Edificações preparadas para automação, sustentabilidade e acessibilidade

Abstract

The digital technology popularization has substantially transformed the life’s way of contemporary society. In the sector of Architecture, Engineering and Construction the impact about the technological insertion is perceived not only in the project design and construction process, but also in the new possibilities of interaction between users and buildings. However, in comparison to the other productive sectors, the domestic buildings presents a considerable technological deficit, mainly due to the cost of the systems and the worse adaptation in the infrastructure of them. In this sense, the concept of buildings prepared for automation appears, which can be defined as an intermediate stage between the conventional installation and the automated installation, with low cost and high flexibility. The main advantage of installations that adopt this concept is the facility in updating and increasing the systems. Considering the importance of the management’s domestic installations, and in view of the current social and environmental context, this research aimed to identify adaptations in the infrastructure of residential buildings, in order to make them ready for the installation of residential automation systems and, also integrate aspects of sustainability and accessibility intrinsic to the concept of intelligent buildings. The research was developed with the Graduate Program in Built Environment of the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. In order to corroborate the adaptive flexibility of the prepared for automated buildings, six levels of residential automation classification were defined.