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IMPACT OF PASSIVE DESIGN MEASURES ON THE THERMAL COMFORT OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

dc.creatorALEXIS PEREZ FARGALLO
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:38:00Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:38:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractTHE THERMAL COMFORT PROBLEM HAS USUALLY BEEN STUDIED FROM ENERGY PERSPECTIVE, USING ENERGY DEMAND AS AN INDICATOR, DISREGARDING THAT, IN CONTEXTS OF POVERTY AND ENERGY VULNERABILITY, THERE ARE DWELLINGS THAT DO NOT USE AIR CONDITIONING OR ONLY PARTIALLY DO SO. THIS APPROACH CONSTITUTES A BARRIER TO UNDERSTANDING THE PHENOMENON AND ACHIEVING CONTEXT-APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT FOR THESE DWELLINGS, THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE ADAPTING TO ACHIEVE COMFORT IN THE FUTURE CLIMATE. ON THE OTHER HAND, ENERGY REGULATIONS, IN OUR CONTEXT, FOCUSED ON NEW BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION MEASURES, LIMIT COMFORT CONDITIONS IN EXISTING DWELLINGS TO THE ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES OF INHABITANS TO IMPLE- MENT IMPROVEMENTS. THIS ARTICLE EVALUATES IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR TYPICAL SOCIAL HOUSING IN URUGUAY. IT CONSIDERS THE TIME IN COMFORT AS AN INDICATOR, USING ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT MODELS. IT STUDIES PASSIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE, AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, TO ELIMINATE ECONOMIC BARRIER. IT EVALUATES, BY SIMULATION, THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE THERMAL PERFORMANCE, DEMONSTRATING THAT OPERATIONAL, VENTILATION, AND SOLAR PROTECTIONS PARAMETERS, HAVE HIGH IMPACT WITH ZERO COST ON THERMAL COMFORT, BEING DECISIVE TO AVOID OVERHEATING IN CASES COMBINED WITH HIGH INSULATION LEVELS AND AIR TIGHTNESS, UNDERLINING THE NEED TO CONSIDER THEM FROM THE DESIGN AS WELL AS TRAINING INHABITANTS IN THEIR USE.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_27
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/12934
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherREMOVING BARRIERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
dc.relation.uri10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_27
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.subjectThermal performance
dc.subjectSocial housing
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectAdaptive comfort
dc.titleIMPACT OF PASSIVE DESIGN MEASURES ON THE THERMAL COMFORT OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
dc.typeCAPÍTULO DE LIBRO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionDEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCION
ubb.SedeCONCEPCIÓN
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