INVESTIGADORES
FILIPPIN Maria celina
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Energy-saving apartments in a semiarid region in Argentina
Autor/es:
2. FILIPPIN, C., BEASCOCHEA, A., FLORES LARSEN, S. AND LESINO,G.
Lugar:
Orlando, Estados Unidos
Reunión:
Congreso; ISES 2005 (International Solar Energy Society); 2005
Institución organizadora:
ISES (International Solar Energy Society)
Resumen:
ABSTRACT
During the year 2000, energy-efficient buildings for low-income students at La Pampa University were designed and constructed. Buildings are located at the center of La Pampa province, in a temperate semi-arid region of Argentina. Energy conservation devices, passive solar heating, natural ventilation and solar protection were the main design strategies. The resulting design comprises two blocks of apartments with a useful floor area of 700 m2. Solar windows are provided for all main spaces. Northern shading devices and metallic pergolas protect all windows in summer. This paper shows the results of the thermal and energy behaviour of the apartments. The evolution of internal temperature was different in each apartment. Considering apartments use passive solar heating, the consumption of conventional energy (natural gas) varied among dwellers, but the volume consumed was lower than that of conventional dwellings. Without extra building cost dwellers live under good higrothermal conditions at 50% of the auxiliary energy consumed by conventional dwellings.