Wood frame: um estudo de atendimento às normas e à cultura habitacional brasileira

Abstract

New technologies in civil construction should be used and spread out with the goal to achieve a performance related to habitability which satisfies the most demanding residents. Beyond that, with all the current environmental problems, these new technologies should provide a significant reduction in the construction waste. Thus, the Wood Frame is a new construction system in Brazil, which can contemplate those requirements. As it is a new method of construction it has no specific regimentation. This paper will qualify the Wood Frame performance based on ABNT NBR-15.575/2001 – Edificações Habitacionais – Desempenho (Habitable Edifications – Requirements). For that will be applied a quiz to Brazilians who had resided in Wood Frame buildings in United States, which the system will be measured in many requirements of ANBT NBR-15.575/2013 – Edificações Habitacionais – Desempenho (Habitable Edifications – Requirements), as acoustic, thermic, hygiene, and others, in a comparative with Brazilian residences (regular masonry). Then, through TecVerde, which is the company where Wood Frame houses are produced in Brazil, it will be found out the implementations and adaptations that the company made into this new construction system in comparative with the favorable and negatives characteristics pointed by the residents at the quiz. So, it was concluded if the company was able to adopt the adaptations which satisfies the Brazilians residents.