The impact of climatic factors on the optimal design of school buildings in iraq

Abstract

The topic of the research relates to the importance of choosing models for Iraqi school buildings, whose effectiveness is greater in relation to the climatic conditions in Iraq. Three climatic stations were chosen to represent the study area (Mosul, Baghdad, and Basra). Three climatic elements were adopted: temperature, solar radiation, and rain for the duration From 2010-2020, in order to indicate the climatic conditions and how to choose the best resistant models. This issue is of great importance due to the use of school buildings by a large segment of the nation, represented by primary school students, secondary and preparatory schools, and their workers, and the many effects caused by extremes in the elements of the climate, including the impact on human comfort, learning skills, and performance skills for workers,

The climate and its extremes affect students’ absorption performance, especially at times that include climatic conditions that are characterized by discomfort, such as high and low temperatures, the amounts of solar radiation affecting school buildings as well as rain and its quantities, and the suitability of school buildings to resist these climatic conditions in the study area. This data has been presented and its monthly and annual recurrences calculated for the duration of the study and displayed in graphic forms and relying on the engineering plans adopted by the authorities related to the establishment of schools and then standing on the cases that must be avoided in the establishment of schools. Buildings that is more suitable for the abnormal climatic conditions in the study area.