Bioclimatic conditions: A forgotten factor in the domestic habitat in the city of Palmira,Colombia

This research analyses sustainability issues in six social housing projects in the city of palmira (south-west colombia) considering three main components: environmental efficiency,sustainability,and comfort. this research has a mixed character,integrating quantitative and qualitative elements with a descriptive component,to establish parameters that allow the proposal of comprehensive urban development projects,based on the concept of habitat. additionally,three perspectives were determinant for the development of this research: an architectonic,urban and regional perspective,focused on technical and technological parameters; an environmental perspective,focused on biotic elements; and a cultural and social perspective,considering the population and its relationship with particular spaces. © penerbit universiti sains malaysia,2017.