The Impact of Climate on Ecological Design of Semnan City in Iran

Hamidreza Joodaki,Hassan Tahmasbizadeh

doi:10.4236/oje.2018.81001

Abstract

Ecological design is defined as any form expression that minimizes environmentally destructive impacts by integrating itself with living processes. Ecological design is an integrative ecologically responsible design discipline. Layout of climate is one of the basics for the ecological design of Semnan. In this regards, the ecological design and the architecture of the city of Semnan are the means through which the city reinvents its identity and its structure and renews its face. Creating of healthy and restful occupant environments for human becomes one of the main infrastructure challenges upon modern ecological design and architecture which provides human health. Undoubtedly, there are also reasons for being optimistic upon the level of physical and mental wellbeing of individuals, reducing the incidence of diseases, and/or might reduce their total fuel consumption with adverse health effects, and environmental pollution. In the climate-related topics, the architecture of the building is considered with the climatic conditions of each region, which will result in more human comfort and energy saving in order to control the environmental conditions. The purpose of this research is to identify and review the architectural style and ecological design of the city in accordance with the climate and the climate guidelines that can be used in the areas of stability, comfort, beauty, health, energy efficiency, and the use of important climatic parameters (temperature, relative humidity, ...) extracted from the data bank of the Semnan Synoptic Station (1965-2005) and the Terjung Environmental Indexes. The thermal comfort conditions of the private and public bodies of Mahani and Givoni were reviewed and analyzed for the establishment of the buildings and seasons of the year. The results show that the weather is very cool at night in the months of March and October which are acceptable on the day in comfort area, and June, July and August are acceptable at the level of comfort in the city in the months of November to March in the day and October to March and in the months of April and May. Also, in the area of energy consumption, buildings should be placed in the east-west axis; long openings in the north and south of the building should be reduced to the sun.

Highlights

Sustainable development is organizing principle for meeting human development goals by the societies through good resource management and the development of human’s desirable operation of this source makes the scientists use all human sciences as the main ways of achieving this goal
In the climate-related topics, the architecture of the building is considered with the climatic conditions of each region, which will result in more human comfort and energy saving in order to control the environmental conditions
There is a major shift in behavior and activity as the environment of human life is surrounded by the atmosphere and most of its activities are done within this area [1]

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Sustainable development is organizing principle for meeting human development goals by the societies through good resource management and the development of human’s desirable operation of this source makes the scientists use all human sciences as the main ways of achieving this goal. Four elements play a fundamental role in shaping the climate zones in human comfort. These elements include temperature, humidity, wind and radiation. Among these climatic elements, temperature and humidity have profound effect on human health and well-being. Air flow rate has a direct effect on heat transfer in the form of displacement and evaporation. The outward facade of old building has been used in the good construction area, the efficient, static and resistant materials to the impact and pressures on the building, the confrontation with the weather, the cold, and the atmospheric precipitation [6]. The culture of the region is very effective in preserving the architectural elements of the building. All of our traditional buildings in different countries have different architectural and construction projects, the various designs and a different type [7]

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