Tijolo Ecológico Modular De Solo-Cimento: Estudo Comparativo Da Redução de Impactos Ambientais Na Construção De Uma Unidade Habitacional Unifamiliar

Abstract

The growing concern about the environmental impacts generated by human activities has affected several sectors of the economy. In civil construction, especially, it is necessary to rethink the impacts associated with the construction of buildings and the conscious extraction and use of natural resources. Based on this premise, alternative materials are constantly emerging that promise to reduce these impacts, reusing resources or proposing manufacturing methods that are less harmful to the environment. In this work, a quantitative survey was carried out, through bibliographical research in academic works based on the Life Cycle Analysis methodology, of the environmental impacts associated with the masonry production of a single-family housing unit of social interest, using three types of bricks, namely ceramic brick, concrete block, and modular soil-cement ecological brick. The comparative study aims to evaluate the environmental impacts and CO 2 emissions associated with the masonry of the proposed model project. Finally, it is expected that the advantage of ecological bricks over others will be attested, in terms of reducing environmental impacts to evaluate the efficiency of the material in this regard when used in the construction of a single-family residence.