Importance of hygrothermal confort during the home confinement due COVID-19 outbreak

Abstract

The current mandatory confinement experienced in Mexico, due to the COVID-19 disease,
can affect people physically or psychologically, especially those who do not have the
adequate hygrothermal comfort inside their homes, which it can affects their behavior and
make them feel uncomfortable.
This research studies the case of Poza Rica, Veracruz, a city with a warm subhumid climate,
the objective of this research was to know the level of hygrothermal comfort of people inside
their homes before and during the mandatory confinement by SARS-CoV-2, also determine
the physical or psychological effects that can result in confinement of users in a dwelling

without adequate hygrothermal comfort; and finally, if the use of active cooling systems has
increased since the beginning of confinement.
This research also provides an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of existing
passive and active strategies to achieve adequate comfort, setting out criteria and studies
carried out by various authors that will serve as a reference to analyze both types of strategies.