Estudo para implementação de selo de certificação ambiental em um bloco da UTFPR – Campus Campo Mourão

Abstract

The concernment with the preservation of the planet’s natural resources has become increasingly evident, over the past three decades, aiming that humanity has the ability to sustain itself and develop without compromising the needs of the future generations. Civil construction, although fundamental for the social and economic development, is one of the major generators of environmental impact, a fact which led to the development of environmental certifications for this area from the early 1990s. The present paper has as its goal to develop a study and comparison of the AQUA, BREEAM and LEED environmental certifications, and to reach a conclusion on which of these would be the most suitable for a future assessment in the Federal University of Technology – Paraná – Campo Mourão Campus (UTFPR-CM). It was concluded that the AQUA process of certification would be the most appropriate for use in the university campus, due to being specifically focused on the Brazilian reality. After comparing the university building still to be constructed to chosen certification’s requirements, the found results were that it would attend to certain specifications of the following items: Relationship of the Building With Its Surrounding Areas; Adaptability of the Building and Integrated Choice of Constructive Products, Systems and Processes; Low Environmental Impact Construction Site; Energy Management; Hygrothermal Comfort; Acoustic Comfort; and Visual Comfort.