Guidelines for the public building projects phase under the environmental sustainability focus: case study of a Federal Higher Education Institution (IFES) in accordance with the LEED certification system

• Published in: Interações : revista internacional de desenvolvimento local 2016-10, Vol.17 (4), p.767-780
• Main Authors: Silva, Roberto Caldeira da, de Souza Freitas, Ludmila
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Subjects: Brazil; Building construction; Public sector; Sustainability management; Sustainable design
• ISSN: 1518-7012
• DOI: 10.20435/1984-042x-2016-v.17-n.4(17)

O objetivo deste artigo e propor melhorias para a fase de projetos de edificacoes publicas, sob o enfoque do sistema de certificacao LEED. A estrategia adotada para a pesquisa foi o estudo de caso de uma Instituicao Federal de Ensino Superior (IFES), localizada na cidade de Curitiba-PR. O estudo revelou que a edificacao nao atende a maioria dos itens das categorias previstas no checklist. No entanto, com as diretrizes recomendadas, refez-se a avaliacao, conseguindo obter um escore tal que possibilitaria enquadrar a edificacao como certificada.//The aim of this paper is to propose improvements to the stage of public building projects, under the approach of the LEED certification system. The strategy adopted for the research was the case study of a Federal Institution of Higher Education (IFES), located in Curitiba, PR. The study revealed that the building does not meet most of the items of the categories listed in the checklist. However, with the recommended guidelines, remade to evaluation, obtaining a score such that would make it possible to frame the building as certified. [web URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pi d=S1518-70122016000400767&lng=en&nrm=iso] Reprinted by permission. Aparecido Francisco dos Reis, Editor