Thermal Comfort for Users According to the Brazilian Housing Buildings Performance Standards

Abstract

Building thermal performance standards should provide user comfort and energy savings. Studies indicate the necessity to improve Brazilian standards with user comfort parameters to upgrade in practice the building thermal performance and effectively obtain energy savings. A typical four story-housing model was tested to verify the indoor temperatures into the building. The present study aims to explicit the user thermal comfort provided by buildings that comply with the minimum Brazilian standards limits for thermal performance along the country's territory, using comfort parameters that better adequate to Brazilian climatic conditions.