Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate
Environmental comfort is fundamental for teaching and learning processes. This workfocuses on identifying shortcomings and proposing improvements for educational buildings in theAndean equatorial climate. A quantitative experimental methodology was employed, which included collecting thermal comfort...
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| author | Paltan Cuenca, Jessica Dayana Ordonez Castro, Galo Alfredo Astudillo Flores, Mateo Ismael Zalamea Leon, Esteban Felipe |
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| description | Environmental comfort is fundamental for teaching and learning processes. This workfocuses on identifying shortcomings and proposing improvements for educational buildings in theAndean equatorial climate. A quantitative experimental methodology was employed, which included collecting thermal comfort data to calibrate the use of the DesignBuilder v7 environmental simulation software. Issues with thermal weakness in the carpentry were identified, both due to the choice of materials and construction sealing. These are common weaknesses that arise in the context of the Andean Ecuadorian climate, but which affect moments of thermal discomfort during study hours. With the calibrated simulator, thermal improvements achievable by working on the carpentry to reduce infiltrations by half and improving glazing with double-glazed and triple-glazed windows, achieving even uniformity in thermal transmittance compared to other envelope materials, were analysed. By reducing infiltrations alone, the average temperature increased by between 1.07 ◦Cand 1.61 ◦C, surpassing the minimum comfort threshold and remaining within locally accepted temperatures throughout the day. With very-high-standard glazing, additional improvements are made, increasing the average temperature by an additional 0.30 ◦C to 0.69 ◦C, resulting in a less efficient alternative |
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| spelling | oai:dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec:123456789-442492024-03-12T16:45:02Z Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate Paltan Cuenca, Jessica Dayana Ordonez Castro, Galo Alfredo Astudillo Flores, Mateo Ismael Zalamea Leon, Esteban Felipe University classrooms DesignBuilder V7 Thermal comfort Air tightness Environmental comfort is fundamental for teaching and learning processes. This workfocuses on identifying shortcomings and proposing improvements for educational buildings in theAndean equatorial climate. A quantitative experimental methodology was employed, which included collecting thermal comfort data to calibrate the use of the DesignBuilder v7 environmental simulation software. Issues with thermal weakness in the carpentry were identified, both due to the choice of materials and construction sealing. These are common weaknesses that arise in the context of the Andean Ecuadorian climate, but which affect moments of thermal discomfort during study hours. With the calibrated simulator, thermal improvements achievable by working on the carpentry to reduce infiltrations by half and improving glazing with double-glazed and triple-glazed windows, achieving even uniformity in thermal transmittance compared to other envelope materials, were analysed. By reducing infiltrations alone, the average temperature increased by between 1.07 ◦Cand 1.61 ◦C, surpassing the minimum comfort threshold and remaining within locally accepted temperatures throughout the day. With very-high-standard glazing, additional improvements are made, increasing the average temperature by an additional 0.30 ◦C to 0.69 ◦C, resulting in a less efficient alternative 2024-03-12T16:44:58Z 2024-03-12T16:44:58Z 2023 ARTÍCULO 2075-5309 http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/44249 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/3049 10.3390/buildings13123049 es_ES application/pdf Buildings |
| spellingShingle | University classrooms DesignBuilder V7 Thermal comfort Air tightness Paltan Cuenca, Jessica Dayana Ordonez Castro, Galo Alfredo Astudillo Flores, Mateo Ismael Zalamea Leon, Esteban Felipe Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate |
| title | Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate |
| title_full | Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate |
| title_fullStr | Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate |
| title_short | Effects and Improvements in Carpentry for Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces in Andean Mild Equatorial Climate |
| title_sort | effects and improvements in carpentry for thermal comfort in educational spaces in andean mild equatorial climate |
| topic | University classrooms DesignBuilder V7 Thermal comfort Air tightness |
| url | http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/44249 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/3049 |
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