Análisis bioclimático de la vivienda vernácula de las comunidades Pulinguí San Pablo y Chorrera Mirador – Provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

San Juan parish is considered one of the poorest parishes in the province of Chimborazo and the central highlands of Ecuador, and the products they sell usually have restricted markets; its economy could be drastically affected by current globalization trends, such as industrialization has caused the abandonment of rural areas where the handicrafts are lost gradually, materials and traditional construction techniques are unstudied and unknown bioclimatic value they possess. Under the assumptions presented the following research paper makes a study of communities Pulinguí San Pablo and Chorrera Mirador, their way of life, customs, resources, costumes and architecture; it seeks to investigate traditional building materials (stone, wood, straw, clay) versus the materials found in the commercial market (concrete block, zinc, steel, glass, cement), using a numerical model is aimed to present the best alternative for the area based on a bioclimatic study.