This paper presents evaluations of the environmental comfort and energy efficiency of the building design of the Information Center of CRESESB - Reference Center for Solar and Wind Energy Sérgio de Salvo Brito - to be built at Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, conducted by the Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Environmental Comfort of Fluminense Federal University (UFF). The building design took into account the principles of bioclimatic architecture, with efficient use of passive resources to obtain environmental comfort. Initially, the paper describes the general principles for achieving environmental comfort in a tropical, hot and humid climate. Then, the characteristics of the architectural design, which considered the use of natural resources as a priority, are presented. The Technical Regulation Quality Level of Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Public Buildings" (RTQ-C), by the prescriptive method, was applied for the building design and the results demonstrate the energy efficiency of this bioclimatic design.
Bioclimatic architecture; Environmental comfort; Energy efficiency; RTQ-C