Construções sustentável: utilização de bambu na substituição da madeira de reflorestamento na obra

Abstract

Concern for the future has gained a lot of strength in recent decades, in search of a more sustainable world, and when it relates this subject to civil construction, it makes us reflect on how much it is necessary to seek new ways of replacing raw materials, since civil construction it is one of the areas that most make use of natural resources that cause degradation, and thus resulting in serious consequences for the environment. The lack of knowledge ended up consolidating the conventional use of unsustainable materials such as paint, solvents and concrete in the execution of works. There is still a great deal of prejudice in Brazil, which discriminates against works not carried out by already consolidated methods, such as masonry and concrete, and due to the lack of technical regulations, some materials end up being discarded, such as bamboo. Bamboo, scientific name Bambuseae, is a raw material that is easy to replace wood in many construction processes, due to its ease of handling and versatility in use, this "green" material has numerous physical and mechanical qualities, capable of being used in small and medium size. With the objective of making the world more sustainable, and reducing the impact caused by civil construction, this work aims to bring an elucidated view of the effectiveness of using bamboo as a means of replacing reforestation wood in several areas of civil construction, with a focus on at the construction site and in construction processes. Through a bibliographic study and field research with experienced professionals in the area, descriptive and quantitative surveys were carried out on the current situation in Brazil and in the world in relation to the use of bamboo in engineering, which made it possible to carry out comparative analyzes.