Adaptive Comfort Potential in Different Climate Zones of Ecuador Considering Global Warming

Evelyn Delgado-Gutierrez, Jacinto Canivell, David Bienvenido-Huertas () and Francisco M. Hidalgo-Sánchez
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Evelyn Delgado-Gutierrez: Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas II, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
Jacinto Canivell: Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas II, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
David Bienvenido-Huertas: Department of Building Construction, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Francisco M. Hidalgo-Sánchez: Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas II, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: Ecuador is a country with several climate zones. However, their behaviour is similar throughout the year, with no peaks of extreme temperatures in the various seasons. This paper is a first approach to study the adaptive comfort behaviour in several areas and populations of the country. Considering the ASHRAE 55-2020 model, energy simulation programmes are applied not just to the current climate scenario but also to the climate change scenarios of 2050 and 2100. The results of locations are analysed and compared to determine their performance. Thanks to their climate characteristics, adaptive comfort models could be applied as a passive strategy, using natural ventilation for building indoor comfort improvement, particularly social dwellings. According to previous studies, some prototypes have not considered the climate determinants in each region. Given the geographic situation of the study areas, the adaptive comfort model could be applied in all cases. Percentages of application of natural ventilation and heating and cooling degree hours have similar behaviours according to the climatic region, with a variation greater than 30% among them.

Keywords: adaptive thermal comfort; global warming; natural ventilation; climate zones; climate change; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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