Improving the thermal performance of schools in the High Andean Region of Peru. The case of “PRONIED’S prefabricated frost-type modular classrooms”
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https://doi.org/10.22320/07190700.2023.13.01.05Keywords:
bioclimatic design, passive strategies, thermal performance, energy simulationAbstract
Faced with the qualitative and quantitative deficit of educational infrastructure in Peru’s rural high Andean areas, in recent years the Peruvian State has been investing in and supporting modular solutions, seeking efficiency in the construction processes. The specific proposal, with special emphasis on bioclimatic design, is the "Prefabricated Frost-type Modular Classroom". However, users have been expressing discomfort with these new facilities. This study shows the measurement process carried out on a built module, which allowed calibrating and validating the model using simulation software, to propose improvements in the design that may contribute to future constructions. Taking the adaptive thermal comfort model as a reference, it was confirmed that indoor temperatures were below thermal comfort limits in the early hours of the morning and well above them close to noon, by around 6 ºC and 7 ºC respectively. With the application of complementary bioclimatic strategies, it was possible to considerably improve indoor thermal conditions, although not enough to reach comfort early in the morning. This is because the night-time outdoor temperatures are very low, the building is uninhabited all night long, there is no thermal mass in the envelope, and there are no active solar systems or mechanical air conditioning.
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