Ali GhaffarianHoseini

TL;DR: In this article, a state-of-the-art review of green roofs emphasizing current implementations, technologies, and benefits is presented in order to show how green roofs may contribute to more sustainable buildings and cities.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the sustainable energy performances of green buildings to identify the influential parameters based upon the contemporary successful accomplishments of green building design implementations, and highlight the significant challenges related to the fundamental parameters of cost, maintenance, and operation.

TL;DR: This study attempts to theoretically analyze case models of smart houses in order to identify their essence and characteristics and shows that the most significant intelligent values embodied in smart houses embrace technologies of the functional automation.

TL;DR: In this article, the congruity among local daily functions, environmental characteristics of region, and vernacular functional spatial features is perceived as a substantial principle for enhancing the quality of life.

TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical study of university students was conducted to find out their methods of socializing and how they cooperate with each other in the environment created at universities, and the purpose of this research study was to investigate techniques of improving architectural designs of universities in order to minimize cultural clashes among youth.