Comparison of the standard equivalent temperature (SET) in the houses of Yazd ( case sample: the house of Lariha, Arabzadeh, Shokuhi, Golshan, Mahmudi, Lariha2, Olia)

The architecture of Iran’s desert cities shows important points about designing urban and residentialopen spaces. It is trying to provide an opportunity for easy life for its residents in spite of its environmentalconditions. Man was always looking for a way to achieve comforts; therefore, from providing shelter andmaking food to conditions in which human feels comfortable are all considered as the factors of his comfort. Thestandard equivalent temperature (SET) is one of the effective factors in determining the thermal comfort. Theaim of this study is the relationship between the index of the thermal comfort of standard equivalent temperature(SET) and its effective factors in the residential open space. This study is in an analytical-descriptive method.Several houses were selected as samples in Yazd due to its special climate and the minor effect of climate on thehouses of Yazd. Then, field observation was performed there and the amount of SET was calculated for eachhouse by Ray Man software. Considering the samples, it was determined that the index of SET is within the limitof comfort in the considered houses. It shows the undeniable minor effect of climate on open space, moderatingthe environmental conditions and energy saving..

کلیدواژه ها:

standard equivalent temperature ، SET ، houses of Yazd ، thermal comfort ، climate