Use of cork as thermal insulation in prefabricated houses – Case of study: Ticlio Chico

• Autores: Lopez Villanueva, Alexandra Yunek, Yucra Ayala , Maddeley Elizabeth, Cisneros Echavarría , Noemi Gloria, Acuña del Carpio, Gabriella
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.unfv.edu.pe:article/1183
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unfv.edu.pe/RCV/article/view/1183
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Thermal comfort; Cork board; Prefabricated house; Confort térmico; Plancha de corcho; Vivienda prefabricada

Global climate change and especially the extreme cold scenarios observed in recent years have seriously affected the most vulnerable areas of our country. Homes built with inadequate materials and the inability to use heating mechanisms have a direct impact on the health of its inhabitants. Therefore, these homes are required to be energy efficient with inexpensive systems. The main objective of this research is to evaluate the efficiency of the use of cork boards as cladding in the interior of prefabricated houses. The case study is AA. HH Ticlio Chico, where low temperatures, relative humidity close to 100% and thermal sensation of approximately 10 °C are reached. The experimental test of three prototypes of houses on a reduced scale with different thicknesses of cork boards subjected to temperature variations was carried out. Then, a thermal dynamic analysis of the numerical model of the prototype was performed. Finally, the results of temperature records obtained experimentally and numerically were analyzed, thus determining the efficiency of the use of cork boards. This research contributes to achieving thermal comfort in prefabricated homes in the most unprotected areas of the country.