Construção sustentável: panorama nacional da certificação ambiental

Abstract

Inserted to the concept of sustainable development, there is a growing concern to ensure the quality of life for future generations, as a thematic always debated in international agreements and conferences. Within this context, highlights the increasing concern about the interference derived from the construction industry sector because of the high consumption of energy and natural resources, and considerable influence on economic and social issues, through the generation of spaces of coexistence, such as schools, hospitals, homes and industries. Therefore this paper aims to discuss these issues. After all, to what extent the building meet the indicators of sustainable development? In order to fill this gap, this study sought, based on analysis of indicators of sustainable development presented by IBGE (2012), including the Higher Education Institutions item, identify characteristics, attributes and deficiencies of the five Macroregions of the country. In parallel, we performed an investigation about the tools certification for buildings more used nationally, their methodologies for evaluation, scoring criteria and certification levels. Finally, we analyzed and discussed all issues studied; allowing concluding that, although Brazil is the third country with the largest number of certified buildings, there is still a long road to be traveled.