Energy behavior in low-income housing in very cold climates

Abstract

This paper analyses the current state of the energy consumption in public housing built during the last few years in the province of Tierra del Fuego. A synthesis of the results obtained from the analysis of various housing with typological and constructive differences is presented; as well as a comparison with dwellings in other localities of the country with similar characteristics. Different typologies are compared,grouping them under the same heating degreeday for their comparison and there arises as a hypothesis that the housing in the south extreme of the Patagonia has a high energy consumption that exceeds the variables of the construction and the project. The results are systematized in order to serve as a useful precedent for future improvements. The feasibility of their implementation and the contribution to investigation and development in the sector are discussed as well.