ALMEIDA, G. F.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6204557622738720; ALMEIDA, Gilanildo Freires de.
Abstract:
The adoption of more productive, durable construction systems, which are less
aggressive to the environment and which have a competitive cost compared to the
conventional system, is a reality that has been, little by little, gaining more space in
Brazil. The conventional system, now widely used throughout the country, is a mostly
artisanal system, characterized by low productivity, large waste of materials and
consequent generation of large volumes of solid waste. As an alternative, the Wood
Frame constructive method presents itself as an industrialized system, whose use is
uncommon in Brazil, which may be related to the prejudice about the use of wood as
a building material. Thus, this work proposed to analyze the advantages of this system
in relation to the traditional one, through comparative analysis, carried out from
bibliographic studies, through which qualitative and/or quantitative data were collected
for parameters such as construction cost, comfort thermoacoustic, sustainability and
environmental aspects, fire resistance, maintenance and architectural flexibility. For
each of the parameters, grades and weights were assigned, and then a feasibility value
was calculated, given by a mathematical equation, which served as a general
parameter for comparison. Thus, it was possible to conclude that this method, even
though it is still not very popular, has certain advantages over the conventional one,
especially in terms of sustainability, thermo-acoustic comfort and ease of maintenance,
and that, in general, it is a system that has potential for application in housing of social
interest.