The Mitigation Capacity of Three Construction Materials According to their Thermal Performance in Arid Zones. Case Study: Torreón, Coahuila

The principal aim of this article is to present the results obtained from a study conducted in three modules on the following materials: Compressed Earth Block (CEB) as an alternative material, concrete block as a conventional material and adobe as a traditional material. We used hobo sensors to rec...

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Autores: Quiroa Herrera, Jaime Andrés, Villanueva Solís, Jorge, González Calderón, Alleck Johnnathan, Retana Olvera, Alaidé
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Academia XXII
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/77413
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/aca/article/view/77413
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materiales de Construcción
Zonas Áridas
Mitigación
Construction Materials
Arid Zones
Mitigation
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Sumario:The principal aim of this article is to present the results obtained from a study conducted in three modules on the following materials: Compressed Earth Block (CEB) as an alternative material, concrete block as a conventional material and adobe as a traditional material. We used hobo sensors to record surface temperatures and internal and external air temperatures. When analyzing the data, dynamic climatology was applied to the built space, defining the measurement period and representative episode and day for each heat situation. The results show that the traditional material is that which is best adapted to these climatic conditions and has the best mitigation capacity, while the alternative material performed better than the conventional. Adobe and CEB have a higher mitigation capacity and better thermal performance than concrete, showing the viability of their use in the area under study, thus taking advantage of the higher mitigation they offer in arid zones.