Review of the Impact of Urban Block Form on Energy Demand and Solar Access

About 40% of energy is consumed around the world in buildings. Due to population growth, urbanization, most energy-efficient buildings are located in urban centers of developing countries. Hence, the need to increase the energy efficiency of buildings through the coherent use of active and passive design for energy efficiency strategies, increased energy efficiency of equipment and the use of renewable energy, the conversion of renewable energy to thermal energy or electricity, the first The necessary step to combine active and inactive design strategies. Inactive design strategies are one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to reduce energy consumption in buildings. In this study, the energy consumption of buildings has been considered from the point of view of passive design on the urban block scale and on the scale of the building, and the most important indicators of the energy consumption of the building and the form factors affecting energy consumption from the point of view Many scholars have been dealt with. As a result, accurate recognition and evaluation of indicators and parameters affecting energy consumption will enable designers and architects to make the design and construction of buildings inaccessible in the early stages of design with more precision and more effective visibility in building energy consumption.