Examination and Review of Passive Solar Cooling Strategies in Middle Eastern and North African Vernacular Architecture

Fardeheb, Fewzi

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-75997-3_508

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“…As such, they provide shadow, are continuously naturally ventilated, and create a pleasant place for sleeping, sitting, gathering and eating (Manzoor, 1989;Rapoport, 1969, p. 86). Schoenauer (2000), Fardeheb (1987), Bonine (2000Bonine ( , 1980, Soflaei (2006) and Memarian and Brown (2006, p. 24) all claim that the loggia is among the main vernacular architectural solutions in the hot dry climates of Iran which have enabled residents to be relatively comfortable. In Yazd, the loggia is occupied during hot and warm season, usually from May till November.…”

Section: Thermal Effect Of the Loggiamentioning

confidence: 96%

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People's perception of the loggia: A vernacular passive cooling system in Iranian architecture

Foruzanmehr

2015

Sustainable Cities and Society

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Section: Thermal Effect Of the Loggiamentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Fardeheb, 1987;Meir & Roaf, 2006). In the case of Iran, this type of research has been undertaken by Bahadori and Yaghoobi (2006), who focus on the thermal performance of central courtyard houses equipped with vernacular cooling systems, as well as by Bahadori (1978), Roaf (1988) and Safarzadeh and Bahadori (2005).…”

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confidence: 96%

People's perception of the loggia: A vernacular passive cooling system in Iranian architecture

Foruzanmehr

2015

Sustainable Cities and Society

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“…They resemble a tall chimney and can be up to several metres tall, the taller examples being found in the houses of richer families. One such example is shown in Figure 1 (see Beazley 1977, Bonine 1980, Von Hardenberg 1982, Beazley and Harverson 1985, Fardeheb 1987, Oliver 1987, Roaf 1988, Kheirabadi 1991, Gallo 1996, Oliver 2003, A'zami 2005, Foruzanmehr and Vellinga 2011. The city of Yazd on the central plateau of Iran ( Figure 2) has the greatest concentration and variety of wind-catchers of any city due largely to its economic success in the mid-nineteenth century (Roaf 1997).…”

Section: Wind-catcher (Badgirs)mentioning

confidence: 96%

The wind-catcher: users’ perception of a vernacular passive cooling system

Foruzanmehr

2012

Architectural Science Review

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Wind-catchers are often cited in academic texts as models of sustainable and ingenious cooling systems. Such studies typically avoid issues of user perception. This study used a range of different methods to investigate those perceptions including a socio-cultural questionnaire survey, semi-structured interviews and personal observations. The findings show that there are a range of positive and negative factors attributed to wind-catchers which shows on the one hand, these architectural cooling features are regarded obsolete and are no longer in use as cooling systems, while on the other hand, they have been adapted to serve various functions not just to provide cooling and ventilation. The research indicates that if wind-catchers are to survive and be incorporated into new building designs, the full range of their attributes should be taken into consideration and used appropriately. In so doing, wind-catchers can help reduce the reliance on mechanical cooling systems, and hence decrease the consumption of electricity and cut CO 2 emissions.

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“…4a shows a mashrabiya system coupled with porous water-jugs to provide evaporative cooling effect for a dwelling and cooling water inside jugs for water drinking. [8].…”

Section: ) the Mashrabiyamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this system, the air is drawn upwards via wind tower. Because of positive pressure on one sides of the building the hot air could be drown down via underground channels or water fountains before entering to the building as cooled air, while the hot interior air rises upward via the openings of the wind tower [3], [8].…”

Section: ) Wind Towersmentioning

confidence: 99%