The impact of human occupancy in thermal performance of a historic religious building in sub-humid temperate climate
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Dynamic simulation Thermal performance Religious buildings Occupancy impact Passive cooling system
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2022-03-15Referencia bibliográfica
Claudia Eréndira Vázquez-Torres, A. Beizaee and D. Bienvenido-Huertas. The impact of human occupancy in thermal performance of a historic religious building in sub-humid temperate climate. Energy & Buildings 259 (2022) 111912 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111912]
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Universidad de Granada / CBUAResumen
The level of human occupancy in historic religious buildings influences the internal heat gains and thus
the thermal comfort of the users. The temperate climate represents a challenge due to variations in tem-
perature and relative humidity throughout the year, which are by no means extreme. Knowledge regard-
ing human occupancy in historic religious buildings in temperate climates increases the possibilities of
controlling and staying within a given comfort range for the users benefit. The objective was to determine
the impact of occupancy on the thermal performance of a historic religious building located in sub-humid
temperate climate, to increase the knowledge and to generate opportunities to decrease the excessive use
of active systems prevalent today.
The objective was approached with a numerical method that included monitoring periods and dynamic
simulation to determine a novel passive cooling system that would maintain a determined comfort tem-
perature for the longest time in summer. By implementing a novel passive cooling system, the results
showed an impact on the operative temperature according to occupancy level, which reduced the cooling
degree-hour by 80% and 66% at the upper occupancy with 80% and 90% satisfaction levels, respectively.