Avaliação do conforto higrotérmico em edificações residenciais: estudo de caso para Zona Bioclimática 2

Abstract

Hygrothermal comfort is the evaluation of temperature and humidity factors on the users' sense of well-being. These variables interfere with the occurrence of condensation and facilitates filamentous fungi growth which can cause respiratory problems for occupants, in addition to requiring maintenance and renovations in the building. To analyze the influence of thermal insulation, ventilation and solar position on indoor humidity rates, this paper studies a unit of a residential building under two solar orientations, three ventilation rates and three materials with different physical properties. Througt the computational simulations were possible to indicate the influence of the solar position on the models, which air renewal rate presented less internal humidity and in which material is harder for condensation occurs.