INTERVENCIONES ECOLÓGICAS PARA MEJORAR EL CONFORT TÉRMICO EN UN PATIO ESCOLAR EN AREQUIPA, PERÚ

Schoolyards have become residual spaces lacking thermal comfort due to increased construction to accommodate student overpopulation. As a result, ecological architectural strategies were simulated to demonstrate their effectiveness in improving thermal comfort in Arequipa, Perú; based on an analysis of children’s standard physiological temperature. A mixed-methods approach was used, employing Sun Path for solar analysis, based on the SOPARC Protocol, and on-site measurements. The results obtained in situ were then used with RayMan to verify the strategies applied in Revit and ENVI-met. Results show an improvement in thermal sensation, with the most notable intervention being the change from dirt to grass paving, the addition of tree vegetation, and the implementation of an ecological greenhouse. As such, this research validates the optimization of thermal conditions through prior analysis and subsequent intervention via simulation.