Impacto del cambio climático en el confort de la vivienda convencional y bioclimática.

Impact of climate change on the comfort of conventional and bioclimatic dwelling.

Abstract

The lack of comfort in buildings has implications on physical and mental health, as well as on productivity. One way to achieve thermal comfort and reduce the use of energy in air conditioning systems is bioclimatic architecture, however, there is doubt about the implications of climate change. This article analyzes the impact of climate change on the thermal comfort of conventional and bioclimatic dwelling, by means of a simulation in the DesignBuilder program, for the 2030, 2050 and 2100 scenarios, with the IPCC specifications. As a result, an increase of 5700 to 7700 hours of discomfort is observed in the case of conventional housing in 2100, and an increase of 2200 to 6200 hours in bioclimatic housing in the maximum emissions scenario. It is concluded that climate change has an impact on the loss of comfort in housing in the low-emissions scenario, being considerably higher in the high-emissions scenario. Bioclimatic housing presents fewer hours of discomfort, however, in the face of climate change, its efficiency is lost; therefore, in order to achieve resilience, it is necessary to design housing considering the modified climate.