Papers by Zahra Zomorodian
School buildings, which form a major part of public buildings, are considered to be one of the ma... more School buildings, which form a major part of public buildings, are considered to be one of the maximum consumers of
energy in Iran. Based on building typology and occupancy patterns, school buildings have a significant potentiality for energy
optimization while providing thermal comfort. This study investigates the architectural design parameters such as orientation,
optimum window-to-wall ratio, space organization, sun shading, and building shape, which have a considerable impact on the
energy demand. For the purpose of this study, a typical elementary school is selected, modeled, and analyzed by integrating
different design measures using a dynamic simulation software tool. The optimum values for various architectural design
parameters are calculated. The results reveal that through energy efficient architectural design, the primary energy demand of
the studied case has reduced by 31% while maintaining visual and thermal comfort as compared to the existing building.
Energy and Buildings, 2015
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Cable-stayed bridges can be recognized as a suitable solution for connecting wide-span crossings.... more Cable-stayed bridges can be recognized as a suitable solution for connecting wide-span crossings. More than 600 cable bridges are constructed in the world till now while this process is in progress and this number is increasing. The span of cable bridges is between 100m to 500m wide usually while length of widest cable bridges has increased up to 1000m during this decade. Construction of such bridges still is so profitable and according to this point studying these bridges seems so important. Cable-stayed bridges are studied from many aspects such as number of spans, number of towers, number of cables and girder types. Among this process, this paper has gathered more than 100 cable stayed bridges around the world in a table and has assessed them based on different parameters and has categorized these bridges in 3 categories of harp, fan and radial. This categorizing has been based on a relationship between the pattern of cables and the width of spans. Fundamentals of this categorizing have been defined in the first step of this paper. In continue the results have been represented. At the end the relationship between the width of span of these bridges and the category will be analyzed and the final conclusion will be presented.
Stadiums are large theaters for entertainment purposes while being social and architectural propa... more Stadiums are large theaters for entertainment purposes while being social and architectural propaganda in towns and cities built in. Design priorities are achieved in these buildings if structure and enclosure are recognized carefully in all scales. Indoor Ballparks are a type of stadiums that support outdoor sports, such as baseball, football or soccer. The numbers of these wide span structures are increasing due to versatile needs today. These structures are being built with different shapes and structural forms around the world nowadays. In this paper 76 Indoor Ballparks with the capacity of over 15000 occupants are considered and categorized into 4 categories based on their roof forms including One-way Curved Roofs (OCR),
Journal of Advanced Management Science, 2013
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Papers by Zahra Zomorodian
energy in Iran. Based on building typology and occupancy patterns, school buildings have a significant potentiality for energy
optimization while providing thermal comfort. This study investigates the architectural design parameters such as orientation,
optimum window-to-wall ratio, space organization, sun shading, and building shape, which have a considerable impact on the
energy demand. For the purpose of this study, a typical elementary school is selected, modeled, and analyzed by integrating
different design measures using a dynamic simulation software tool. The optimum values for various architectural design
parameters are calculated. The results reveal that through energy efficient architectural design, the primary energy demand of
the studied case has reduced by 31% while maintaining visual and thermal comfort as compared to the existing building.
energy in Iran. Based on building typology and occupancy patterns, school buildings have a significant potentiality for energy
optimization while providing thermal comfort. This study investigates the architectural design parameters such as orientation,
optimum window-to-wall ratio, space organization, sun shading, and building shape, which have a considerable impact on the
energy demand. For the purpose of this study, a typical elementary school is selected, modeled, and analyzed by integrating
different design measures using a dynamic simulation software tool. The optimum values for various architectural design
parameters are calculated. The results reveal that through energy efficient architectural design, the primary energy demand of
the studied case has reduced by 31% while maintaining visual and thermal comfort as compared to the existing building.