ENHANCING THERMAL COMFORT IN URBAN BUILDINGS THROUGH PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES: REDUCING OVERHEATING WITHOUT MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
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Mirhamidova Ezoza
Fourth-Year Student, Enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at Ajou University in Tashkent
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- Passive design, thermal comfort, vernacular architecture, urban buildings, overheating, sustainable architecture, natural ventilation, human-centered design, green building, energy efficiency, heat island effect.
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The problems related to the urban environment have become increasingly critical in the context of climate change. It requires a reconsideration of contemporary approaches to urban planning and architectural design. This issue is particularly urgent in regions with extremely high temperatures, where rapid urbanization intensifies climatic stress on cities. For example: Central Asia.
One of the main factors contributing to urban overheating is population growth and the concentration of infrastructure within dense urban areas. The extensive use of vehicles, industrial equipment, and heat-absorbing materials such as concrete and asphalt leads to the accumulation of solar radiation during the day and limits natural cooling at night. Consequently, urban spaces experience prolonged periods of elevated temperature.
Conventional solutions to overheating often depend on air conditioning systems. While these systems help cool indoor spaces, they require large amounts of energy and release additional heat into the surrounding environment. As a result, the use of air conditioning can actually increase urban temperatures and make the overheating problem worse. - References
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- 2026-06-09
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- Vol. 2 No. 6 (2026)
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