ADOPTING A SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN TO IMPROVE THERMAL COMFORT IN AN ARID CLIMATE

Greenery strategies and shaded pedestrian passages have become requirements for designing smart cities in developed countries. One of the most difficult challenges designers is hot arid climates while maintaining a proper level outdoor thermal comfort. The focus on creating comfortable climate people throughout afternoon under sun, particularly countries where summer temperatures rise excessively more than seven months per year, as Iraq. This study compares two Baghdad cities: Haifa Street, which was built 1984 Western design pattern, second city, researchers designed according to construction an climate, such street building orientation, aspect ratio, sky view factor, influence courtyards, role albedo. city planned cover same total area first. results were compared analyzed using ENVI-met software. To conduct comparison between typical day, indices, PMV Tmrt, used. showed that proposed new reduced Tmrt PMV, contributing improved value model by 10.5°C proportions 90% urban area. Furthermore, suggested offers superior values day Street.