Extreme heat in health care settings: thermal comfort in Basic Health Unit 1 - Paranoá - Federal District

Abstract

This article presents the monitoring of the thermal conditions of the Basic Health Unit 1, located in Paranoá, Federal District. The methodology applied included the characterization of the object of study, on-site measurement of microclimatic variables, comparison with data recorded by INMET at the Paranoá Automatic Station, and verification of the thermal conditions of the environment using the CBE Thermal Comfort Tool. The measurements, at 5-minute intervals, were performed in a standard UBS office during a week in spring. The results indicated that the environment remained outside the comfort range on the days analyzed, in addition to the air temperature exceeding, most of the time, the values ​​measured by INMET, which proves that the office is thermally inadequate. This work is, therefore, an initiative that can contribute to other studies of UBS inserted in climatic conditions similar to those of Brasília