Thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings of Maracaibo, Venezuela

Abstract

This document presents an evaluation of air temperatures and human thermal votes registered on three constructive typology naturally ventilated buildings located in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The results show differences in the indoor air temperatures, the thermal votes and in the indoor comfort temperatures estimates by building typology.

Keywords

• thermal comfort
• fields studies
• adaptive model
• naturally ventilated buildings
• hot and humid climate