Banca de DEFESA: THIAGO JOSÉ VIEIRA SILVA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : THIAGO JOSÉ VIEIRA SILVA
DATA : 12/04/2019
HORA: 10:00
LOCAL: PPGEC
TÍTULO:

Calibration of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for Open Spaces of the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

UTCI; thermal comfort; thermoregulation; biometereology.

PÁGINAS: 160
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
ÁREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Tecnologia de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
ESPECIALIDADE: Adequação Ambiental
RESUMO:

The high thermal loads, often present in large cities of tropical climate, can expose their inhabitants, and especially users of its open spaces, to possible thermal discomfort. To assess the levels of comfort and thermal discomfort, several aspects must be considered: weather (microclimate), termofisiológicos (thermoregulation of the human body) and psychosocial/cultural (background). The integrated effect of these variables is evaluated by means of thermal comfort indices calibrated to the local population. Various thermal indices are found in State of the art and their aim is to establish calibrated ranges of comfort and discomfort for acclimated subjects. In 2001, the Commission 6 of ISB of the international society of Biometeorology (ISB) developed the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), which evaluates the external thermal conditions through the thermoregulation response of the human body seeking a universal application of this index to all kinds of weather, and indifferent to personal characteristics of individuals. In this context, the objective of the present study is to calibrate the UTCI for urban spaces to Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais-Brazil, a town characterized by a tropical climate with dry and cold winters and wet and warm summers. For this purpose, field studies will be carried out in two squares of Belo Horizonte, between June and November 2018, for collection of the following variables: climatic variables: air temperature, globe temperature, relative humidity (RH), speed the air and solar radiation, obtained by means of measurements in the field; personal variables; and subjective responses related to perception, evaluation and preference of the thermal sensation, obtained through the application of questionnaires, developed on the basis of the principles established by ISO 10551 (1995). Ordinal logistic regression will be used to handle statistically the data collected. As a result, we expect to achieve the bands of UTCI regarding thermal comfort and discomfort to inhabitants of the city of Belo Horizonte.  These results may provide a better understanding of the users ' experience in open spaces and also can subsidize decision-making related to urban planning strategies.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - SIMONE QUEIROZ DA SILVEIRA HIRASHIMA
Interno - CONRADO DE SOUZA RODRIGUES
Externo à Instituição - EDUARDO L KRUEGER - UTFPR