Thermal Resilience Data for Economic Housing in Tanza, Cavite

94 surveyed households in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines, experience indoor Standard Effective Temperature (SET) levels that often exceed 30°C. The dataset, authored by Xyrille Aina Gregorio and last updated in May 2026, establishes localized SET comfort thresholds and models the impact of integrated building design strategies. It includes field measurements and occupant survey data to analyze thermal vulnerability in economic townhouses under hot-humid climate conditions.

Use Cases

• Modeling thermal comfort thresholds based on the defined SET categories of Comfortable, Alert, and Emergency.
• Simulating the impact of envelope upgrades and natural ventilation rates (2.0 ACH) on indoor temperatures.
• Assessing heatwave exceedance (measured in °C-day) for economic housing under extreme heat events.
• Evaluating the combined effect of building materials, ventilation, and occupant activity (1.1 met) on thermal resilience.

Strengths

• Defines localized SET thresholds (24.4–33.5°C) based on field measurements and occupant surveys.
• Models specific design interventions, showing a 13.3% reduction in SET from combined strategies.
• Focuses on a specific, vulnerable housing type (economic townhouses) in a defined location (Tanza, Cavite).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single townhouse development in the Philippines.

Provenance

Source

Xyrille Aina Gregorio via figshare

Collection Method

Field measurements and occupant surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:27:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tanza, Cavite, Philippines