Bioclimate Atlas of Jalisco State, Mexico

This work presents the bioclimate maps of Jalisco, as a result of the analysis of its climatic information as well as the climatological standard normal data reported in different localities of the state. Higrotermic comfort conditions for humans were also analyzed based on the previously mentioned information. The definition of thermal comfort was based on Auliciems' equation ( 1990). As for the analysis of temperatures and relative humidity, Olgyay's Bioclimatic chart was adapted to the conditions of the various localities of the state. The maps were elaborated with Arc GIS program, and based on the bioclimate study made and presented in the requiring diagrams of air-conditioning. In those diagrams, the conditions of comfort, cool and warm were identified, in order to monthly elaborate maps. After the analysis, It was determined that the problem in the state is warm for most of the year. Reading of maps will permit designers, town planners, architects, mechanicals engineers, and etcetera, to identify the bioclimatic strategies needed to obtain urban planning and architectural results, as well as the use of eco-tecnologies featuring low environmental impact and energy optimization. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.