Avaliação das expectativas e desafios na implantação da certificação leed e posteriores práticas sustentáveis: estudo de caso com um empreendimento habitacional de alto padrão da construtora C. Rolim Engenharia

Abstract

The civil construction sector consumes, exorbitantly, raw materials and natural inputs, in addition to reproducing large amounts of sediment for the ecosystem. In this context, it is extremely important that all organizations, especially those related to the civil construction sector, use sustainable practices in their ventures, in addition to the need for employees to take responsibility and care for the environment they inhabit, in their daily lives. Thus, the general objective of this research is to identify what are the expectations and challenges in the implementation of LEED certification, and consequently, to evaluate how this authentication supports in sustainable practices in high-end housing developments. Thus, C. Rolim Engenharia was the organization chosen for the assessment of this objective, in which the Paço das Águas building, in a housing development of high standard by the construction company, holds LEED certification, in the Certified category, in which it achieved 46 points, out of a total of 110 points, in the year 2014. To support this work, a bibliographic research was carried out on the most prestigious environmental certifications, at international and national levels, with a great approach to LEED certification, renowned international authentication, published in its first version in 1999, in the United States. The information, for the purpose of presenting and evaluating the achievement of LEED authentication of the Paço das Águas project, was obtained through an online interview, through the Skype platform, with the organization's Technical Manager, as well as by the provision of 3 structural documents. internal areas, in addition to the use of journalistic languages from the state of Ceará, which demonstrate the sustainable recognition of the developments built by C. Rolim Engenharia. The information collected evidenced the expectations of the organization with the use of sustainable activities and the achievement of an international certification, in its next enterprise to be built, in addition to the initial difficulties to adapt it to the locality of Ceará, since the authentication is aimed at enterprises Americans, the challenges encountered during the project's execution phase, the significant and negative impacts of authentication for the organization, in addition to the difficulties encountered with the maintenance of the Paço das Águas project, since C. Rolim has no control over his multifamily building of the completed warranty