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Analyzing the sensitivity and energy efficiency of a residential complex in warm and dry climate of Iran: the case study Yazd Province

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In recent years, the limited energy sources and their huge costs in many countries to save money have attracted the attention of many scholars. The purpose of the energy consumption assessment of a building is to reduce the waste of the energy, and this reduction in the energy has a direct relationship to the lower costs. In this paper, the researcher tends to investigate the sensitivity and the energy analysis of a warm and dry residential complex in Iran (Yazd). Initially, the simulation of the energy consumption of a building was calculated by using the eQUEST software, to determine the thermal load of the building for a range of important parameters (such as wall insulation, roof and floor insulation, air penetration, glass type and window size). Then by using the SPSS software, the relationships have been extracted to connect the energy of the building with these factors. Then, by using the SPSS software, it attempted to connect a meaningful relationship between the energy consumption of the building and the mentioned factors. Also, the energy efficiency of the building was optimized by converting the data to the neural network, by using the genetic algorithm. Finally, this study was also carried out in warm and dry areas, to describe the accuracy of the results, and in each step, appropriate validations have been done.

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We thank all participants in this research and Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    A. Baheri & M. Najafi

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

    A. Azimi

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    C. Aghanajafi

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Baheri, A., Najafi, M., Azimi, A. et al. Analyzing the sensitivity and energy efficiency of a residential complex in warm and dry climate of Iran: the case study Yazd Province. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 19, 43–72 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-02996-3

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