Environment and Sustainable Architecture

Abstract

Humans have always tried innately to establish their habitations in a place where the existent natural resources would respond their ecological needs. However, the activities which have been done in the skeleton of the city, have caused changes such as air pollution, unsystematic and limitless development of cities both vertically and horizontally, unexampled production of the hazardous waste, appearance of the greenhouse effects and heat islands. The common results of these basic changes that have been appeared for more than a century have caused the loss of vital interaction of people with nature. It seems that there is a connection between the existent materials in the living place of the individuals and their preferences for building houses in terms of the kinds of materials. In the present study books and magazines are used to collect information and therefore, the theoretical method is used for researching. Finally, this study aims to provide approaches for reducing the use of energy and improve the standard of living for everyone.