Instrumento para pré-avaliação da seleção de materiais em projetos que visam certificação ambiental

Abstract

The construction industry is responsible for a large part of the enviromental impacts and for this reason has the responsibility to develop and introduce the use of new technologies and materials that provide less interference in the balance between man and natural environment. There are several tools that contribute to the selection of material, in order to generate more sustainable construction projects. Using these tools provide the reduction of environmental, social, economic and cultural impacts. This research presents a comparative analysis of some of these major national and international systems available today: LEED, HQE, BREEAM, LEED / Brazil, AQUA and CBCS. This analysis finds positive and negative aspects in the structure as well as the criteria used for the selection of materials. Such analysis allowed the development of more compact, simple and objective recommendations regarding the criteria examined. Finally, these recommendations resulted in a questionnaire established for the assessment of pre-selection of materials for projects seeking environmental certification. This instrument presents an adaptation to the national scene as well as the overall concept of sustainability, using principles that go in favor of the current prospects for the certification of buildings.