BIOCLIMATIC ANALYSES OF CARAGUATATUBA MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO PAULO STATE FROM 1998 TO 2006

Abstract

The northern shore of São Paulo state is a region with around 300 thousands inhabitants, having the tourism as major economic activity. The harbor of São Sebastião increased its arrival and departure capacity of over the last ten years and in Caraguatatuba a new natural gas exporting base will be implemented in 2007. As a function of all these changes and the increment of the tourism activity the urban environment experienced considerable growth. Furthermore, this region presents elevated values of air temperatures, over 25oC most part of the year, as well as elevated values of relative air humidity, over 80% due to the proximity of the atlantic forest remaining in the sea mountain range (Serra do Mar). The civil constructive system used in the region is based on masonry of clay bricks and ferroconcrete structures, inadequate to the climate. The objective of this work is to do a data survey of air temperature and relative humidity during the period from 1998 to 2006, and through the bioclimatic index of Givone, determine the strategies for civil construction in the region in order to preserve the thermal comfort and the energetic efficiency of the buildings. We intend to edit a brochure with the major results of this work so that it can be used to orient the professionals in the region related to civil construction and architecture.