COMPARISON THE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT FACADE MATERIALS FOR REDUCING BUILDING COOLING NEEEDS.

ALCHAPAR NOELIA; CORREA ERICA

ECO-EFFICIENT MATERIALS FOR MITIGATING BUILDING COOLING NEEDS

Woodhead Publishing. ELSEVIER Ltd.

Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2015; p. 155 - 194

This chapter reports the main results from an investigation conducted by The Human Environment and Housing Laboratory, CONICET, CCT-Mendoza. The thermal behavior of 96 facade materials - claddings and coatings- has been evaluated by mean of their solar reflectance index (SRI). To assess the relative impact of the appropriate selection of materials as a strategy for building and urban rehabilitation, we have carried out simulations on two scales of intervention. The results show that the role of vertical urban envelope is critical for reducing heat gains provided by multiple reflections within a vial channel, affecting not only the indoor temperature to building scale, but also the comfort condition of pedestrians by increased urban temperatures.