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Szokolay, S. V. The role of thermal mass in warm-humid climate housing. In: CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE, 20., 2003, Santiago do Chile. Anais... Santiago do Chile, 2003.
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Abstract

An attempt is made to put the title subject in the context of bioclimatic architecture and to settle the dichotomy between heavyweight and lightweight construction strategies for warm -humid climates. Simulation studies are presented to show that full shading of windows is a precondition of successful thermal design, whether it is heavy or lightweight.. The seven steps of introducing massive elements into an originally lightweight house reduce the energy consumption (thus also CO2 emissions) to less than one third, if the building is actively controlled, and for a free-running building which relies on passive controls, the extent of discomfort can be reduced to less than one-seventh, as measured by the degree-hours of indoor discomfort.
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