The assessment of building sustainability in micro and small building firms: Case study on southern 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.

Propuesta de un sistema de planificación y control de residuos en la construcción

“…In terms of materials, the most visible loss is waste generated onsite, which is collected and removed by a container transport service. But Agopyan (2002), Formoso et al (2002), andPaliari et al (2007) (Karpinski et al, 2009;Patzlaff et al, 2014). Pinto (1989) has demonstrated that the Brazilian industry previously accepted loss levels in construction materials, including incorporated losses, of approximately 20% to 30% of material mass.…”