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The ventilated facade and climatic comfort: a technological instrument for buildings in warm climates in Colombia

No. 18 (2016-01-01)
  • Manuel Andrés Rubiano Martín
    Manuel Andrés Rubiano Martín mar.arquitecto@gmail.com Arquitecto, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia. Maestría en Tecnologías Estructurales para Arquitectura, Politécnico de Milán, Italia. Docente investigador, Universidad Piloto de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Ha sido docente asociado de las áreas tecnológicas en las universidades Católica y América de Bogotá.
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq18.2016.08

Abstract

The real estate sector is responsible for polluting the planet with a large amount of carbon dioxide, and the construction of houses is the principal culprit. As such, the ventilated façade is widely used in northern and central European countries and to a lesser extend in the United States. This technology has shown a high degree of efficiency in maintaining climatic comfort as it minimizes the use of household electrical appliances such as air conditioning units, and it mitigates their environmental impacts. The application of the ventilated façade in Colombia, particularly in homes located in warm climates, is an excellent possibility to improve their quality in an environmentally responsible manner.

Keywords: carbon dioxide pollution, energy saving, climatic comfort, ventilated façade

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