Abstract

Achieving energy-saving solutions by studying stepped villages of East Azarbaijan, Iran.

Highlights

  • Climate is one of the fundamental and decisive issues in discussing of sustainable development

  • The issue of excessive use of fossil energy resources on the one hand and the environmental pollution resulting from its use, and on the other hand, has become a serious and threatening issue

  • Passive systems have been used in very old times, always they have been included in building designs

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Summary

Introduction

Climate is one of the fundamental and decisive issues in discussing of sustainable development. Because the issue of the sustainable development deals with saving energy consumption, especially fossil and nonrenewable energies; climatic design of buildings and structure of cities will play a significant and decisive role in reducing the fuel consumption and preserve it for future generations. By studying local buildings in every climate, it will be clear that all local buildings, are entirely designed and built based on climatic principles in order to make maximum use of natural energies and to cope with annoying heat and cold This is fully consistent with each region's culture and is defined based on the vernacular architecture (Qobadian, 2006, 42). Different passive methods for heating and cooling buildings in stepped villages in northwest of Iran have been investigated because these villages were formed gradually and in harmony with the environment. Sustainable development links socioeconomic and environmental issues strongly. (Hopwood et al,2005:38-39)

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