Práticas sustentáveis na manutenção de edifícios

Abstract

The constant increase of the population in urban environments and its consequent search for housing results in an increasing number of buildings. During the operation phase of these buildings, to ensure their proper functioning are carried out maintenance activities. The operation phase of a building causes great environmental impact, by the consumption of natural resources and waste generation.In order to present sustainable practices that can minimize this impact, the study aims to identify sustainable practices for residential buildings in operation, which can be integrated into the maintenance activities of this building. The conductive methodology of the study is Design Science Research (DSR), structured in four phases: awareness, suggestion and development, evaluation and conclusion. The awareness joined a bibliographic review on the references of the main environmental certifications applied in Brazil, with a systematic literature review (RSL) to survey sustainable practices for buildings. in the next phase, suggestion and development, aninstrument for data collection was built. This collection was carriedout in construction companies and/or developers operating in the medium and high standard building market in the city of Juiz de Fora-MG. Then, a qualitative evaluation of the results of data collection was carried out. Finally, the fourth and final step, concluding, presents the compilation of the sustainable practices raised, such as the use of infraestructure to capture rainwater and presence sensors or photocells, and describes the factors: Environmental awareness and financial resources, such as basis, so that the application of sustainable practices in building maintenance becomes possible and sucessful. This research has developed a material that can serve as a basis for decision-making of companies and construction professionals and building managers.