Bio-construction seeks to build based on solutions with greater integration with the environment and with minimal environmental impact. This process prioritizes the use of natural and local materials, uniting ecology, ...
With regard to the three elements of sustainable development - economic growth, social progress and effective protection of the environment - the construction industry importance cannot be disregarded in this context. To ...
Social development and participation are essential components for sustainable development. Participation has been seen as a way to train people, thereby fostering empowerment and bringing more satisfaction. Thus, the success ...
The present world has its attention focused on the energy problem, whose effects are severe within the dynamic coexistence of conflicts of interest and complexity of the energetic matrices involved. The approach of this ...
The adverse effects resulting from environmental problems and increased public environmental awareness have fostered the development of creative solutions to reduce the environmental impacts of construction. In this context, ...
Currently green building has been recognized for its contribution to sustainability. Several assessment tools and classification systems were developed to analyze the environmental performance of buildings and thus integrate ...
Due to the increasingly limited soil capacity to receive and absorb diverse types of waste generated by human activities, recycling becomes fundamental within solid waste management proposals, since it can minimize ...
Os comportamentos dos seres humanos podem se constituir a partir de interrelações estabelecidas entre os indivíduos, com o contexto social e o local em que vivem. Tais comportamentos se relacionam a sustentabilidade na ...