Investigating the orientation of the vertical forest building on the comfort of the residents (case study:Tehran city)

Considering the decreasing fossil fuels and increasing demand for building cooling in order to improve residents' comfort, finding an approachs in the building sector can be an effective event. This is because building energy consumption accounts for about ۴۰%, so one of the solutions can be the use of sustainable buildings that create desirable thermal comfort and use less energy for cooling. In this research, we aimed to determine the most suitable geographical orientation in the hottest month of ۲۰۲۲ in Tehran by designing a vertical forest residential building in order to increase residents' comfort and reduce cooling load. This study was conducted using DesignBuilder software and the results showed that the best geographical orientation for reducing electricity use for cooling in a vertical forest building is the northwestern units.

Keywords:

Thermal Comfort , Vertical Forest , Design Builder , Cooling Load