Habitação em madeira no tropico umido : avaliação do conforto termico em prototipo de madeira na cidade de Belem - Para / Wood for housing in hot-humid tropic : evaluation of thermal comfort in wood prototypes in the city of Belem - Para

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2006

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In the Amazonian Region there is a great concentration of natural resources, however in most cases they are not preserved or explored in a sustainable way. In architecture things are not different. One of the great challenges for the active professionals in architecture and building area is the development of products and constructive systems which allow for the practice of the rational use of the natural resources, to increase the productivity and to reduce the time of execution, to incentive the use of local raw material, generating smaller final cost to the consumer. Especially in Belém, capital of the State of Pará, there are a number of professionals looking for an identity with the region, due to the effort of some architects concerned with appropriate constructions to the hot-humid climate. In this context, wood is a material with high potential, since it is abundant in the nature, and comes from a renewable source. This research has its focus in the Amazonian area, especially in the city of Belém-Pará. Thermal comfort and thermal performance of different alternatives of closing panels in two wood prototypes built in Embrapa ? Amazonia Oriental are analyzed through measurements of environmental parameters ? air temperature, humidity, globe temperature and air speed, in order to verify which panel is more effective in the control of the climatic demands. A research concerning the possibilities of use of wood in habitation projects of social interest was accomplished, for public or private organs. This research aims to contribute with technical information for the improvement of environmental comfort of wood houses in the hot-humid regions and to look for alternatives to discuss the use of wood as building material in a sustainable way

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habitação popular tropicos - clima wood for housing arquitetura de habitação casas de madeira thermal confort conforto termico construção de madeira humid tropic

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