%0 Journal Article
%T Contribui£¿£¿o ao zoneamento bioclim¨¢tico brasileiro: reflex£¿es sobre o semi¨¢rido nordestino
%A Martins
%A Tathiane Agra de Lemos
%A Bittencourt
%A Leonardo Salazar
%A Krause
%A Cl¨¢udia Mariz de Lyra Barroso
%J Ambiente Constru¨ªdo
%D 2012
%I Associa??o Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Constru¨ªdo
%R 10.1590/S1678-86212012000200005
%X the bioclimatic zoning of brazil is part of the standard nbr 15220-3a, in force since 2005. it consists in the division of the brazilian territory into 8 climatic zones. for each zone, it recommends specific building design guidelines for passive thermal conditioning for low-cost housing. this paper examines the brazilian bioclimatic zoning regarding the suitability of its design guidelines for the cities of the semi-arid region of the state of alagoas. computer simulations were performed to compare the thermal performance of a case-study building, located in the city of macei¨® (hot-humid) with the performance of the same building located in p£¿o de a£¿¨²car (semi-arid). the building was modeled according to the design guidelines of the nbr 15220-3 concerning the recommendations for zone 7 and zone 8. an analysis of the climate characteristics of the town of p£¿o de a£¿¨²car demonstrates the existence of two different periods (8 months of drought and 4 months of rain), requiring different bioclimatic strategies. the study concluded that it is necessary to improve the criteria of classification of the cities in the semi-arid, as well as to establish sub-zones, covering the particularities of the region's climate.
%K bioclimatic zoning
%K energy efficiency
%K brazilian tropical semi-arid.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-86212012000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en