Climate-sensitive design in traditional hot-dry climate housings

The conservation of natural resources, the prevention of environmental pollution, the reduction of fossil resource consumption are the reason for Iran's natural diversity and the principles of Iran's desert architecture. For years, locals living in such a harsh climate have found solutions to significantly reduce the consequences of the hot-dry climate. Examinations of traditional desert architecture have revealed several methods and techniques that solve the problems of Iran'shot-dry climate condition through the development of sustainability patterns that are compatible with modern architecture. Traditional passive systems are the main objective of this study, which more specifically, will examine passive cooling systems as an important element of Iran's warm-dry, local architecture. For many years, the city of Yazd has beenmentioned asa sample of one of the few cities, whose design was specifically adjusted to Iran's special climate and weather conditions. After modern architecture became widespread, mechanical systems started to be used to provide the interior comfort. Due to the crisis and environmental pollution caused by excessive use of fossil fuels, climate design has again been given importance and the passive systems used in our history have been reused. From this perspective, the traditional passive systems used in the city of Yazd in Iran were examined in detail and the systems of the Revit computer program system were analyzed in the Lariha house plan. Keywords Desert architecture, energy efficiency, passive cooling systems, air conditioning, Revit.