Cultural Pathology of Double Glazed Windows in terms of Environmental Connectivity Culture in Iran

Nastaran Parsaei; Rana Soleymanpour; Asl Navasar; Maryam Banaei

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.198

Authors

Nastaran Parsaei Faculty of Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology,16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
Rana Soleymanpour Faculty of Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology,16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
Asl Navasar Faculty of Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology,16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
Maryam Banaei Faculty of Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology,16846-13114 Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.198

Keywords:

Double Glazed Windows, Environmental Connectivity Culture, Sustainability, Iranian Traditional Window

Abstract

One of the main sustainable products for reducing fuel consumption is a double-glazed window. Despite the positive impacts of these windows in Iran, maybe usage of them has negative effects on environmental connectivity. Environmental connectivity is important in Iranian’s culture in different aspects of privacy and nature relatedness that has influenced the architecture of Windows. The aim of this research is to study the cultural pathology of double glazed windows in today's housing of Iran by analyzing Spearman correlation coefficient. Also, we suggest patterns from traditional windows to improve the environmental connectivity culture by focusing on sustainable designing.

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