Environmental sustainable Iranian traditional architecture in hot-humid regions

This paper concentrates on the results of sustainability caused by climatic elements in Iranian traditional architecture in Hot-Humid regions. In a vast country such as Iran, with different climatic zone, traditional builders have presented a series of logical solutions for human comfort. The aim of this research is to demonstrate traditional architecture in Mild-Humid climate of Iran as a sample of sustainable architecture. Sustainability in architecture means conserving constructions for the future, in terms of physical durability planet protect conserving on energy resources. In this case, it seems that sustainability would be based on the introduction productive models in which available materials and resources are used more efficiently, rather than being ignored. Nowadays, the knowledge of building ecology focuses on its capacity to integrate environmental and climatic parameters into design and thus enhances space qualities such as comfortability. Traditional architecture of Iran is perceived sustainable for having sustainable features. It is able to response to environmental problems from a long period. Its features are based on climatic factors as well as local construction materials of Hot-Humid regions. This research uses library documents and Internet sites as well as analyzing building plans. At first, it describes meaning of sustainable development, sustainable architecture and its principles. The principles of sustainable architecture will be explained according to characteristics of traditional architecture in Hot-Humid regions. Then, it is necessary to investigate buildings elements such as roof, wall, window and wind catcher, building materials and colors are also considered important interrelation to sustainability. This paper concludes that according to some factors, it is possible to address Iranian traditional architecture sustainable.