The Study of Internal Thermal Comfort in Traditional Dwellings in Hot & Dry Climate of Iran (Case Study: Atar-ha house in Kashan)

Abstract The present study aims to identify climate-responsive solutions used in traditional dwellings of hot & dry climate in Iran, and analyze the effects of these solutions in thermal comfort, energy consumption and some guidelines for climate-responsive buildings design. Internal thermal comfort of Atar-ha traditional house in the city of Kashan in the hot & dry climate of Iran were analyzed by assessment the climate-responsive solutions in this house for providing thermal comfort. In order to achieve this, based on experimental process, field measurements and comparative analysis and by using Data Logger Devices for temperature and relative humidity, weather data from different building spaces within 24 hours were collected and moved to the Givoni Chart. Eventually, the effectiveness of this house in terms of traditional design strategies and the impact to achieve the main goal of this research has been determined. The findings show that according to the charts and tables, Atar-ha House has been effectively turning the temperature into the optimum mode in summer compared to winter and provides better thermal comfort conditions in the warm season than in the cold season.