Eighth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Climate change is an ongoing and imminent phenomenon and currently threatens, to various degrees, all habitations across the world. Increased energy use and attendant greenhouse emissions are associated with increased urbanization. The research indicated that buildings consume almost 50% of global energy resources and they have a magnificent role in climate change by increasing CO2 emission. In Iran, like other developing countries, especially in recent years, the cities are growing and the population is increasing rapidly. As a result of this expansion, we are facing some serious environmental issues. In order to increase the undesirable effects of climate change the architecture profession can be effective. While architects can lead the climate change movement by designing the greenest, healthiest buildings and environments. In the first step, this paper introduce some samples of historical Iranian climate-responsive buildings and theirs eco-friendly solutions. In the next step, the paper discusses using the strategies in Iranian contemporary buildings design in order to decrease the annual energy consumption. The results show that architectural design solutions can lead to remarkable effects on energy consumption. So, this paper in the final stage introduce a design framework which included the important strategies to design adaptive buildings with climate change in Iran.