The assessment of building sustainability in micro and small building firms – Case study on southern Brazil

Authors

  • Jeferson Patzlaff Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (Brasil)
  • Marco Aurélio Stumpf González Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (Brasil)
  • Andrea Parisi Kern Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (Brasil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732014000200002

Keywords:

Civil construction, sustainable building, assessment, micro and small companies, Brazil

Abstract

This paper describes a tool to assess building sustainability on micro and small building firms. In recent years occurred great transformations in design and management phases of buildings. Sustainability is very important because the environmental impact of building sector. The application of innovations generally occurs only in mid or large building companies, however the micro and small building companies represent the majority of the companies. We proposed a tool adjusted to smaller context. Using a sample of buildings, the tool demonstrated be adequate, because it is comprehensible and useful to users with different level of education and knowledge about sustainability

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Author Biographies

Jeferson Patzlaff, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (Brasil)

Engenheiro Civil – CREA/RS 133874. Professor do Curso de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Pesquisador do itt Performance - Inst. Tec. em Desempenho e Construção Civil - http://www.unisinos.br/itt/ittperformance/ 

Marco Aurélio Stumpf González, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (Brasil)

Ph.D. en Ingeniería, Profesor del Programa de Postgrado en Ingeniería Civil 

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Published

2014-08-30

How to Cite

Patzlaff, J., Stumpf González, M. A., & Kern, A. P. (2014). The assessment of building sustainability in micro and small building firms – Case study on southern Brazil. Revista Ingeniería De Construcción, 29(2), 151–158. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732014000200002

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Original Research