The objective of this study was the analysis of temperatures of clay tiles, galvanized steel tiles and fiber-cement tiles with white painting on the roof and his relation with the thermal environment, in winter and summer conditions. The experiment was carried out in models of constructions quantifying the internal and extern temperatures from the tiles (TS), Temperature and humidity index (THI), Black Globe and Humidity (BGHI) and Thermal Load of Radiation (TLR) were employed for the characterization of the thermal environmental. The measured were performed inside and outside the housing. The results showed that the ceramic tiles and the fiber-cement tiles presented similar thermal behaviors and the choice of fiber-cement tiles of 5 mm with white painting on the roof is economically advantageous. The metal tiles were the ones that most heated up surpassing 53ºC in his surface and the worst regarding to the thermal comfort compared with the other tiles. The THI was not accurate for determining thermal comfort under tropical conditions. There was significant reduction of RTL by the tiles to the not shaded area.
tiles; environmental factors; thermal comfort; indexes
