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Bioclimatic architecture: Post-Occupational Assessment (APO) in existing high school
Bioclimatic architecture: Post-Occupational Assessment (APO) in existing high school
Autor
Visentin, Tales Gonçalves
Cardoso, Grace Tibério
Benincá, Letiane
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Resumen
This paper discusses the principles of Bioclimatic Architecture from the Post-Occupancy
Evaluation (POE) with emphasis on the environmental comfort of classrooms in existing high
school in the city of Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil. The Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) studies the
built environment during its use, that is, when it becomes a lived and felt space. Data related to
environmental comfort and user perception were collected in six classrooms during the daytime
(morning and afternoon). To evaluate the perception of the users within the classrooms,
questionnaires were applied to students and teachers, with topics on satisfaction with the
environment, thermal sensations, and suggestions for improvement in school. The results confirmed the need for readjustment of the classrooms, mainly due to the typology and arrangement of the
external openings (windows), since the noise indexes exceeded the acceptable and normative
values for a comfortable use of the school environment.