Evaluation of Energy Demand and Thermal Comfort in Climate Change Scenarios for Tropical Housing: The Cases of San Andrés and Providencia, Colombia
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Architecture and the building sector account for the largest share of energy consumption at the global level. This study compared results using future climate data in order to estimate climate changes and future thermal comfort variation in Colombia’s island areas, particularly San Andrés and Providencia. In spite of alterations in the thermal comfort range in future scenarios, a building’s energy demand increases in warm-humid climates. For this, advanced thermal-energy simulations were conducted with the Design Builder software on a basic housing model. The results showed that –for years 2030, 2050, and 2100– the energy demand could increase due to air conditioning needs given the already known impacts of global warming.
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