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Título del libro: Proceedings - 28th International Plea Conference On Sustainable Architecture + Urban Design: Opportunities, Limits And Needs - Towards An Environmentally Responsible Architecture, Plea 2012
Título del capítulo: Mathematical model for thermal votes: Two seasons comparison

Autores UNAM:
JESUS ANTONIO DEL RIO PORTILLA;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2012
Palabras clave:

Comfort conditions; Design strategies; Hot dry climates; International standards; Temperature and relative humidity; Thermal condition; Thermal sensations; Thermal votes; Architecture; Surveys; Thermal comfort; Climate models


Resumen:

For the adequate thermal design of buildings, the local climate analysis is needed in order to define design strategies according to these conditions. It is also necessary to know the specific comfort conditions of the people habituated to the local climate. In some extreme climates, thermal comfort conditions are not necessarily the same as the reported by the international standards and in the classic references. For this reason, the specific comfort conditions for climates and people must be determined. In this work we have developed a mathematical model to calculate the thermal votes for people adapted to a specific climate. This model is based on measured thermal responses of people habituated to live in hot dry climate. The field survey has been carried out in Hermosillo city, in Northwest Mexico, inside houses in developments for people with low-incomes. The calculated thermal votes of the two relevant seasons have been compared with the field survey thermal responses with good statistical agreement. This model can be useful to predict the thermal sensations of people acclimated to similar thermal conditions and situations, taking into account the temperature and relative humidity.


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