in contemporary houses in Iran cannot achieve enough daylight during daytime. Daylight utilization has a significant impact on decreasing energy consumption in residential buildings. Residents are deprived of natural daylight when there is no attention to the design based on daylight. ...  Read More

Energy
Effect of Different Proportions of Courtyard Buildings in Hot-Dry Climate on Energy Consumption (Case Study: Traditional Courtyard Houses of Kerman, Iran)

N. Tayari; M. Nikpour

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 39-45

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.01.05

Abstract
  One of the crucial issues in early stages of designing process of a building is a lack of architects’ knowledge about the energy consumption in different forms of building with different proportions, especially in central courtyard forms. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness ...  Read More