Impact of Geometric Proportions on Climatic Behavior of High-rise Residential Buildings

In this study, certain correlations between the impacts of geometric proportions of building and microclimate on the climatic behavior of high-rise residential buildings were investigated. Therefore, influential elements such as geometry of open urban area, building form and geometric character as well as architectural characteristics, and microclimate as factors influencing the climatic behavior of high-rise residential buildings located in Valiasr district in Tabriz were tested. The analysis results revealed a comparison between OLS and gamma regression indicating that the gamma regression is more suitable for analyzing the climatic behavior of buildings, and with the exception of a few elements, the geometric form of open space and architectural characteristics demonstrated a significant relation to the climatic behavior of selected buildings. It was also found that some elements of urban microclimate including wind speed and humidity have the highest impact on the climatic behavior of buildings. This study is expected to contribute to the improvement of planning and design approach to sustainable and resilient cities through the reduction of climatic behavior in high-rise residential buildings.