Amin Mohammadi

Persian Gulf University | PGU · Department of Architectural Engineering

The present study aims to identify climate-responsive solutions used in traditional dwellings of Bushehr, a city in south west of Iran, and analyze the effects of these solutions in thermal comfort and energy consumption of these buildings in comparison to the modern ones. After selection of the sample buildings and short-term field measurements fr...

The aim of this study was to compare the Iranian National Standard (INS) with LEED, a valid international standard, in the field of evaluating energy performance in buildings to show the strengths and weaknesses of INS and then improve and update it. For this purpose, a government office building in Tehran was selected as the case study. To evaluat...

The use of solar energy in buildings is a good alternative to fossil fuels considering the geographical location of Iran. The present research evaluated the feasibility of net-zero energy residential buildings in southern Iran using a distinct framework. To this end, a low-energy and simulated model of a multi-family residential building as the dom...

Home-based workspaces have considerably increased all over the world. Besides, the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 disease forced many people to work from their homes. However, existing residential apartment buildings (ERABs) had been designed for accommodation but not for office works. Low-quality visual environments in ERABs, which have no shadin...

Home office workspaces have significantly grown in residential sectors throughout the world. Nowadays, many people worldwide are forced to work from their housing units due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the existing residential buildings were only designed for living activities, not for desk-related tasks. This is more critical...

One of the passive solutions for decreasing solar gain and cooling energy demand is to use shading devices. Precise and scientific principles in designing shading devices rely on understanding the shading geometry and how to use and analyze the overheated period chart. Having the overheated period charts and the model shading devices for the southe...

External building envelopes without thermal insulation can increase the annual cooling and heating energy demand of buildings, and consequently, GHG emissions and climate change will be inevitable. Thermal insulation of building envelopes is one of the most effective solutions for improving the energy efficiency of buildings. The ministry of roads...

This paper aims to investigate the improvement of the energy efficiency of typical apartment buildings in the hot and humid region of Iran by applying passive and cost-effective solutions. For this purpose, a residential building, that reflects the current typology, is selected in Bushehr, Iran, and its annual energy consumption is explored using e...

This study aims to use vernacular climatic solutions (VCS) of traditional dwellings of Bushehr in common residential buildings of this city in southern Iran and answer to the question that “What is the effect of VCS in terms of energy consumption in these buildings?”. This research was conducted on two levels. At the first level, after selecting an...

This study aims to use the vernacular climatic strategies (VCS) of traditional dwellings in Bushehr, in the common residential buildings of this southern Iranian city (which is characterized by its hot and humid climate), and provide answers to the following question: What effects do VCS have in terms of energy consumption in these buildings? This...

The invention of Shenashirs is one of the methods that has been used for shadowing on the windows of a building in the west direction in old and traditional parts of Bushehr.In addition to shadowing roles, these shades are also the monumental elements of the vernacular architecture of Bushehr but their function in the afternoons; from May to Novemb...