Improving consumption estimation of electrical materials in residential building construction

Milion, Raphael Negri; Paliari, José Carlos; Liboni, Luisa Helena Bartocci

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2016.08.042

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“…Figure 3 shows the flow adopted for the selection of databases and their main characteristics. (a) Selected Brazilian cost databases -SINAPI, TCPO and ORSE-SINAPI, TCPO e ORSE TCPO and SINAPI are considered the main bases of national coverage [44,45,71] while the ORSE is a base that has recently expanded its area of operation [7,60].…”

Section: Selection Of Cost Databases Considering the State Of Art Andmentioning

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Getting Environmental Information from Construction Cost Databases: Applications in Brazilian Courses and Environmental Assessment

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The traditional decision-making process in construction is still driven by factors such as cost and time, not adequately addressing indicators to control their environmental impacts. So, how to improve environmental communication to incorporate sustainable building practices. The incorporation of environmental indicators may enlarge the scope of construction management tools. In the case of cost databases, widely used in the construction sector, this action can contribute to the communication and dissemination of environmental practices. This paper mapped 24 indicators from construction cost databases to assess their ability to communicate and disseminate environmental information. The research comprised: (a) a review of the use of cost bases in the environmental study, (b) identification of the most cited bases in 27 Brazilian civil engineering courses, and (c) analysis of the selected databases through of the assessment matrix, it crosses cost data versus environmental information. CYPE, TCPO, and ORSE presented performance medium, and higher results than SINAPI, BDCCM, and BCCA. The tools presented low control over environmental information, such as water and energy consumption, machine circulation and pollution generation. However, it has been observed that when adding environmental indicators, these tools can contribute significantly to disseminate good practices in its wide user base.

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