Thermal acceptability of individuals living in housing vulnerability:
case study in Passo Fundo/RS - Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5585/2023.23546Keywords:
Conforto térmico. Aceitabilidade térmica. Moradia provisória. Vulnerabilidade habitacionalAbstract
Objective: This research aims to investigate and discuss the thermal conditions of a temporary housing and the residents' perceptions regarding the thermal environment.
Methodology: It is characterized as an empirical research, of a qualitative nature, of the exploratory type on a case study defined by convenience. Thermal assessment determinants are based on ASHRAE 55 (2020).
Originality/Relevance: The normative of thermal comfort consider only regular and permanent buildings. This study evaluates the thermal conditions of a provisional housing in precarious construction conditions, located in a region with a subtropical climate, with low temperatures in winter.
Results: The thermal conditions of the internal environment are directly relate to external temperature variations and the thermal acceptability limits of residents tend to be higher than the parameters provided for in adaptative thermal comfort regulations.
Contributions: This is a pilot study on the thermal conditions of temporary housing in the south of the country, demonstrating that individuals who live in this type of housing tend to have greater thermal acceptability for the cold in relation to the normative parameters of thermal comfort, while the performance housing temperature follows the microclimatic changes of the external environment.
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