Determining Thermal Comfort Period for Tabriz

Considering the diverse climates of Iran, the need for architectural design according to climate zones is obvious. Especially in critical thermal conditions this need will be more important and becomes the architect’s most important challenge. Cold climate is one of the important climates which deserve special design. In cold climate, summer is very short and environmental temperature is often below the comfort range, so the most important issue is heating. Since in most of the time we require to increase the temperature up to the comfort range. This article aims to provide solutions for critical climate conditions. So Tabriz with a dry and cold climate was selected and its thermal analysis was done. Through this analysis we find out when there is heating problems and we can design solutions based on these findings. This information will help us to design the selected site conditions.