Is there potential of occuring moisture disorders due to architectural tipologies and constructive methods main used in the country for residential buildings?
Is there potential of occuring moisture
disorders due to architectural tipologies and
constructive methods main used in the
country for residential buildings?
Justification- only found in bibliography studies that assess
the moisture disorders due to bad quality of materials of
issues during the construction process
Hypothesis: mould growth can occur
due to the construction method and
achitecture tipologies used, despite of
bad habits in construction process
Contributions: inform
what is the risk level for
the typical Brazilian
construction for residential
buildings to develop mould
growth
the studies found about higrothermal performance (for Brazil) are focused
mostly on thermal comfort, not having particular analysis of moisture disorders.
Condensation may occur regardless of poorly construction, once every dwelling
will always produce vapour. In cold climates this vapour may condensate on cold
surfaces during winter. It can mean nothing severe but depending on the internal
temperature and lack of ventilation this condesation may lead to mould growth
affecting the indoor air quality and maybe deteriorating materials/clothes
architectural tipologies
constructive methods
according to the geographical region/bioclimatic zone
for ground floor / multistorey
massive use of one system (masonry wall,
cast-in-place concrete structure, ceramic
roof)
Simulation Model
Are there significant conditions of
condensation/air temperature that represent a
mould growth risk? (choose a mould
prediction model)
Yes. Why? Through sensitivity
analysis identify the factors that
have more impact on this
disorder
what can be done to reduce this risk?
No. If time avaiable,
evaluate other aspects in a
more accurate simulation
Data from Sinpha research of
habits and consumption
Simulate ground floor only,
which represents about 90%
of the dwellings of the
country
standards: what do they recommend
about moisture disorders
compare standards to the reality
what are the procedures
according the existing
standards
residential - ground-floor / multi storey
Data for the country: number of
dwellings, number of occupants
Bioclimatic Zones
the analysis will be made only for
Curitiba representing the ZB1
which is the coldest climate of the
country, that have high levels of
relative humidity and to bound
the work