VALE, W. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6488379743608054; VALE, William Alves do.
Abstract:
The preparation of ABNT NBR 15.575 has been mobilizing efforts since 2008 in the
construction sector as a whole to adapt the national constructions according to the
parameters proposed by the standard. Its publication in 2013 represents a milestone for
Brazil with regard to the concern with the user's needs in terms of performance, and
thus motivation to elaborate this work. By recommendation of the performance
standard, one of the methodologies necessary to obtain the parameters of thermal
performance analysis is in charge of ABNT NBR 15.220. The thermal comfort is a gain
for the consumer since it directly influences the satisfaction of the man the human
performance in intellectual, manual and perceptive activities and the conservation of
energy. The present study applies the simplified procedure found in ABNT NBR 15.220
and uses the requirements proposed by ABNT NBR 15.575 for analysis of thermal
performance in a multifamily housing project located in Campina Grande, Paraíba,
specifically for external vertical and roof, and the conformity of the building in question
is subsequently discussed with the criteria in the performance standard. The main
expected results are the awareness about the relevance of thermal comfort for users, the
importance of the same in the elaboration of projects, the positioning of the national
scenario regarding the level of thermal performance obtained in the buildings and
primarily the evaluation of the housing unit and whether it presents the performance
requirements proposed by the standard.