Aplicação dos indicadores de sustentabilidade em um canteiro de obras: um levantamento dos ganhos ao se fazer uso dos métodos sustentáveis em um canteiro de obras

Abstract

With the constant population growth and the consequent technological evolution, the human being started to use more and more the resources coming from nature, most of them nonrenewable. The civil construction sector is a major consumer, and is still one of those that least reuses and recycles these materials. This sector is also a major generator of solid waste, which usually has its final destination made in an irregular way. They are usually placed in “dumps” causing clogging of manholes, flooding, soil destruction, attraction of animals and insects that cause diseases. From these and other factors, the human being began to look for new ways to build without affecting the environment so much, and the concept of sustainability in civil engineering emerged. Through this concept, norms and policies emerged, such as the National Solid Waste Policy (Law No. 12,305 / 2010), which aim to regulate and avoid this irregular final destination. In addition, environmental certifications such as LEED and AQUA also emerged, which allowed a new model for sustainable buildings. In Brazil, this concept has been increasingly consolidated, but in the state of Maranhão, it is still not widely used. Therefore, the present work aims to apply sustainability indicators in a construction site of an industrial laundry located in the city of São Luis and point out the gains obtained through this insertion.