Abstract
The thermal comfort problem has usually been studied from energyperspective, 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 implement 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 airtightness, underlining the need to consider them from the design as well as training inhabitants in their use.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Santamouris M (2016) Innovating to zero the building sector in Europe: Minimising the energy consumption, eradication of the energy poverty and mitigating the local climate change. Solar Energy 128:61–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.01.021
Rubio-Bellido C, Pérez-Fargallo A, Pulido-Arcas JA, Trebilcock M (2017) Application of adaptive comfort behaviors in Chilean social housing standards under the influence of climate change. Build Simul 10:933–947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-017-0385-9
Cellura M, Guarino F, Longo S, Mistretta M (2014) Energy life-cycle approach in net zero energy buildings balance: Operation and embodied energy of an Italian case study. Energy Build 72:371–381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.12.046
Sánchez-García D, Rubio-Bellido C, del Río JJM, Pérez-Fargallo A (2019) Towards the quantification of energy demand and consumption through the adaptive comfort approach in mixed mode office buildings considering climate change. Energy Build 187:173–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.02.002
Pérez-Fargallo A, Pulido-Arcas J, Rubio-Bellido C, Trebilcock M, Piderit B, Attia S (2018) Development of a new adaptive comfort model for low income housing in the Central-South of Chile. Energy Build 178:94–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.08.030
Pereira-Ruchansky L, Pérez-Fargallo A (2020) Integrated analysis of energy saving and thermal comfort of retrofits in social housing under climate change influence in Uruguay. Sustainability 12:4636. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114636
Escandón R, Suárez R, Sendra JJ, Ascione F, Bianco N, Mauro GM (2019) Predicting the impact of climate change on thermal comfort in a building category: The case of linear-type social housing stock in Southern Spain. Energies 12:2238. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122238
INE (2011) Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2011. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay, https://www.ine.gub.uy/web/guest/encuesta-continua-de-hogares
MIEM (2013) Características de sector residencial. Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería, Uruguay, https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/datos-y-estadisticas/estadisticas/encuesta-sobre-consumo-energia-sector-residencial-datos-2013
Triana MA, Lamberts R, Sassi P (2018) Should we consider climate change for Brazilian social housing? assessment of energy efficiency adaptation measures. Energy Build 158:1379–1392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.11.003
Andrić I, Koc M, Al-Ghamdi SG (2019) A review of climate change implications for built environment: Impacts, mitigation measures and associated challenges in developed and developing countries. J Clean Prod 211:83–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.128
van Hooff T, Blocken B, Hensen J, Timmermans H (2015) Reprint of: On the predicted effectiveness of climate adaptation measures for residential buildings. Build Environ 83:142–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.10.006
García de Diego MDL, Gómez Muñoz G, Román López E (2015) Cuentas energéticas no habituales en edificación residencial. Informes de la Construcción 67:m028. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.14.059
INE (2011) Censo Nacional 2011. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay, https://www.ine.gub.uy/web/guest/censos-2011
Casacuberta C (2006) Situación de la vivienda en Uruguay. Informe de divulgación. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) y Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), Montevideo, Uruguay
MIDES (2017) Observatorio Social. Tamaño medio de hogares particulares según quintiles de ingreso. Total país. Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Uruguay, https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-desarrollo-social/observatorio/indicadores
Picción A, Camacho M, Cheirasco G, Salgado ML, Milicua S (2009) Evaluación de pautas de diseño bioclimático aplicadas en edificios de vivienda en Uruguay (clima templado húmedo). Avances en Energías Renovables y Medio Ambiente (AVERMA) 13:187–194
ASHRAE (2019) ANSI/ASHRAE standard 62.2-2019. Ventilation and acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASHRAE (2014) ASHRAE guideline 14-2014. Measurement of energy, demand, and water savings. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Lautsen J (2008) Energy efficiency requirements in building codes. Energy efficiency policies for new buildings, International Energy Agency, Paris, France
Rubio-Bellido C, Pulido J, Ureta-Gragera M (2015) Aplicabilidad de estrategias genéricas de diseño pasivo en edificaciones bajo la influencia del cambio climático en Concepción y Santiago, Chile. Revista Hábitat Sustentable 5:32–41
ASHRAE (2017) ANSI/ASHRAE standard 55–2017 thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
CTE (2017) Documento Básico de Ahorro de Energía (DB-HE). Código Técnico de la Edificación, https://www.codigotecnico.org/DocumentosCTE/AhorroEnergia.html
IM (2009) Título III.I, Capítulo Único. De la reducción de la demanda de energía para acondicionamiento térmico. In: Normas para edificios destinados a vivienda, vol XV, libro xvi edn, Digesto Municipal, Uruguay
Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo (2016) Estándares de Construcción Sustentable para viviendas de Chile. Tomo II Energía. https://csustentable.minvu.gob.cl/edificacion-residencial/
Municipalidad de Rosario (2011) Ordenanza N\(^{\circ }\)8757. https://www.rosario.gob.ar/normativa/ver/visualExterna.do?accion=verNormativa &idNormativa=75004
Pérez-Fargallo A, Rubio-Bellido C, Pulido-Arcas J, Gallego-Maya I, Guevara-García F (2018) Influence of adaptive comfort models on energy improvement for housing in cold areas. Sustainability 10:859. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030859
Fosas D, Coley DA, Natarajan S, Herrera M, de Pando MF, Ramallo-Gonzalez A (2018) Mitigation versus adaptation: Does insulating dwellings increase overheating risk? Build Environ 143:740–759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.07.033
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the research group “Environmental comfort and energy poverty (\(+\)CO-PE)” of Universidad del Bío-Bío for their support with this research, and the project N\(^{\circ }\) 62–R\(+\)D Groups–2018 of the Sectoral Commission for Scientific Research, University of the Republic (CSIC-UdelaR) for financing the travel expenses for the work to be carried out.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Pereira-Ruchansky, L., Pérez-Fargallo, A. (2023). Impact of Passive Design Measures on the Thermal Comfort of Social Housing in the Context of Climate Changein Montevideo, Uruguay. In: Marín-Restrepo, L., Pérez-Fargallo, A., Piderit-Moreno, M.B., Trebilcock-Kelly, M., Wegertseder-Martínez, P. (eds) Removing Barriers to Environmental Comfort in the Global South. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_27
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_27
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-24207-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-24208-3
eBook Packages: EnergyEnergy (R0)