Incidencia de la forma urbana en la demanda energética y confort térmico en edificaciones de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of urban form on energy demand and thermal comfort in the residential stock by collecting representative information from the city and following current regulations to generate representative models of Loja and submit them to simulations in DesignBuilder. The study demonstrates that the residential stock should be densified, revealing that in single-family homes, the best results are those with four floors, improving heating loads by 80.54%, while for multi-family homes, the best results are those with 15 floors, improving heating loads by 81.96%. It is also considered that orienting façades in an east-west direction improves heating loads from 8.44% to 20%.