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作者

来源

HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,Vol.67,P.44-53

语言

英文

关键字

Environmental rating system; Building certifications; Selo Casa Azul; Sustainable construction; Housing; HONG-KONG; GREEN; BUILDINGS; CHINA

作者单位

[Fastofski, Daniela Chiarello; Stumpf Gonzalez, Marco Aurelio; Kern, Andrea Parisi] Univ Vale Rio dos Sinos, Programa Posgrad Engn Civil, Av Unisinos 950, BR-93022000 Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. [Fastofski, Daniela Chiarello] Fac Serra Gaucha, Rua Os 18 Forte,2366, BR-95020471 Caxias Do Sul, RS, Brazil. Gonzalez, MAS (reprint author), Univ Vale Rio dos Sinos, Programa Posgrad Engn Civil, Av Unisinos 950, BR-93022000 Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. E-Mail: daniela.fastofski@fsg.br; mgonzalez@unisinos.br; apkerm@unisinos.br

摘要

The building sector has a significant environmental impact and environmental rating systems could to indicate some guidelines for achieving sustainable developments. There are several systems, but the certifications in general are adjusted to peculiar conditions of developer country. The Brazilian bank Caixa Economica Federal created and is responsible to assign the Selo Casa Azul ("Blue House Seal"). This certification apparently is the most applicable to Brazilian conditions. However, there are few studies about the procedures for analysis of housing projects. The aim of this study is to analyse the adequacy of typical housing developments with respect to Selo Casa Azul criteria by verifying existing facilities and considering the limitations of real projects. This research analyses 13 developments certified by the bank and seven new projects in Caxias do Sul, a city in southern Brazil. As a result, we found that the Selo Casa Azul constitutes a viable tool, demonstrating the relative ease of application. We verify that some criteria were not present in any of these projects and that alignment with Selo's criteria depends on a company's strategy, no matter the economic standard of its buildings. Lastly, we observe that most actions needed to reach unsatisfied criteria may be solved in the design stage, and these modifications do not require large investments. This study aims to contribute to the discussion about sustainable construction in Brazil. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.