Comparison of Hygrothermal Comfort and Life Cycle Between Recycled Plastic Block and Concrete Blocks in a Social Housing in The City of Cuenca

Abstract:

The qualitative and quantitative housing deficit in the city of Cuenca Ecuador is high, to provide help to the homeless, the Ecuadorian government decreed" Casa Para Todos" project in 2018. This type of housing focuses on providing an accessible alternative for people with limited resources, however, the type of housing that is granted does not comply with the conditions and materials that guarantee the comfort of the users. Additionally, there is a large percentage of plastic garbage that is collected every day by the city's cleaning system, part of it is recycled and another part is deposited in sanitary landfills due to poor handling within the recycling chain and process. The main objective of this research is to determine the hygrothermal comfort and life cycle of a housing prototype with recycled and processed plastic material for the manufacture of modules that together form the walls of the proposed houses. To …

Año de publicación:

2021

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